Alt H L on Mac: Conditional Formatting menu in Excel

To open the Conditional Formatting menu with Alt H L in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, L. 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 L

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, L for Conditional Formatting. That opens the Conditional Formatting menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt H L does

Alt H L opens the Conditional Formatting menu on the Home tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥HLH Highlight Cells Rules
• ⌥HLT Top/Bottom Rules
• ⌥HLD Data Bars
• ⌥HLS Color Scales
• ⌥HLI Icon Sets
• ⌥HLN New Rule
• ⌥HLC Clear Rules
• ⌥HLR Manage Rules

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Home tab in Excel:

• ⌥HP Percent Style
• ⌥HK Comma Style
• ⌥H0 Increase Decimal
• ⌥H9 Decrease Decimal
• ⌥HT Format as Table
• ⌥HJ Cell Styles
• ⌥HI Insert
• ⌥HD Delete