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.
⌥Option
XLightningXL
OFormat
Step by step
Install LightningXL
Download LightningXL, then follow the instructions. Setup takes about two minutes.
Select what to act on
Click a cell, or select the range the command should apply to.
Tap Option, then type X O
Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then X for LightningXL, O for Format. That opens the Format menu; the next keytips 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
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