How to Not Lose Italics and Bold

When a lit­tle plus sign appears next to an entry on the Paragraph Style palette, design­ers want to clear that plus sign. Doing so, how­ev­er, wipes away desired local text for­mat­ting as well as unde­sired. That is, unless you apply ital­ics, bold, and oth­er for­mat­ting the smart way.