Alt H I C on Mac: Insert Sheet Columns in Excel

To run Insert Sheet Columns with Alt H I C in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, I, C. 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 I C

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then H for Home, I for Insert, C for Insert Sheet Columns.

What Alt H I C does

Insert Sheet Columns sits under Home › Insert on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt H I C runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Insert › Insert Sheet Columns instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Insert menu in Excel:

• ⌥HII Insert Cells
• ⌥HIR Insert Sheet Rows
• ⌥HIS Insert Sheet