Alt X O C on Mac: Color menu in Excel

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

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

What Alt X O C does

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

• ⌥XOCB Blue-Black Toggle
• ⌥XOCF Font Color Cycle
• ⌥XOCI Fill Color Cycle
• ⌥XOCR Border Color Cycle
• ⌥XOCC AutoColor Cycle
• ⌥XOCS AutoColor Selection
• ⌥XOCH AutoColor Sheet
• ⌥XOCW AutoColor Workbook

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Format menu in Excel:

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