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How to do strikethrough on Google Docs

Learn how to apply strikethrough formatting to text in Google Docs. This quick tutorial will guide you through using the Format menu to easily cross out words or phrases in your document.

Operations
6 steps 2 min Community template
1

Open the Google Docs document

Navigate to your Google Docs document to begin applying the strikethrough formatting to your text.

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Open the Google Docs document
2

Select the text

Click on the text within the document area to select the text.

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Select the text
3

Click the Format menu

Click the "Format" option in the top menu bar to open the formatting dropdown.

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Click the Format menu
4

Select the Text option

Click the "Text" option in the Format dropdown menu to view text formatting choices.

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Select the Text option
5

Click the Strikethrough option

Click the "Strikethrough" option in the Text submenu to apply the formatting to your selected text.

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Click the Strikethrough option
6

Click the document body

Click anywhere in the document body to deselect the text and view the applied strikethrough formatting.

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Click the document body

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