Alt H O U on Mac: Hide & Unhide menu in Excel

To open the Hide & Unhide menu with Alt H O U in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, O, U. 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 U

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, O for Format, U for Hide & Unhide. That opens the Hide & Unhide menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt H O U does

Alt H O U opens the Hide & Unhide menu on the Home tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥HOUR Hide Rows
• ⌥HOUC Hide Columns
• ⌥HOUS Hide Sheet
• ⌥HOUO Unhide Rows
• ⌥HOUL Unhide Columns
• ⌥HOUH Unhide Sheet

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Format menu in Excel:

• ⌥HOA AutoFit Row Height
• ⌥HOW Column Width
• ⌥HOI AutoFit Column Width
• ⌥HOD Default Width
• ⌥HOR Rename Sheet
• ⌥HOM Move or Copy Sheet
• ⌥HOT Tab Color
• ⌥HOP Protect Sheet