How to Use WPS Italic on macOS

Use WPS Italic with 4 how-to topics, all available without membership; choose a topic from the index and follow the steps to complete the formatting task.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Apply italic from the ribbon button

Entry point: Home tab → Italic button

1. Select the cell you want to format, or enter the cell and select part of the text.
2. Click the Italic button in the font group on the Home tab.
3. Check whether the text now appears in italic style.
4. To remove the style, click Italic again.

Success Criteria

• The selected text appears in italic style.
• Clicking the button again returns the text to normal style.

Tips While Using

• If no cell or text is selected first, the result may not be obvious.
• To format only part of the text, enter cell editing mode before applying the style.

2. Apply italic from the Format Cells dialog

Entry point: Home tab → Font settings arrow → Italic option

1. Select the target cell or the text inside the cell.
2. Click the font settings arrow on the Home tab.
3. In the dialog box, locate the font-related settings.
4. Select the italic option and confirm the change.

Success Criteria

• After the dialog closes, the target text appears in italic style.
• Unselected content keeps its original appearance.

Tips While Using

• If the current selection contains mixed formatting, the applied setting may unify the selected content.
• This method is useful when you also want to review other font settings at the same time.

3. Apply italic from the right-click cell format menu

Entry point: Right-click menu → Format Cells → Font tab → Italic option

1. Select the target cell.
2. Right-click and choose Format Cells.
3. Switch to the Font tab.
4. Select the italic option and confirm.

Success Criteria

• After you return to the worksheet, the text in the target cell appears in italic style.
• Other formatting in the cell remains unchanged.

Tips While Using

• The right-click path is convenient when you mainly work with the mouse.
• If the current cell is read-only, the format change cannot be saved.

4. Use a keyboard shortcut for italic

Entry point: Select content and use the shortcut

1. Select the cell or text that you want to format in italic.
2. Press Ctrl+I.
3. Check whether the text switches to italic style.
4. To remove the style, press Ctrl+I again.

Success Criteria

• The text style changes immediately after the shortcut is used.
• Running the shortcut again switches the style back.

Tips While Using

• Whether the shortcut works depends on the current input focus.
• If another app or system setting uses the same shortcut, make sure the WPS Spreadsheets window is active first.