Alt X O S A on Mac: Apply Style in Excel

To run Apply Style with Alt X O S A in Excel on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type X, O, S, A. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

⌥Option
XLightningXL
OFormat
SStyles
AApply Style

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 S A

    Tap ⌥ on its own to show the keytips, then X for LightningXL, O for Format, S for Styles, A for Apply Style.

What Alt X O S A does

Apply Style sits under LightningXL › Format › Styles on the Excel ribbon. On Windows, Alt X O S A runs it from the keyboard. Excel for Mac has the same ribbon but no Alt key, so without LightningXL you click through LightningXL › Format › Styles › Apply Style instead.

Related shortcuts

The rest of the Styles menu in Excel:

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