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Italicize a cell
Ctrl+I (or the toolbar Italic button) toggles italic on the selection.
What it does
Select cells and press Ctrl+I — or click the Italic (I) button in the toolbar — to toggle italic. Italic is presentation, separate from the cell's value: italicizing =A1+B1 styles the number without touching the formula. It undoes and redoes like any other edit.
Verified behavior
Matches Google Sheets: In Google Sheets, Ctrl+I toggles italic on the selected cells. Italic is a presentation attribute independent of the cell's value or formula, and it undoes/redoes like any edit. Toggling again removes it.
Ctrl+I italicizes the selected cell
Given
- A1 =
hello
When I click A1, then press Control+i
Then
- A1 is italic
Ctrl+I a second time removes italic
Given
- A1 =
hello
When I click A1, then press Control+i, then press Control+i
Then
- A1 is italic=false