Alt H O A on Mac: AutoFit Row Height in Excel

To run AutoFit Row Height with Alt H O A in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, O, A. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
HHome
OFormat
AAutoFit Row Height

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 O A

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then H for Home, O for Format, A for AutoFit Row Height.

What Alt H O A does

AutoFit Row Height sits under Home › Format on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt H O A runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Format › AutoFit Row Height instead.

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The rest of the Format menu in Excel:

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