Italics won't carry over from word file

[MarioM]

I have a word file with several styles. When I place the file into an affinity publisher file, the italicized words in some of the styles carry over, but in other styles they do not carry over. I've attached drastically abbreviated versions of both files below with filler text. (The original is over 600 pages). I hope someone here can help me figure out how to carry over all of the italicized text.

test document word.docx test document.afpub

[stokerg]

Hi @MarioM,

The font that's been used, Tahoma doesn't contain an Italic version, which is why if you tried to type with that font in Publisher, the I for italic is greyed out, as we don't allow for applying a faux/fake version of italic and bold, like some apps do (Word being one of them).  So that's why this text loses the italics when you open it in Affinity.  

There is a version of Tahoma called 'Tahoma faux' that can be found online, which you could install but you'd then have to apply that font to the words that should be italic.

[MarioM]

Thank you stokerg! That clears things up nicely. I was truly mystified by what was happening. You saved me a LOT of time.

 

[joe_l]

56 minutes ago, stokerg said:

Tahoma doesn't contain an Italic version

Or shear the text with about 10° from the Character panel. @MarioM To make it clear: I never gave you this advice.

[MarioM]

Ha ha. Noted, joe_l. I must have heard this advice from somewhere else....