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Zotero

Bold the selected text

CmdB

Mac Desktop app Zotero 7 desktop

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In Zotero, Ctrl + B will bold the selected text. On a Mac, press Cmd + B instead.

Where it works: Note editor

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdB`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlB`

Where this comes from

Zotero keyboard shortcuts

Documentation checked on 2026-09-12. 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 Zotero shortcuts

Italicise the selected text Cmd + I
Underline the selected text Cmd + U
Paste without formatting Cmd + Shift + V
Insert a link Cmd + K
Deselect the annotation and close the popup Esc
Save the page to Zotero Cmd + Shift + S
Create a new item by hand Cmd + Shift + N
Create a new note Cmd + Shift + O

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