How to Strikethrough on Google Docs ( Mobile & Desktop)

Showkat Ali April 25, 2023

 

Google Docs is a popular online cloud-based word-processing tool that is used to create, edit and store documents online. It provides users a wide range of features including the features of text formatting that allows the users to customize the appearance of their documents, including text style, font size, colors, and paragraph spacing. Like many other word-processing tools Strikethrough style is also available in Google Docs, and it can be applied to individual words, phrases, or entire paragraphs.

Strikethrough is the font style that creates a horizontal straight line through the center of the word, phrase, or paragraph in the document. It is used to visually indicate that the text is deleted or is no longer useful without removing the text from the document. The readers of the document can still view the original text from the document but in Strikethrough format. In this article, we will tell you how to apply the Strikethrough text effect on Google Docs on both Mobile and Desktop.

How to Use Strikethrough from the Menu bar in Google Docs

Here we will tell you how to use Strikethrough from the menu bar in Google Docs on your Pc. Follow the below-given steps.
1. Open the browser on your computer and go to Google Docs.
2. Open the document you want to edit and select the text where you want to apply the Strikethrough effect.
3. Go to the menu bar at the top of the screen.
4. If you are in a full-screen mod you may not see a menu bar or formatting bar so press the escape button to bring them into view.
5. Click on the format menu in the menu bar.
6. Click on the text option in the drop-down menu.
7. Now select the Strikethrough in the sub-menu. This will apply the Strikethrough effect to the selected text. 

How to Use Strikethrough in the Google Docs Mobile App

If you are using Google Docs mobile app for Android or IOS follow the given steps to apply Strikethrough.

1. Open the Google Docs Mobile app on your smartphone.

2. Open the document on which you want to use Strikethrough.

3. Click on the edit icon in the below right corner.

4. Highlight the text you want to Strikethrough, to do this press a word and drag until the entire text is highlighted blue.

5. Once you highlight the desired text click on the "A" icon at the top of the screen.

6. When you click on the "A" icon a new menu appears with two options "Text" and "Paragraph".

7. Click on the "S" icon which is the Strikethrough option and the highlighted text will be Strikethrough.

How to Apply Strikethrough using Keyboard Shortcut on Google Docs

1. Open Google Docs on your Computer browser.
2. Open the document you want to edit and select the text where you want to apply the Strikethrough effect.
3. Once you select the desired text, Press the "Alt" and "Shift" keys together on your keyboard.
4. While holding down the "Alt" and "Shift" keys, press the "5" key on your keyboard's number pad. This will apply the strikethrough formatting to the selected text.

In this way you can Strikethrough on Google Docs on both Mobile & Desktop, I Hope you have understood this well. If you like this post in any way share it with your friends and also follow us on Google News for the latest updates.
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