[Scribus] Newbie question on fonts within a paragraph

[Barry Roberts]

I've just started using Scribus and I haven't used real DTP much, and
that was in the late 1980's.  So hopefully my question will make it
obvious where the gaps are in my knowledge of the Scribus way of doing
things.

I can't figure out how to, say, italicize one word in the middle of a
sentence.  Can someone please enlighten me?

Thanks,
Barry Roberts