In LibreOffice, what is the shortcut for italics?
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When typing some text in LibreOffice Writer, one can use following in-line shortcuts:
- type
*text*to write the word "text" in bold, - type
_text_to write the word "text" underlined.
What is the corresponding in-line shortcut for writing the word "text" in italics?
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When typing some text in LibreOffice Writer, one can use following in-line shortcuts:
- type
*text*to write the word "text" in bold, - type
_text_to write the word "text" underlined.
What is the corresponding in-line shortcut for writing the word "text" in italics?
libreoffice
edited Mar 28 '17 at 1:47
muru
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asked Mar 27 '17 at 15:43
ebosi
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Which version of LibreOffice is this? I don't see what you see. Perhaps there's a setting somewhere that I don't know about. Could you enlighten me?
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 16:59
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I've never seen that. And now I'm on 5.2 and it certainly isn't the default which is why I'm asking whether there's some setting that enables you to do what you describe.
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 17:05
2
@DKBose Weird indeed. I'm using the bold-feature for a long time now, but I do not remember if I changed some settings to enable it, or not... | Edit: you might want to read How do I stop OpenOffice.org from formatting text between asterisks in bold?, even if it's not LibreOffice.
– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 17:10
3
Thanks, I got bold and underline to work. I had to tick Autocorrect > While typing. I'm quite comfortable using Ctrl+B, Ctrl+U, and Ctrl+I so I'll stick with that.
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 17:32
1
The shortcut for italic is now available in LibreOffice 5.4. For details, see my updated answer at below.
– clearkimura
Feb 3 at 10:14
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When typing some text in LibreOffice Writer, one can use following in-line shortcuts:
- type
*text*to write the word "text" in bold, - type
_text_to write the word "text" underlined.
What is the corresponding in-line shortcut for writing the word "text" in italics?
libreoffice
edited Mar 28 '17 at 1:47
muru
135k19286486
asked Mar 27 '17 at 15:43
ebosi
230112
When typing some text in LibreOffice Writer, one can use following in-line shortcuts:
- type
*text*to write the word "text" in bold, - type
_text_to write the word "text" underlined.
What is the corresponding in-line shortcut for writing the word "text" in italics?
libreoffice
libreoffice
edited Mar 28 '17 at 1:47
muru
135k19286486
asked Mar 27 '17 at 15:43
ebosi
230112
edited Mar 28 '17 at 1:47
muru
135k19286486
asked Mar 27 '17 at 15:43
ebosi
230112
edited Mar 28 '17 at 1:47
muru
135k19286486
edited Mar 28 '17 at 1:47
muru
135k19286486
edited Mar 28 '17 at 1:47
muru
135k19286486
135k19286486
asked Mar 27 '17 at 15:43
ebosi
230112
asked Mar 27 '17 at 15:43
ebosi
230112
asked Mar 27 '17 at 15:43
ebosi
230112
230112
Which version of LibreOffice is this? I don't see what you see. Perhaps there's a setting somewhere that I don't know about. Could you enlighten me?
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 16:59
2
I've never seen that. And now I'm on 5.2 and it certainly isn't the default which is why I'm asking whether there's some setting that enables you to do what you describe.
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 17:05
2
@DKBose Weird indeed. I'm using the bold-feature for a long time now, but I do not remember if I changed some settings to enable it, or not... | Edit: you might want to read How do I stop OpenOffice.org from formatting text between asterisks in bold?, even if it's not LibreOffice.
– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 17:10
3
Thanks, I got bold and underline to work. I had to tick Autocorrect > While typing. I'm quite comfortable using Ctrl+B, Ctrl+U, and Ctrl+I so I'll stick with that.
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 17:32
1
The shortcut for italic is now available in LibreOffice 5.4. For details, see my updated answer at below.
– clearkimura
Feb 3 at 10:14
|
show 2 more comments
Which version of LibreOffice is this? I don't see what you see. Perhaps there's a setting somewhere that I don't know about. Could you enlighten me?
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 16:59
2
I've never seen that. And now I'm on 5.2 and it certainly isn't the default which is why I'm asking whether there's some setting that enables you to do what you describe.
