How to Strikethrough text in Google Docs
There may be times when you want to cross out a section of text without deleting it completely. This is the perfect time to use the strikethrough option, leaving your text readable, but crossed out.
Tyler Harz
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Google Docs
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Open your document in Google Docs to get started.
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Click and highlight the portion of text that you want to strike out.
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Once your text is selected, click "Format" from the options along the top of your window.
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Select Text from the drop-down menu. Here you'll find all of the most common text effects.
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Finally, click "Strikethrough"
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You can now see that the text is crossed out.
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Alternatively, for a faster way to apply this effect, you can use a keyboard shortcut.
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With your text highlight, Press [[cmd]] + [[shift]] + [[x ]]
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This will also apply the Strikethrough effect, and it is much quicker than navigating through the menus.