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How to Use Strikethrough Shortcuts in Microsoft Word

Asmi DhakalBy Asmi DhakalSeptember 19, 2022
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Microsoft Word offers tons of text formatting options, including the strikethrough option. Typically used to narrate the author to clear a sentence out, you could strikethrough a word or sentence for many more reasons.

If you regularly use the formatting option, accessing it from the home tab can get quite bothersome over time. In this article, we will show you ways to use the strikethrough option with shortcuts in MS Word. Keep reading this article to save yourself some time using the strikethrough option!

Table of Contents

  • How to Use Strikethrough Shortcuts in Microsoft Word?
    • Ribbon Guide
    • Font Window
    • Add to Quick Access Toolbar
    • Create Custom Shortcut

How to Use Strikethrough Shortcuts in Microsoft Word?

Although there is no library shortcut to apply strikethrough to your texts in MS Word, there are plenty of ways around it. 

We have gathered four ways you could use the strikethrough shortcut in MS Word. Among these methods, the last one will discuss how you can create a custom keyboard shortcut to apply strikethrough to your texts.

Ribbon Guide

Ribbon Guide

The ribbon guide shortcut is the fastest way to apply the strikethrough format. In MS Word, the Alt key triggers the ribbon guide. After the ribbon guide is triggered, the H key activates the options available in the Home tab. The strikethrough option is labeled as 4, so you can apply the formatting option by hitting the 4 key on your keyboard.

Firstly, select the text you want to strikethrough on your document. To apply the strikethrough effect from the ribbon guide, use these keys in order:

ALT + H + 4

Ribbon Guide shortcut

Font Window

This method is another way to use the strikethrough format with a keyboard shortcut. To use this method, you will first need to access the Font window. Then, you need to apply Strikethrough from the effects section of the window.

Select the text you wish to strikethrough from the document. Use the following shortcuts to apply strikethrough on your selected word or sentence on MS Word:

  1. Use Ctrl + D to open the Font window.
    Font Window Shortcut MS Word
  2. Hit the shortcut Alt + K to select strikethrough.
    FontWindow
  3. Press Enter.

Add to Quick Access Toolbar

You can add any option in the Quick Access Toolbar in MS Word. No matter which tab you have selected from the menu bar, the added options are always available in the top-left corner of your screen, above your document.

You can add the strikethrough option in the Quick Access Toolbar to use the tool no matter what tab you’re on. This method is better for users that often have difficulty remembering keyboard shortcuts.

Refer to the following steps to add strikethrough in the Quick Access Toolbar.

  1. Open MS Word.
  2. Head to the Home tab.
  3. Right-click the strikethrough option and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar.
    Add to Quick Access Toolbar
  4. The strikethrough option will appear on the top-left corner of your window below the ribbon.
    QuickAccessToolbar

Create Custom Shortcut

Unlike other formatting options such as bold, italics, and underline, strikethrough does not have its own library shortcuts. Although you could apply the workarounds we’ve mentioned earlier in this article, you could also create a custom shortcut to apply the strikethrough format.

If you’re interested in creating your very own shortcut for the strikethrough format, follow these steps:

  1. Locate the Font section in the Home ribbon.
  2. Right-click on the strikethrough option.
  3. Select Customize the Ribbon.
    Customize the Ribbon
  4. Click the Customize button on the bottom left corner next to Keyboard shortcuts.
    Customize the Ribbon 2
  5. Under Categories, select Home Tab.
  6. Scroll down under commands to select Strikethrough.
  7. Enter a new shortcut under Press new shortcut key.
  8. Next to Save change in, make sure Normal.dotm is selected.
    Create Custom Keyboard Shortcut
  9. Click Assign on the bottom left corner.
    press-assign-in-ms-word-to-create-strike-through-shortcut
  10. Select OK on the Word Options window.
  11. Select the text you want to strikethrough in the doc and use the set shortcut to format the text.
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Asmi Dhakal is a Tech Writer specializing in Microsoft Office-based programs at TechNewsToday. She aims to use her experience to help others learn their way around its programs. Asmi’s interest in Office products grew when she first entered the marketing industry. While she initially struggled to understand their application, she eventually understood her way around them. In her articles, she exhibits a strong understanding of related issues and attempts to push only relevant fixes. Over time, she has grown a particular fondness for MS Excel and spends her free time learning Visual Basic Analysis (VBA). She’s always on the lookout for productivity tools that can get the job done quicker in Excel. Her approach to related problems is very humane, helping new users not only fix the issue but learn more about its nature. Asmi also heavily indulges in personal writing. She is a disciplined journal writer and has maintained a regular journal for 8 years! When her schedule allows, she works to rehabilitate street animals. You can contact her at asmi@technewstoday.com

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