Bold/text/shared/01/05110100.xhpSun Microsystems, Inc.converted from old format - fpetext; boldbold; textcharacters; boldBoldMakes the selected text bold. If the cursor is in a word, the entire word is made bold. If the selection or word is already bold, the formatting is removed.If the cursor is not inside a word, and no text is selected, then the font style is applied to the text that you type.