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 17:05
2
@DKBose Weird indeed. I'm using the bold-feature for a long time now, but I do not remember if I changed some settings to enable it, or not... | Edit: you might want to read How do I stop OpenOffice.org from formatting text between asterisks in bold?, even if it's not LibreOffice.
– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 17:10
3
Thanks, I got bold and underline to work. I had to tick Autocorrect > While typing. I'm quite comfortable using Ctrl+B, Ctrl+U, and Ctrl+I so I'll stick with that.
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 17:32
1
The shortcut for italic is now available in LibreOffice 5.4. For details, see my updated answer at below.
– clearkimura
Feb 3 at 10:14
Which version of LibreOffice is this? I don't see what you see. Perhaps there's a setting somewhere that I don't know about. Could you enlighten me?
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 16:59
Which version of LibreOffice is this? I don't see what you see. Perhaps there's a setting somewhere that I don't know about. Could you enlighten me?
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 16:59
2
2
I've never seen that. And now I'm on 5.2 and it certainly isn't the default which is why I'm asking whether there's some setting that enables you to do what you describe.
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 17:05
I've never seen that. And now I'm on 5.2 and it certainly isn't the default which is why I'm asking whether there's some setting that enables you to do what you describe.
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 17:05
2
2
@DKBose Weird indeed. I'm using the bold-feature for a long time now, but I do not remember if I changed some settings to enable it, or not... | Edit: you might want to read How do I stop OpenOffice.org from formatting text between asterisks in bold?, even if it's not LibreOffice.
– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 17:10
@DKBose Weird indeed. I'm using the bold-feature for a long time now, but I do not remember if I changed some settings to enable it, or not... | Edit: you might want to read How do I stop OpenOffice.org from formatting text between asterisks in bold?, even if it's not LibreOffice.
– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 17:10
3
3
Thanks, I got bold and underline to work. I had to tick Autocorrect > While typing. I'm quite comfortable using Ctrl+B, Ctrl+U, and Ctrl+I so I'll stick with that.
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 17:32
Thanks, I got bold and underline to work. I had to tick Autocorrect > While typing. I'm quite comfortable using Ctrl+B, Ctrl+U, and Ctrl+I so I'll stick with that.
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 17:32
1
1
The shortcut for italic is now available in LibreOffice 5.4. For details, see my updated answer at below.
– clearkimura
Feb 3 at 10:14
The shortcut for italic is now available in LibreOffice 5.4. For details, see my updated answer at below.
– clearkimura
Feb 3 at 10:14
|
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There was none, but there is a shortcut for italic now.
To use the shortcut, user must have installed at least LibreOffice 5.4. The addition of markup italic and strikethrough is noted in LibreOffice 5.4 release note.
- Type
*bold*to make strong text i.e. bold
- Type
/italic/to emphasize text i.e. italic
- Type
-strikethrough-to strike text i.e.strikethrough
- Type
_underline_to underline text (not shown here due to limitation on SE)
Where to check
The shortcuts are handled by AutoCorrect in LibreOffice and AutoCorrect in OpenOffice. To see the option, go to Tools > AutoCorrect > AutoCorrect Options and select "Options" tab.
AutoCorrect has now improved options for bold, italic, strikethrough and underline. In LibreOffice 5.3 and older, the options were limited to bold and underline (bottom half).
The following limitation applies:
- User can only enable or disable the shortcuts all together or none, but not individually.
- User can not change the existing in-line shortcuts to something else.
What about MediaWiki syntax
Some users may think of text formatting markup by MediaWiki. LibreOffice does have an extension for MediaWiki, which is available in the repository or the local repository.
$ apt-cache search libreoffice wiki
libreoffice-wiki-publisher - LibreOffice extension for working with MediaWiki articles
libobasis5.3-extension-mediawiki-publisher - MediaWiki publisher extension for LibreOffice 5.3 .0.3
Unfortunately, MediaWiki extension is for publishing purpose.
The indended use is to export styles and formatting in LibreOffice to MediaWiki format and not the other way round. So users who expect ''italic'' to become italic or '''bold''' to become bold would be not possible in LibreOffice.
Using keyboard shortcut
Alternatively, LibreOffice Help explains that applying text formatting while you type for italic is possible using the keyboard shortcut.
To apply italic formatting
Select the text that you want to format.
Press Ctrl+I.
You can also press Ctrl+I, type the text that you want to format in italic, and then press Ctrl+I when you are finished.
