I have a pretty bare bones implementation here. I have a bunch of text in the BODY TEXT style, and occasionally will italicize some of that text (for instance, movie titles, books, etc). When compiling to Word or RTF, all italics are converted to regular text.
Using Version: 3.1.5.1 (2073405) 64-bit - 06 Jul 2023
Hi.
If your style is set like this (meaning it stored character attributes as well as paragraph formatting),
youâll be able to apply changes to the text in the editor (bold, italics and whatnot), but at compile youâll lose whatever wasnât stored as a character attribute in the style. (Some can be stored in it to then compile with or without, but I am not even sure it is intended so.)
If that is your case, simply select a chunk of text of this style, go to Format/Style/Redefine Style from Selection âź pick your style and change it to âSave paragraph styleâ.
If that still wonât do, go to your compile format and make sure the style isnât listed in the Styles panel. If it is and you have no real reason for it, remove it.
If, on the other hand you do want it in the Styles panel, remove it, put it back and reapply whatever changes you want it to do at compile.
Because : once listed in the Styles panel of your compile format, it remains as it was when added, even if you redefine it in the project. Removing it then putting it back will update it in the compile format.
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If the issue is rather that italics turn to underlines, thatâs something else completely. It is a setting in the compile format (Transformations panel.)
Last, that could be Word doing it. You could reimport your compile in Scrivener. If the italics are fine, then it means that it is Word doing that.
(It kind of rings a bell. Perhaps then search the forums. I think I mightâve seen something the likes in the past. About italics, specifically.)
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One advice : do not use a style for what is your main formatting. Body text, the majority of it.
Thatâs what the default formatting (no style) is for.
Thank you Vincent! I actually had both issues, and your instructions fixed them both. I do find it odd that âSave All Formattingâ doesnât actually save all formattingâŠbut it is working now. Thank you.
