Alt X O on Mac: Format menu in Excel

To open the Format menu with Alt X O in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, O. 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 X O

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then X for LightningXL, O for Format. That opens the Format menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt X O does

Alt X O opens the Format menu on the LightningXL tab of Excel. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥XOC Color
• ⌥XON Number
• ⌥XOB Border
• ⌥XOA Alignment
• ⌥XOF Font
• ⌥XOU Underline Cycle
• ⌥XOE Case Cycle
• ⌥XOS Styles
• ⌥XOW Wrap Text

Related shortcuts

The rest of the LightningXL tab in Excel:

• ⌥XN Name Manager
• ⌥XFC Font Color Cycle
• ⌥XLC Fill Color Cycle
• ⌥XBC Border Color Cycle
• ⌥XC Cells
• ⌥XR Formulas
• ⌥XP Paste
• ⌥XY Symbol