Here are the various ways to utilize strikethrough to mark out the text within the MS Word document.
A Strikethrough, also referred to as strikeout, is a font effect in which text is drawn out using an horizontal line (
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) to indicate that the text is no longer needed/valid or mistake within the document. It is commonly used to remove the text, but not actually remove text from the file. It is possible to strikethrough a word or group of characters, sentences, lines, or paragraphs within MS Word.
Strikethrough is a useful tool when working on a document and want to demonstrate that a specific section needs to not be included in the document or isn’t important. It is common to see the strikethrough option to display price changes on labels.
There are a variety of ways to utilize strikethrough in Microsoft Word, including via Ribbon, Ribbon guide shortcuts Font window and shortcuts the Quick Access Toolbar shortcuts, customized keyboard shortcuts and by using forms.
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Strike Out Text by pressing the Strikethrough Button on the Ribbon
The most efficient method to strikethrough the text within Microsoft Word is using the specially designed Strikethrough button on the Ribbon. Here’s how to accomplish that:
Then, open the Word document and then select the text you wish to strike through. Under the tab Home, press the ab button and draw an arrow across (Strikethrough) as follows:
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Use your Ribbon Guide shortcuts
It is also possible to use Word’s Ribbon guide shortcuts to get access to the strikethrough option via the Ribbon.
Choose the text you wish to erase, and then use the shortcut keys, one following another such as Alt, H, 4.
When you press Alt, Word will enable the shortcuts that guide you through ribbon. When you hit H, it will change into the home tab. You can then select 4 to enable strikethrough.
In either case, the chosen text will be swiftly removed as shown below.
To get rid of the strikethrough simply select the text that has been struck out and then click “Strikethrough”
Use the Font Dialog box to Cross Out Text
Its Font Dialog box is another method to add strikethrough to text within MS Word. In certain situations, the Strikethrough option isn’t available within the Ribbon however, it is accessible it via in the Font window.
First, choose the text you wish to strikethrough. Then, click on the tiny Diagonal Arrow in the bottom right corner of the Font group, under the “Home” tab. Press Ctrl+D.
Once the Font window appears, make sure to check the option ‘Strikethrough’ under the Effects section, and then click “OK” or press Alt+K.
Double Strikethrough by using Dialog box for Font
Choose the text you wish to strike twice and then start the Font dialog window following the steps above (Ctrl+D). In in the Font window, click Double strikethrough option to test it, then click “OK” to add double strikethrough.
As you can see below, the text selected will be double struckthrough.
Create a Custom Keyboard Shortcut to Strikethrough
Its standard Strikethrough shortcut key is to press Alt and then H and finally 4 this can be a little difficult and requires more time to get access to the option. If you’re not comfortable using the shortcuts provided to access strikethrough, you can design your own shortcuts in Microsoft Word by customizing the keyboard. Use these instructions to make an individual keyboard shortcut for Strikethrough.
In the upper left corner of the MS Word window, click on the File tab.
Click on ‘Options at the bottom right corner in the view from behind.
Within the Word Options window, click on the ‘Customize Ribbon’ button from the left side of the screen.
On the left you will see the ‘Customize’ icon in the Keyboard Shortcuts section at the bottom of the window.
A second dialog window titled Customize Keyboard will appear. Scroll down to choose ‘Home tab’ under Categories. Then, select Strikethrough under Commands.
Then, you need to click on the box that says “Press new shortcut key to:’. Then, press those key (simultaneously) you wish to assign as shortcuts. It is suggested that you assign 3 key shortcuts in order to keep out of conflict with other popular shortcuts. In this case, we’ve entered Ctrl+Shift+C. However, you could enter another shortcut. Once you have entered the shortcut key, press the ‘Assign’ button in the left-hand corner of the screen to confirm the shortcut.
After that, click the button ‘Close’ to close the window.
You can now select the text you want to strikethrough and then use your keyboard shortcut to swiftly strike through the text you have selected.
To eliminate these shortcut keys return to the Customize Keyboard window using the identical steps above. Select the ‘Home tab’ in the Categories, and then select Strikethrough under Commands. Then, choose the shortcut keys in the “Current Keys” Click the ‘Remove’ button . This will remove the shortcut.
Add Strikethrough to the Quick Access Toolbar
In the event that you cannot find the Strikethrough button is not available in the Ribbon You could include Strikethrough into the Quick Access Toolbar and then swiftly access it.
Quick Access Toolbar can be described as the toolbar that sits just over the ribbon. If you wish to move your Quick Access Toolbar below the ribbon, press the down arrow just to the right on the Quick Access Toolbar and choose “Show Below the Ribbon” in the dropdown.
To include Strikethrough into the Quick Access Toolbar, follow these steps:
If Strikethrough is enabled within the Ribbon and you want to use it, click the right-click icon Strikethrough within the Font group of the tab ‘Home’ in the Ribbon. From the drop-down menu, select the option ‘Add the quick access toolbar’.
If you are unable to use the Strikethrough option isn’t available within the Ribbon then select the down arrow to left of the toolbar’s Quick Access, and select ‘More Commands’ …’ in the dropdown menu. Go to the File tab, then select Options and then select the ‘Quick Access Toolbar within the Word Options window.
On the right select the option ‘All Commands …’ in the “Choose Commands from:’ drop-down.
In the command list in the left side of the box Select the command ‘Strikethrough’ and click the “Add >>” button in the middle to include it in on the right side of box.
After that, click “OK” to save the modifications.
You can now easily get access to the Strikethrough shortcut by using your Quick Access Toolbar located at the top.
Put a Line Through a Text Using Shapes
You can also draw an outline through text by using a the created line shape. You can create lines using your Shapes feature and then use it to strike through any amount of words. By creating a line you can strike through a whole page or paragraph. This is how you can accomplish this:
Then, open the document you wish to strike through the text. Go to the ‘Insert’ tab in the Ribbon. Click the ‘Shape’ drop-down menu in the Illustrations group, and choose the shape ‘Line’ within the Line section.
Draw an outline of the text you wish to strike out using your fingers and then moving it across the text.
You can also draw an arc-like cross-out line that runs diagonally across a passageway or a whole page by using the same technique.
This technique creates a custom strikethrough in text. After drawing a cross-out line over text, you can alter the width, color, and style that the lines take.
You can choose the inserted line, and alter the color of the line, its contour, as well as effects by selecting the Shape Styles group under the “Shape Format” tab.
To alter the width of the line, choose the line, then select the Shape Outline drop-down menu on the Shape Format tab.
Select “Weight” in the dropdown menu, and select a length of line from the menu.
To alter your line’s color, simply click the Shape Outline menu, then select one of the colors in the Theme Colors section.
You can alter the line into arrows or dashes by using the ‘Dashes’ or ‘Arrows options in the Outline menu. Outline menu.
That’s it.