Tested using LibreOffice 5.3 and LibreOffice 5.4 in Xubuntu 14.04.
answered Mar 27 '17 at 17:39
clearkimura
3,71811952
2
Those keyboard shortcuts are almost universal. Mozilla Thunderbird, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Outlook (the web-based client and the installed program) use that shortcut too
– Ismael Miguel
Mar 28 '17 at 9:27
add a comment |
up vote
6
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To the best of my knowledge there is no "in-line" shortcut in LibreOffice Writer for italics (if by in-line you mean the keystrokes appear before the style is converted. You can however toggle italics on and off with the CtrlI key combination. So for instance you can type CtrlI t e s t CtrlI to obtain test
Source: https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/General_Shortcut_Keys_in
answered Mar 27 '17 at 16:37
Elder Geek
26.2k951124
1
Thank you. This is indeed better than using the mouse. However, hittingCtrltwice is a waste of time I cannot afford! I'm indeed looking for the in-line (or "markdown-like") shortcut (or a way to customize predefined ones: I would love to trade_underline_for_italic_!)
– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 16:56
3
@ebo I fail to understand howCTRL-Iis more difficult thanShift-8orShift -Be that as it may, Since I've already answered the question you asked and I believe it has value to future readers, I'm rolling back your edit. If you have a completely new question regarding changing the shortcut keys for Libre Office Writer feel free to ask. Thank you for your understanding. :-)
– Elder Geek
Mar 27 '17 at 17:27
1
My keyboard configuration makes me need to hit only one key to get_or*(-; | I might indeed ask a follow-up question. But could you please refer to the link I used in my edit; it may be more accurate for answering the question.
– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 17:40
@ebo Simply reference askubuntu.com/posts/897464/revisions and askubuntu.com/questions/897464/… in your new question if you feel it will add something.
– Elder Geek
Mar 27 '17 at 17:43
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2 Answers
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
14
down vote
accepted
There was none, but there is a shortcut for italic now.
To use the shortcut, user must have installed at least LibreOffice 5.4. The addition of markup italic and strikethrough is noted in LibreOffice 5.4 release note.
- Type
*bold*to make strong text i.e. bold
- Type
/italic/to emphasize text i.e. italic
- Type
-strikethrough-to strike text i.e.strikethrough
- Type
_underline_to underline text (not shown here due to limitation on SE)
Where to check
The shortcuts are handled by AutoCorrect in LibreOffice and AutoCorrect in OpenOffice. To see the option, go to Tools > AutoCorrect > AutoCorrect Options and select "Options" tab.
AutoCorrect has now improved options for bold, italic, strikethrough and underline. In LibreOffice 5.3 and older, the options were limited to bold and underline (bottom half).
The following limitation applies:
- User can only enable or disable the shortcuts all together or none, but not individually.
- User can not change the existing in-line shortcuts to something else.
What about MediaWiki syntax
Some users may think of text formatting markup by MediaWiki. LibreOffice does have an extension for MediaWiki, which is available in the repository or the local repository.
$ apt-cache search libreoffice wiki
libreoffice-wiki-publisher - LibreOffice extension for working with MediaWiki articles
libobasis5.3-extension-mediawiki-publisher - MediaWiki publisher extension for LibreOffice 5.3 .0.3
Unfortunately, MediaWiki extension is for publishing purpose.
The indended use is to export styles and formatting in LibreOffice to MediaWiki format and not the other way round. So users who expect ''italic'' to become italic or '''bold''' to become bold would be not possible in LibreOffice.
Using keyboard shortcut
Alternatively, LibreOffice Help explains that applying text formatting while you type for italic is possible using the keyboard shortcut.
To apply italic formatting
Select the text that you want to format.
Press Ctrl+I.
You can also press Ctrl+I, type the text that you want to format in italic, and then press Ctrl+I when you are finished.
Tested using LibreOffice 5.3 and LibreOffice 5.4 in Xubuntu 14.04.
answered Mar 27 '17 at 17:39
clearkimura
3,71811952
2
Those keyboard shortcuts are almost universal. Mozilla Thunderbird, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Outlook (the web-based client and the installed program) use that shortcut too
– Ismael Miguel
Mar 28 '17 at 9:27
add a comment |
up vote
14
down vote
accepted
There was none, but there is a shortcut for italic now.
