How to Use WPS Italic on Android

This section includes 3 how-to topics for Android spreadsheet editing, and all 3 are available without membership.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Apply italic to cell text

Entry: Home tab → Italic button (I icon)

1. Open the spreadsheet and select the cell you want to format.
2. Tap the Home tab.
3. In the font formatting area, tap Italic.
4. Check whether the text in the cell is now displayed in italic.

Success Criteria

• The text in the selected cell appears in italic.
• You can continue editing, entering content, or saving the spreadsheet.

Tips While Using

• Italic changes only the text style and does not change the cell data itself.
• Italic can be used together with bold formatting.

2. Remove italic from cell text

Entry: Home tab → Italic button (I icon)

1. Select a cell that already has italic formatting.
2. Tap the Home tab.
3. Tap Italic again.
4. Confirm that the text returns to a non-italic style.

Success Criteria

• The existing italic effect is removed.
• Other text content and data remain unchanged.

Tips While Using

• If a cell contains mixed formatting, the result may differ from applying one style to the entire cell.

3. Apply italic to part of the text in a cell

Entry: Double-tap a cell to enter editing mode → select text → Home tab → Italic

1. Double-tap the target cell to enter text editing mode.
2. Select the part of the text you want to emphasize.
3. Tap the Home tab.
4. Tap Italic.
5. Tap another area to review the partial italic effect.

Success Criteria

• Only the selected part of the text appears in italic.
• Other text in the same cell remains unchanged.

Tips While Using

• If you do not enter editing mode first, the formatting usually applies to the whole cell text.
• Different fonts may show slightly different italic angles.