Please help! Bold text in edit mode vs. bookmark

[michelleb12705627]

(This post was marked as solved but I still need help... I do not know how to edit the post to indicate that I have not found an answer yet.)

This may be the silliest question but I have been searching and searching to figure this out. I want to easily use bold and italic via keyboard shortcuts.  Single key shortcuts are enabled in my preferences.  I'm using a Mac, but I tried both mac and windows shortcuts to do this easily.  It started working last night for about an hour but randomly stopped working.  I don't remember changing any preferences.  Now I cannot use the bold and italics shortcuts while editing.  Do I need to have something else selected? 

Now whenever I try to bold a word, a bookmark is created. 

Control + B; and command + B don't work.  I'm using minion pro as the font, but I tried switching fonts b/c I saw a few posts about how some fonts don't have that option and that did not work either.  

I'm relativey new to exploring the edit mode, but I'm using acrobat DC.

Thanks! 

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Ctrl+B works for me, but you have to select the text first (not just the frame, but the actual text itself), or it will indeed create a new bookmark instead.

[michelleb12705627]

I typically highlight over the word.  Is that what you mean by select?  This doesn't work for me if so.

[michelleb12705627]

I'm not sure how to unselect this as correct 😞 I know it's correct for other people, but alas, not for me.

[Joyce Miriam5C68]

I'm having the exact same problem! 

So annoying! I'm quite unhappy with all the little flaws I've been facing while using Acrobat for Mac. 

[charissea19384896]

I have the same issue....and I am using Windows, not Mac. I cannot for the life of me, get the Cntrl "B" combination to work again. It has always worked for me...until today. And like others, when I use this combination I create a Bookmark instead of making my text bold. And YES, I have selected the text prior to clicking the Cntrl B. I have even tried doing the Control B combination in a text box prior to entering the text...and this no longer works either.

[Jay253868264lk4]

Out of the clear blue sky, this started happening to me.  It was very annoying.

I fixed it.  Here's how.

1) I closed all Adobe tabs

2) I closed Adobe

3) I brought up the Task Manager (Ctl+Alt+Del)

4) Various Adobe Tasks were running

5) Using the Task Manager, I killed all Adobe Tasks

6) I restarted Adobe

7) All Fixed.

Now, if you are not comfortable using the Task Manager, a reboot would probably also fix it.

[Bronwen35186339hwc5]

Thank you, that totally worked for me!

[Betty_9400]

Worked for me, too!

[Michael-of-Tulsa]

ADOBE:

The Task Manager steps do not work for me.

I have edited fonts in Acrobat bookmarks for a long time.  Now, all at once it doesn't work. 

What is the problem?

[Tariq Ahmad Dar]

Hi all, 

Sorry for the troubled experience and delayed response. 

Please ensure your copy of Adobe Acrobat is updated, to check for any pending updates, launch Acrobat > Help > Check For Updates.

@michelleb12705627, Please ensure the file is in Edit mode, select the text, and then use the key combination of Cmd + B. For Windows systems, use Ctrl + B. 

To create a Bookmark, select the text and then press Cmd + B. For Windows systems, use Ctrl + B. 

If you are still experiencing the issue. If yes, could you please share a file with us and the following details:

• Acrobat version installed:  https://adobe.ly/3PQQ7nE
• OS name and version.
• Screen recording showing the problem. 

 Thank you for your feedback and continued support. 

~Tariq