I did check first to see whether anyone else had posted about this or not but it seems not, so -
THank you so much for allowing the bulk bolding and bulk italicising of words with just the use of the */^ at either end of the section, not around every word. It is FANTASTIC not to have to do every word, so much easier!
Now can you do it for the 'striking out' as well please?
But still, thanks for the others, that's brilliant.