To use the shortcut, user must have installed at least LibreOffice 5.4. The addition of markup italic and strikethrough is noted in LibreOffice 5.4 release note.
- Type
*bold*to make strong text i.e. bold
- Type
/italic/to emphasize text i.e. italic
- Type
-strikethrough-to strike text i.e.strikethrough
- Type
_underline_to underline text (not shown here due to limitation on SE)
Where to check
The shortcuts are handled by AutoCorrect in LibreOffice and AutoCorrect in OpenOffice. To see the option, go to Tools > AutoCorrect > AutoCorrect Options and select "Options" tab.
AutoCorrect has now improved options for bold, italic, strikethrough and underline. In LibreOffice 5.3 and older, the options were limited to bold and underline (bottom half).
The following limitation applies:
- User can only enable or disable the shortcuts all together or none, but not individually.
- User can not change the existing in-line shortcuts to something else.
What about MediaWiki syntax
Some users may think of text formatting markup by MediaWiki. LibreOffice does have an extension for MediaWiki, which is available in the repository or the local repository.
$ apt-cache search libreoffice wiki
libreoffice-wiki-publisher - LibreOffice extension for working with MediaWiki articles
libobasis5.3-extension-mediawiki-publisher - MediaWiki publisher extension for LibreOffice 5.3 .0.3
Unfortunately, MediaWiki extension is for publishing purpose.
The indended use is to export styles and formatting in LibreOffice to MediaWiki format and not the other way round. So users who expect ''italic'' to become italic or '''bold''' to become bold would be not possible in LibreOffice.
Using keyboard shortcut
Alternatively, LibreOffice Help explains that applying text formatting while you type for italic is possible using the keyboard shortcut.
To apply italic formatting
Select the text that you want to format.
Press Ctrl+I.
You can also press Ctrl+I, type the text that you want to format in italic, and then press Ctrl+I when you are finished.
Tested using LibreOffice 5.3 and LibreOffice 5.4 in Xubuntu 14.04.
answered Mar 27 '17 at 17:39
clearkimura
3,71811952
2
Those keyboard shortcuts are almost universal. Mozilla Thunderbird, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Outlook (the web-based client and the installed program) use that shortcut too
– Ismael Miguel
Mar 28 '17 at 9:27
add a comment |
up vote
14
down vote
accepted
up vote
14
down vote
accepted
There was none, but there is a shortcut for italic now.
To use the shortcut, user must have installed at least LibreOffice 5.4. The addition of markup italic and strikethrough is noted in LibreOffice 5.4 release note.
- Type
*bold*to make strong text i.e. bold
- Type
/italic/to emphasize text i.e. italic
- Type
-strikethrough-to strike text i.e.strikethrough
- Type
_underline_to underline text (not shown here due to limitation on SE)
Where to check
The shortcuts are handled by AutoCorrect in LibreOffice and AutoCorrect in OpenOffice. To see the option, go to Tools > AutoCorrect > AutoCorrect Options and select "Options" tab.
AutoCorrect has now improved options for bold, italic, strikethrough and underline. In LibreOffice 5.3 and older, the options were limited to bold and underline (bottom half).
The following limitation applies:
- User can only enable or disable the shortcuts all together or none, but not individually.
- User can not change the existing in-line shortcuts to something else.
What about MediaWiki syntax
Some users may think of text formatting markup by MediaWiki. LibreOffice does have an extension for MediaWiki, which is available in the repository or the local repository.
$ apt-cache search libreoffice wiki
libreoffice-wiki-publisher - LibreOffice extension for working with MediaWiki articles
libobasis5.3-extension-mediawiki-publisher - MediaWiki publisher extension for LibreOffice 5.3 .0.3
Unfortunately, MediaWiki extension is for publishing purpose.
The indended use is to export styles and formatting in LibreOffice to MediaWiki format and not the other way round. So users who expect ''italic'' to become italic or '''bold''' to become bold would be not possible in LibreOffice.
Using keyboard shortcut
Alternatively, LibreOffice Help explains that applying text formatting while you type for italic is possible using the keyboard shortcut.
To apply italic formatting
Select the text that you want to format.
Press Ctrl+I.
