Hi, in normal text, it is possible to place the cursor inside of a word and enter CTRL-e to emphasize the complete word. In a tabular cell, LyX seems to recognize CTRL-e (the "!" in the toolbar changes) but it does not print the word in italics. Instead you have to mark the complete word. Michael -- ====================================================================== Michael Schmitt phone: +49 451 500 3725 Institute for Telematics secretary: +49 451 500 3721 Medical University of Luebeck fax: +49 451 500 3722 Ratzeburger Allee 160 eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] D-23538 Luebeck, Germany WWW: http://www.itm.mu-luebeck.de ======================================================================