Alt H F Q V on Mac: Vertical Text in Excel

To run Vertical Text with Alt H F Q V in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, F, Q, V. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

Step by step

1. Install LightningXL

   Download LightningXL, then follow the instructions. Setup takes about two minutes.

2. Select what to act on

   Click a cell, or select the range the command should apply to.

3. Tap Option, then type H F Q V

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, F Q for Orientation, V for Vertical Text.

What Alt H F Q V does

Vertical Text sits under Home › Orientation on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt H F Q V runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Orientation › Vertical Text instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Orientation menu in Excel:

• ⌥HFQO Angle Counterclockwise
• ⌥HFQL Angle Clockwise
• ⌥HFQU Rotate Text Up
• ⌥HFQD Rotate Text Down
• ⌥HFQM Format Cell Alignment