Show or hide the favorites bar. For example, pressing CTRL+B changes selected text to bold. Select the paragraph below. Select from the current position to the end of the line. Open Task Manager. Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key. Ctrl + Shift. Select from the current position to the beginning of the document. Shift+Ctrl+Up arrow key. How to use the Ctrl+B shortcut key. Shift+End. Shift+Ctrl+Left arrow key. Select the word to the left. Select the paragraph above. Open Start. Ctrl+B in an Internet browser. Shift+Ctrl+Down arrow key. Shift+Ctrl+Home Ctrl + Shift + Esc. Shift with any arrow key Shift+Home. Select from the current position to the beginning of the line. Ctrl + Shift + B. On Apple computers, the shortcut to bold is the Command key +B or Command key+Shift+B keys. Ctrl + D: Open the Font window: Ctrl + B: Apply bold: Ctrl + I: Apply italic: Ctrl + … If you reassign CTRL+B to a new command or other item, you will not be able to make text bold by pressing CTRL+B unless you restore the keyboard shortcut assignments to their original settings by selecting Reset All at the bottom of the Customize Keyboard dialog box. Shift + F10. Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available. Ctrl + Shift + D. Save all open tabs as … Select a block of text. Tip. Ctrl + Spacebar. Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. Ctrl + Esc. Alternatively referred to as Control B and C-b, Ctrl+B is a shortcut key most often used to bold and un-bold text. Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off.