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Bold the selected text

CmdB

Mac Desktop app Numbers for Mac

Practice this

Press Cmd + B to bold the selected text in Numbers. It is listed for the Mac.

Where it works: Editing text

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts for Numbers on Mac - Apple Support

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 Adobe InDesign Shift + Cmd + B
Bold the selected text Keynote Cmd + B

More Numbers shortcuts

Italicize the selected text Cmd + I
Underline the selected text Cmd + U
Cut the selection Cmd + X
Copy the selection Cmd + C
Paste the selection Cmd + V
Paste and match the destination style Option + Shift + Cmd + V
Insert the current time Ctrl + Shift + Cmd + T
Insert the current date Ctrl + Shift + Cmd + D

See every Numbers shortcut

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