/text/shared/01/05110100.xhp Sun Microsystems, Inc. converted from old format - fpe

text; bold bold; text characters; bold Bold Makes 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.