Alt H O T on Mac: Tab Color in Excel

To run Tab Color with Alt H O T in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, O, T. 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 O T

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then H for Home, O for Format, T for Tab Color.

What Alt H O T does

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

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Format menu in Excel:

• ⌥HOI AutoFit Column Width
• ⌥HOD Default Width
• ⌥HOU Hide & Unhide
• ⌥HOR Rename Sheet
• ⌥HOM Move or Copy Sheet
• ⌥HOP Protect Sheet
• ⌥HOL Lock Cell
• ⌥HOE Format Cells