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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.

⌥Option
XLightningXL
OFormat
CColor
WAutoColor Workbook

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 key tips, 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:

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