ft_apply_md: Render Markdown in flextable Object

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Render Markdown in flextable Object

Description

Takes a flextable object and renders any markdown in the specified part.

Usage

ft_apply_md(ft, obnd = NULL, part = "body", prows = NULL, pcols = NULL)

Arguments

ft	Flextable object.
obnd	Optional onbrand object used to format markdown. The default NULL value will use default formatting.
part	Part of the table can be one of "all", "body" (default), "header", or "footer".
prows	Optional rows of the part to process, ignored when part = "all". Set to NULL (default) to process all rows.
pcols	Optional columns of the part to process, ignored when part = "all". Set to NULL (default) to process all columns.

Value

flextable with markdown applied

Examples

library(onbrand)
library(flextable)

df = data.frame(
 A = c("e^x^",      "text"),
 B = c("sin(x~y~)", "**<ff:symbol>S</ff>**~x~"))

ft = flextable(df) |>
     delete_part(part="header") |>
     add_header(values = 
       list(A= "*Italics*", 
            B= "**Bold**") )    |>
     theme_vanilla()            |>
     ft_apply_md(part="all")

ft

onbrand documentation built on Jan. 11, 2026, 5:08 p.m.