Alt H S on Mac: Sort & Filter menu in Excel

To open the Sort & Filter menu with Alt H S in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, S. 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 S

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, S for Sort & Filter. That opens the Sort & Filter menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt H S does

Alt H S opens the Sort & Filter menu on the Home tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥HSS Sort A to Z
• ⌥HSO Sort Z to A
• ⌥HSU Custom Sort
• ⌥HSF Filter
• ⌥HSC Clear
• ⌥HSY Reapply

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Home tab in Excel:

• ⌥HI Insert
• ⌥HD Delete
• ⌥HO Format
• ⌥HU AutoSum
• ⌥HFI Fill
• ⌥HE Clear
• ⌥HFD Find & Select
• ⌥HAS Add-ins