/text/shared/01/05110200.xhp Sun Microsystems, Inc. converted from old format - fpe

text; italics italic text characters; italics Italic Makes the selected text italic. If the cursor is in a word, the entire word is made italic. If the selection or word is already italic, 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.