I can't believe I don't know this, little help, please.

[sheablue]

How do you format for italics?

 

[Darkniciad]

<I>Italic Text</I>

That forward slash is very important. It indicates "end what I've been doing" and if you don't close the tag using it, everything for the rest of the page will be in italic.

So double and triple check it

 

[sheablue]

<I>Italic Text</I>

That forward slash is very important. It indicates "end what I've been doing" and if you don't close the tag using it, everything for the rest of the page will be in italic.

So double and triple check it

Thank you!

 

[Hypoxia]

Be aware that <i>italics</i>, <b>bold</b>, <u>underscore</u>, <center>xx</center>, and <blockquote>xx</blockquote> won't appear in the Android app which about half of LIT readers use. I'm trying to wean myself off those effects.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Zeb posted a useful tip on how to use search-and-replace to add those tags in Word: http://forum.literotica.com/showpost.php?p=75251424&postcount=8

 

[tomlitilia]

Zeb posted a useful tip on how to use search-and-replace to add those tags in Word: http://forum.literotica.com/showpost.php?p=75251424&postcount=8

Does anyone know if there is a similar trick for Open Office?

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Does anyone know if there is a similar trick for Open Office?

The find and replace in OO is the same as Word, except they have different names for it all.

In the search and replace window click OTHER OPTIONS, then click FORMAT.

Everything should be the same from there.

 

[8letters]

Be aware that <i>italics</i>, <b>bold</b>, <u>underscore</u>, <center>xx</center>, and <blockquote>xx</blockquote> won't appear in the Android app which about half of LIT readers use. I'm trying to wean myself off those effects.

Thanks for saying this. I'm adding to my initial disclaimer that I use bold, underline and italics and ask the reader to read the story so that they can see the bold, underline and italics.

 

[sheablue]

I try to limit my use of italics or bold or underline, but I couldn't get away from it in this story. Thank goodness it was only a few instances!

 

[Zeb_Carter]

It's very rare that I find I have to use and of the HTML tags allowed. Although in a couple of stories I just couldn't get away without some of them.

It is also rare that I find any italics, bold, underline, etc. in any book I have read. Unless its a book of recipes or some technical manual. Fiction, not so much.

Italics are usually reserved for thought by one of the character or the narrator, enclosed in quotes.

Other than that...regular text seems to convey what I'm trying to say just fine.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Oops...double post due to "Database Error", WTF?