pandoc-generated docx misses italic variables in equations

Question

I have the following segment of Markdown with embedded LaTeX equations:

# Fisher\'s linear discriminant

\\newcommand{\\cov}{\\mathrm{cov}}
\\newcommand{\\A}         


        

Answer 1

I did the following to get rid of the font issue:

1. Create a new empty word document.
2. Copy all content to the new document.
3. Choose Match Source Format.