There are a handful of different ways to do this, and we are going to begin with the fastest one. What does it mean to strikethrough in Excel? Simply, to put a line through a value in a cell. To ensure that everyone is on the same page, let's define the term first.

How to do strikethrough in Excel for Mac.

How to strikethrough text in Excel Online.

Cross out text automatically with conditional formatting.

Add a strikethrough button to Excel ribbon.

Add a strikethrough button to Quick Access Toolbar.

So, how do I strikethrough text in Excel? By using any of the six methods described in this tutorial :) Naturally, you'd expect to see the same button on the Excel ribbon. It is super easy to cross out text in Microsoft Word - you simply click the strikethrough button on the ribbon. These ARE NOT 3 full stops so instead of typing 'dot,dot,dot' place your cursor at the end of the shortcut name and (in System Prefs) go to 'Edit/Special Characters.' and either select or drag 'Horizontal Ellipsis' to the end of the shortcut name.This short tutorial explains different ways to add, use and remove strikethrough format in Excel desktop, Excel Online and Excel for Mac.Įxcel is great for manipulating numbers, but it does not always make clear how to format text values the way you want. One more point, if you are creating a shortcut for a menu item such as TextEdit's 'Format/Fonts/Styles.' the 3 dots at the end of the word 'Styles.' need to be included in your shortcut name (point 6 in instructions above). As pointed out in an earlier post, the shortcut works ONLY when rulers are visible Now if you select the 'Styles' drop down menu 'Struck through' will have your shortcut next to itġ0. Relaunch text edit and make rulers visible. In 'Keyboard Shortcut' type your desired shortcut (I went for command-alt-s)ĩ. NOTE* This is the specific name of the action you wish to shortcut so get it right!ħ. In the window which appears, select TextEdit from the Application drop down menu, in the 'Menu Title' area type in 'Struck through' exactly as it appears within the TextEdit 'Styles' menu.

Open System Preferences, Select 'Keyboard & Mouse', then the 'Keyboard shortcuts' tabĦ. It has 'Struck through' in it (I'm using TextEdit version 1.5, if you use another version this may be 'Strikethough' instead, if so, in the following instructions replace 'Struck through' with 'Strikethrough')Ĥ. Select the 'Styles' drop down menu in the top left corner. Command-R to bring up rulers (if they ain't there already)ģ.

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