Alt X O F D on Mac: Decrease Font in Excel

To run Decrease Font with Alt X O F D in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, O, F, D. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
XLightningXL
OFormat
FFont
DDecrease Font

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 F D

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then X for LightningXL, O for Format, F for Font, D for Decrease Font.

What Alt X O F D does

Decrease Font sits under LightningXL › Format › Font on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt X O F D runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through LightningXL › Format › Font › Decrease Font instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Font menu in Excel:

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