Alt H L T A on Mac: Above Average in Excel

To run Above Average with Alt H L T A in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, L, T, A. 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 T A

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, L for Conditional Formatting, T for Top/Bottom Rules, A for Above Average.

What Alt H L T A does

Above Average sits under Home › Conditional Formatting › Top/Bottom Rules on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt H L T A runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Conditional Formatting › Top/Bottom Rules › Above Average instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Top/Bottom Rules menu in Excel:

• ⌥HLTT Top 10 Items
• ⌥HLTP Top 10 %
• ⌥HLTB Bottom 10 Items
• ⌥HLTO Bottom 10 %
• ⌥HLTV Below Average
• ⌥HLTM More Rules