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Tips for quickly bolding headings in Word

When you're writing questions or data in Word, you'll have headings for the content. Bold headings or manually formatting them can be quite time-consuming. However, there's a quick trick to bold content headings in Word without doing it manually. Below is a guide on how to bold headings in Word.

 

Instructions on how to bold headings in Word

Step 1:

In Word, press Ctrl + H to open the Find and Replace interface. In the new interface, under "Find what," enter the heading you want to highlight as ^#:. Under " Replace with," click the "More" button below.

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Step 2:

In the expanded list, users select Format and then select Font to adjust the settings.

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Step 3:

In the new interface, select the font you want and choose bold formatting , or any other formatting style you prefer. Continue selecting additional formatting styles for the headings you need, then click OK to save.

 

Let's preview the display format below to see if it meets the requirements, then click OK.

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Step 4:

In the "Replace with " field , enter ^& and then click "Replace All" below to apply the changes.

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Display the number of locations where the item has changed, as shown below.

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Step 5:

As a result, you will see that the headings have been quickly formatted as shown below.

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If your entry contains two digits , press Ctrl + H again, then in the Find what field , replace it with ^#^#: and then press Replace All .

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Update 02 February 2026