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Adobe InDesign

Bold

ShiftCmdB

Mac Desktop app InDesign desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

To bold in Adobe InDesign, press Shift + Ctrl + B. On a Mac, press Shift + Cmd + B instead.

Where it works: Text selected

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`ShiftCmdB`
Windows	Desktop app	`ShiftCtrlB`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts - Adobe InDesign

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Bold Canva Cmd + B
Bold the selected text Confluence Ctrl + B
Bold the text Evernote Cmd + B
Bold Microsoft Excel Ctrl + B
Bold the selected text GitHub Cmd + B
Bold the selected text GitLab Cmd + B
Bold Gmail Ctrl + B
Bold Google Docs Ctrl + B
Bold Google Sheets Ctrl + B
Bold Google Slides Ctrl + B
Bold the selected text Keynote Cmd + B
Bold the selected text Linear Cmd + B

More Adobe InDesign shortcuts

Italic Shift + Cmd + I
Normal type style Shift + Cmd + Y
Underline Shift + Cmd + U
Strikethrough Ctrl + Shift + Cmd + /
Turn all caps on or off Shift + Cmd + K
Turn small caps on or off Shift + Cmd + H
Superscript Shift + Cmd + =
Subscript Shift + Option + Cmd + =

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