You can also press Ctrl+I, type the text that you want to format in italic, and then press Ctrl+I when you are finished.
Tested using LibreOffice 5.3 and LibreOffice 5.4 in Xubuntu 14.04.
answered Mar 27 '17 at 17:39
clearkimura
3,71811952
There was none, but there is a shortcut for italic now.
To use the shortcut, user must have installed at least LibreOffice 5.4. The addition of markup italic and strikethrough is noted in LibreOffice 5.4 release note.
- Type
*bold*to make strong text i.e. bold
- Type
/italic/to emphasize text i.e. italic
- Type
-strikethrough-to strike text i.e.strikethrough
- Type
_underline_to underline text (not shown here due to limitation on SE)
Where to check
The shortcuts are handled by AutoCorrect in LibreOffice and AutoCorrect in OpenOffice. To see the option, go to Tools > AutoCorrect > AutoCorrect Options and select "Options" tab.
AutoCorrect has now improved options for bold, italic, strikethrough and underline. In LibreOffice 5.3 and older, the options were limited to bold and underline (bottom half).
The following limitation applies:
- User can only enable or disable the shortcuts all together or none, but not individually.
- User can not change the existing in-line shortcuts to something else.
What about MediaWiki syntax
Some users may think of text formatting markup by MediaWiki. LibreOffice does have an extension for MediaWiki, which is available in the repository or the local repository.
$ apt-cache search libreoffice wiki
libreoffice-wiki-publisher - LibreOffice extension for working with MediaWiki articles
libobasis5.3-extension-mediawiki-publisher - MediaWiki publisher extension for LibreOffice 5.3 .0.3
Unfortunately, MediaWiki extension is for publishing purpose.
The indended use is to export styles and formatting in LibreOffice to MediaWiki format and not the other way round. So users who expect ''italic'' to become italic or '''bold''' to become bold would be not possible in LibreOffice.
Using keyboard shortcut
Alternatively, LibreOffice Help explains that applying text formatting while you type for italic is possible using the keyboard shortcut.
To apply italic formatting
Select the text that you want to format.
Press Ctrl+I.
You can also press Ctrl+I, type the text that you want to format in italic, and then press Ctrl+I when you are finished.
Tested using LibreOffice 5.3 and LibreOffice 5.4 in Xubuntu 14.04.
answered Mar 27 '17 at 17:39
clearkimura
3,71811952
edited Nov 25 at 9:19
answered Mar 27 '17 at 17:39
clearkimura
3,71811952
answered Mar 27 '17 at 17:39
clearkimura
3,71811952
answered Mar 27 '17 at 17:39
clearkimura
3,71811952
3,71811952
2
Those keyboard shortcuts are almost universal. Mozilla Thunderbird, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Outlook (the web-based client and the installed program) use that shortcut too
– Ismael Miguel
Mar 28 '17 at 9:27
add a comment |
2
Those keyboard shortcuts are almost universal. Mozilla Thunderbird, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Outlook (the web-based client and the installed program) use that shortcut too
– Ismael Miguel
Mar 28 '17 at 9:27
2
2
Those keyboard shortcuts are almost universal. Mozilla Thunderbird, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Outlook (the web-based client and the installed program) use that shortcut too
– Ismael Miguel
Mar 28 '17 at 9:27
Those keyboard shortcuts are almost universal. Mozilla Thunderbird, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Outlook (the web-based client and the installed program) use that shortcut too
– Ismael Miguel
Mar 28 '17 at 9:27
add a comment |
up vote
6
down vote
To the best of my knowledge there is no "in-line" shortcut in LibreOffice Writer for italics (if by in-line you mean the keystrokes appear before the style is converted. You can however toggle italics on and off with the CtrlI key combination. So for instance you can type CtrlI t e s t CtrlI to obtain test
Source: https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/General_Shortcut_Keys_in
answered Mar 27 '17 at 16:37
Elder Geek
26.2k951124
1
Thank you. This is indeed better than using the mouse. However, hittingCtrltwice is a waste of time I cannot afford! I'm indeed looking for the in-line (or "markdown-like") shortcut (or a way to customize predefined ones: I would love to trade_underline_for_italic_!)
– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 16:56
3
@ebo I fail to understand howCTRL-Iis more difficult thanShift-8orShift -Be that as it may, Since I've already answered the question you asked and I believe it has value to future readers, I'm rolling back your edit. If you have a completely new question regarding changing the shortcut keys for Libre Office Writer feel free to ask. Thank you for your understanding. :-)
– Elder Geek
Mar 27 '17 at 17:27
1
My keyboard configuration makes me need to hit only one key to get_or*(-; | I might indeed ask a follow-up question. But could you please refer to the link I used in my edit; it may be more accurate for answering the question.
– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 17:40
@ebo Simply reference askubuntu.com/posts/897464/revisions and askubuntu.com/questions/897464/… in your new question if you feel it will add something.
– Elder Geek
Mar 27 '17 at 17:43
add a comment |
up vote
6
down vote
To the best of my knowledge there is no "in-line" shortcut in LibreOffice Writer for italics (if by in-line you mean the keystrokes appear before the style is converted. You can however toggle italics on and off with the CtrlI key combination. So for instance you can type CtrlI t e s t CtrlI to obtain test
Source: https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/General_Shortcut_Keys_in
answered Mar 27 '17 at 16:37
Elder Geek
26.2k951124
1
Thank you. This is indeed better than using the mouse. However, hittingCtrltwice is a waste of time I cannot afford! I'm indeed looking for the in-line (or "markdown-like") shortcut (or a way to customize predefined ones: I would love to trade_underline_for_italic_!)
– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 16:56
3
@ebo I fail to understand howCTRL-Iis more difficult thanShift-8orShift -Be that as it may, Since I've already answered the question you asked and I believe it has value to future readers, I'm rolling back your edit. If you have a completely new question regarding changing the shortcut keys for Libre Office Writer feel free to ask. Thank you for your understanding. :-)
– Elder Geek
Mar 27 '17 at 17:27
1
My keyboard configuration makes me need to hit only one key to get_or*(-; | I might indeed ask a follow-up question. But could you please refer to the link I used in my edit; it may be more accurate for answering the question.
– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 17:40
@ebo Simply reference askubuntu.com/posts/897464/revisions and askubuntu.com/questions/897464/… in your new question if you feel it will add something.
– Elder Geek
Mar 27 '17 at 17:43
add a comment |
up vote
6
down vote
up vote
6
down vote
To the best of my knowledge there is no "in-line" shortcut in LibreOffice Writer for italics (if by in-line you mean the keystrokes appear before the style is converted. You can however toggle italics on and off with the CtrlI key combination. So for instance you can type CtrlI t e s t CtrlI to obtain test
Source: https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/General_Shortcut_Keys_in
answered Mar 27 '17 at 16:37
Elder Geek
26.2k951124
To the best of my knowledge there is no "in-line" shortcut in LibreOffice Writer for italics (if by in-line you mean the keystrokes appear before the style is converted. You can however toggle italics on and off with the CtrlI key combination. So for instance you can type CtrlI t e s t CtrlI to obtain test
Source: https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/General_Shortcut_Keys_in
answered Mar 27 '17 at 16:37
Elder Geek
26.2k951124
answered Mar 27 '17 at 16:37
Elder Geek
26.2k951124
answered Mar 27 '17 at 16:37
Elder Geek
26.2k951124
answered Mar 27 '17 at 16:37
Elder Geek
26.2k951124
26.2k951124
1
Thank you. This is indeed better than using the mouse. However, hittingCtrltwice is a waste of time I cannot afford! I'm indeed looking for the in-line (or "markdown-like") shortcut (or a way to customize predefined ones: I would love to trade_underline_for_italic_!)
– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 16:56
3
@ebo I fail to understand howCTRL-Iis more difficult thanShift-8orShift -Be that as it may, Since I've already answered the question you asked and I believe it has value to future readers, I'm rolling back your edit. If you have a completely new question regarding changing the shortcut keys for Libre Office Writer feel free to ask. Thank you for your understanding. :-)
– Elder Geek
Mar 27 '17 at 17:27
1
My keyboard configuration makes me need to hit only one key to get_or*(-; | I might indeed ask a follow-up question. But could you please refer to the link I used in my edit; it may be more accurate for answering the question.
– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 17:40
@ebo Simply reference askubuntu.com/posts/897464/revisions and askubuntu.com/questions/897464/… in your new question if you feel it will add something.
