There are a few different crutches new writers use to add emphasis in ways that just look silly. These should be avoided if you can use your word choices or the position of your words to create the emphasis.
She told them she would go if she had to. (Using italics to force the reader to read your sentence correctly is rather lame.)
She told them that she would go, but only if she must. (The last word of a sentence has power. Use your word choice, must, and the positioning of it to better create the italics' effect.)
Her boyfriend is the "wrong" sort of guy. (It is sloppy to use quotation marks to add emphasis. The sentence would be fine without them.)
I am very excited to be here!! (Double exclamation marks are overkill; in fact, avoid a single exclamation mark unless you never use them anywhere else on the page. It is so much better to use good words to express yourself.)
I am delighted to be here. Being here is a thrill.
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