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Some of the most useful shortcuts for Microsoft Excel include: 

Ctrl + N: Creates a new workbook

Ctrl + O: Opens an existing workbook

Ctrl + S: Saves a workbook

Ctrl + W: Closes the current workbook

Ctrl + F4: Closes Excel

Ctrl + PageDown: Moves to the next sheet

Ctrl + PageUp: Moves to the previous sheet

Alt + A: Goes to the Data tab

Alt + W: Goes to the View tab

Ctrl + C: Copies cell contents

Ctrl + V: Pastes cell contents

Ctrl + X: Copies and deletes cell contents

Shift + F2: Inserts a cell comment

Ctrl + Enter: Enters data without moving

Ctrl + ; Inserts the current date into a cell

Ctrl + Shift + : Inserts the current time into a cell

Esc: Cancels an entry

Ctrl + Spacebar: Selects an entire column

Ctrl + K: Opens the Insert Hyperlink dialog box

Ctrl + L: Opens the Create Table dialog box

Windows 10. You can use the keyboard or a mouse to assign or remove keyboard shortcuts. 

How to create a custom keyboard shortcut 

Find the shortcut for the application you want to use

Right-click the shortcut

Select Properties

Go to the Shortcut tab

Click the Shortcut key field

Press the desired key combination

Click Apply and then OK

The keyboard shortcut for bold text is Ctrl+B on Windows and Command+B on Mac. You can use this shortcut in many applications, including Microsoft Word and Paint. 

How to use the shortcut

Select the text you want to make bold 

Press Ctrl+B on Windows or Command+B on Mac