– Elder Geek
Mar 27 '17 at 17:43
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Thank you. This is indeed better than using the mouse. However, hittingCtrltwice is a waste of time I cannot afford! I'm indeed looking for the in-line (or "markdown-like") shortcut (or a way to customize predefined ones: I would love to trade_underline_for_italic_!)
– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 16:56
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@ebo I fail to understand howCTRL-Iis more difficult thanShift-8orShift -Be that as it may, Since I've already answered the question you asked and I believe it has value to future readers, I'm rolling back your edit. If you have a completely new question regarding changing the shortcut keys for Libre Office Writer feel free to ask. Thank you for your understanding. :-)
– Elder Geek
Mar 27 '17 at 17:27
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My keyboard configuration makes me need to hit only one key to get_or*(-; | I might indeed ask a follow-up question. But could you please refer to the link I used in my edit; it may be more accurate for answering the question.
– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 17:40
@ebo Simply reference askubuntu.com/posts/897464/revisions and askubuntu.com/questions/897464/… in your new question if you feel it will add something.
– Elder Geek
Mar 27 '17 at 17:43
1
1
Thank you. This is indeed better than using the mouse. However, hitting
Ctrl twice is a waste of time I cannot afford! I'm indeed looking for the in-line (or "markdown-like") shortcut (or a way to customize predefined ones: I would love to trade _underline_ for _italic_!)– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 16:56
Thank you. This is indeed better than using the mouse. However, hitting
Ctrl twice is a waste of time I cannot afford! I'm indeed looking for the in-line (or "markdown-like") shortcut (or a way to customize predefined ones: I would love to trade _underline_ for _italic_!)– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 16:56
3
3
@ebo I fail to understand how
CTRL-I is more difficult than Shift-8 or Shift - Be that as it may, Since I've already answered the question you asked and I believe it has value to future readers, I'm rolling back your edit. If you have a completely new question regarding changing the shortcut keys for Libre Office Writer feel free to ask. Thank you for your understanding. :-)– Elder Geek
Mar 27 '17 at 17:27
@ebo I fail to understand how
CTRL-I is more difficult than Shift-8 or Shift - Be that as it may, Since I've already answered the question you asked and I believe it has value to future readers, I'm rolling back your edit. If you have a completely new question regarding changing the shortcut keys for Libre Office Writer feel free to ask. Thank you for your understanding. :-)– Elder Geek
Mar 27 '17 at 17:27
1
1
My keyboard configuration makes me need to hit only one key to get
_ or * (-; | I might indeed ask a follow-up question. But could you please refer to the link I used in my edit; it may be more accurate for answering the question.– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 17:40
My keyboard configuration makes me need to hit only one key to get
_ or * (-; | I might indeed ask a follow-up question. But could you please refer to the link I used in my edit; it may be more accurate for answering the question.– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 17:40
@ebo Simply reference askubuntu.com/posts/897464/revisions and askubuntu.com/questions/897464/… in your new question if you feel it will add something.
– Elder Geek
Mar 27 '17 at 17:43
@ebo Simply reference askubuntu.com/posts/897464/revisions and askubuntu.com/questions/897464/… in your new question if you feel it will add something.
– Elder Geek
Mar 27 '17 at 17:43
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Which version of LibreOffice is this? I don't see what you see. Perhaps there's a setting somewhere that I don't know about. Could you enlighten me?
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 16:59
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I've never seen that. And now I'm on 5.2 and it certainly isn't the default which is why I'm asking whether there's some setting that enables you to do what you describe.
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 17:05
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@DKBose Weird indeed. I'm using the bold-feature for a long time now, but I do not remember if I changed some settings to enable it, or not... | Edit: you might want to read How do I stop OpenOffice.org from formatting text between asterisks in bold?, even if it's not LibreOffice.
– ebosi
Mar 27 '17 at 17:10
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Thanks, I got bold and underline to work. I had to tick Autocorrect > While typing. I'm quite comfortable using Ctrl+B, Ctrl+U, and Ctrl+I so I'll stick with that.
– DK Bose
Mar 27 '17 at 17:32
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The shortcut for italic is now available in LibreOffice 5.4. For details, see my updated answer at below.
– clearkimura
Feb 3 at 10:14