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italic() changes the font decoration (italic style) of a selection of cells in a flextable.

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Function signature

italic(x, i = NULL, j = NULL, italic = TRUE, part = "body")

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Parameters

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x
flextable
required
A flextable object.
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i
integer | formula | logical
Row selector. Accepts integer indices, a one-sided formula (e.g., ~ col > 5), or a logical vector. NULL selects all rows in the specified part.
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j
integer | character | formula
Column selector. Accepts integer indices, column names, a formula, or a logical vector. NULL selects all columns.
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italic
logical
default:"TRUE"
TRUE to apply italic, FALSE to remove it.
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part
string
default:"body"
Which part of the table to target: "body", "header", "footer", or "all".

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Return value

The modified flextable object.

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Examples

Make the header row italic: 
ft <- flextable(head(mtcars))
ft <- italic(ft, italic = TRUE, part = "header")
ft
Italicise specific rows using a formula: 
ft <- flextable(head(iris))
ft <- italic(ft, i = ~ Sepal.Length > 5, j = "Species")
ft

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