Alt X O C W on Mac: AutoColor Workbook in Excel

To run AutoColor Workbook with Alt X O C W in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, O, C, W. 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 W

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then X for LightningXL, O for Format, C for Color, W for AutoColor Workbook.

What Alt X O C W does

AutoColor Workbook sits under LightningXL › Format › Color on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt X O C W runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through LightningXL › Format › Color › AutoColor Workbook instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Color menu in Excel:

• ⌥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