Bold in Gmail
FormattingWindowsCtrl+BCtrlB
MacCmd+B⌘B
On Windows, press Ctrl + B. On Mac, press Cmd + B.
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Prompt
In Gmail, the shortcut to "Bold" is Ctrl+B on Windows and Cmd+B on Mac. Check whether anything in my setup overrides it, and if I want a different key, change the binding for me.
Paste into Claude Code and it will do the rest.
Related Gmail shortcuts
- ItalicsCtrl+ICtrlI
- UnderlineCtrl+UCtrlU
- Numbered listCtrl+Shift+7CtrlShift7
- Bulleted listCtrl+Shift+8CtrlShift8
- QuoteCtrl+Shift+9CtrlShift9
- Indent lessCtrl+Left bracket ([)CtrlLeft bracket ([)
- Indent moreCtrl+Right bracket (])CtrlRight bracket (])
- Align leftCtrl+Shift+LCtrlShiftL
Bold in other apps
- Microsoft WordCtrl+BCtrlB
- Microsoft PowerPointCtrl+BCtrlB
- Microsoft OutlookCtrl+BCtrlB
- Google DocsCtrl+BCtrlB
- Google SheetsCtrl+BCtrlB
- SlackCtrl+BCtrlB
Questions
On Windows, press Ctrl + B. On Mac, press Cmd + B.