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Word allows a rich set of formatting attributes for text in a document. You can control the italic attribute in your macros by setting the value of the italic property. The syntax if you are using VBA is as follows:
Selection.Font.Italic = toggle
where toggle is either False (turns off the italic attribute) or True (turns on the italic attribute).
If you omit a toggle value, the statement will simply change the current setting of the italic attribute—italic text becomes non-italic and vice-versa.
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2014-10-22 15:03:21
I think if you are trying just to toggle the italic attribute of text in VBA, the syntax is Selection.Font.Italic = wdToggle. Just leaving the toggle value blank doesn't seem to work for me.
2014-10-22 15:02:46
I think if you are trying just to toggle the italic attribute of text in VBA, the syntax is Selection.Font.Italic = wdToggle. Just leaving the toggle value blank doesn't seem to work for me.
2014-10-22 15:02:41
I think if you are trying just to toggle the italic attribute of text in VBA, the syntax is Selection.Font.Italic = wdToggle. Just leaving the toggle value blank doesn't seem to work for me.
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