Alt H S U on Mac: Custom Sort in Excel

To run Custom Sort with Alt H S U in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type H, S, 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 S U

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then H for Home, S for Sort & Filter, U for Custom Sort.

What Alt H S U does

Custom Sort sits under Home › Sort & Filter on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt H S U runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through Home › Sort & Filter › Custom Sort instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Sort & Filter menu in Excel:

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