Alt X O A on Mac: Alignment menu in Excel

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

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

What Alt X O A does

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

• ⌥XOAH Horizontal Cycle
• ⌥XOAV Vertical Cycle
• ⌥XOAL Left Indent Cycle
• ⌥XOAR Right Indent Cycle

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Format menu in Excel:

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