How to write script to apply character style?

Hi,
I'm on a Macbook pro and without a number pad so I can't assign a shortcut for the character styles. I did hear of a roundabout solution where you can assign a shortcut to a script which applies the character styles. Can anyone write this script?
My character style is called 'Features bold'.
I'm new to scripting, sorry if this is a dumb question.
Cheers

Hi,
1. Save this code as .jsx file inside your Script Panel folder
2. Apply a shortcut using Edit:Keyboard shortcuts... menu
Option to choose:
suggest to choose an option "context": "Text", so you can use more shortcuts which are busy with other contexts.
#target indesign
if (app.selection && app.selection[0].hasOwnProperty ("baselineShift") ) {
var cName = "Features bold";
var mCstyle = app.activeDocument.characterStyles.item(cName);
if (mCstyle.isValid)
app.selection[0].applyCharacterStyle(mCstyle);
else
alert ("CharStyle: " + cName + " not found");
else
alert ("Some text supposed to be selected...");
Jarek

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