Strikethrough is Alt K and all the other shortcuts are as described in the previous section with one exception.

This special formatting tool is available across the entire Microsoft Office suite, but you can also use it with some messaging apps and other text editors.

This article focuses on strikethrough shortcuts in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

In addition, you will find out about other word formatting effects and their shortcuts.

Select a word or piece of text and click on the strikethrough icon in the toolbar under the Home tab.

But you dont want to lift your hands from the keyboard, right If so, there are two shortcuts that allow you to strikethrough without touching the mouse.

Shortcut 1 For a quick single strikethrough effect, the shortcut is Alt H 4.

So, you select a piece of text or an entire paragraph and hit these keys on your keyboard.

When you want to remove the strikethrough effect, hit the shortcut sequence again and youll be able to see the normal text.

Shortcut 2 If you want to access more options, click Ctrl D on your keyboard to access the Fonts pop-up window.

Strikethrough is available under Effects and the shortcut for it is Alt K.

To quickly recap, the second shortcut is Ctrl D and then Alt K.

Of course, you need to select the desired text or word first.

And while youre at it, why not explore all the other effects that are available Here is a quick rundown together with the shortcuts and functions: Double strikethrough Alt L Superscript Alt P Subscript Alt B Small caps Alt M All caps Alt A Hidden Alt H Trick: You dont need to remember all the shortcuts.

If you take a close look, one letter is underlined on each effects label.

PowerPoint There are also two methods to apply strikethrough in PowerPoint.

The first method doesnt really need a special section as the shortcut is the default one for Office suite.

To be precise, you select the text box in PowerPoint and press Alt H 4.

Its important to note that this method and shortcut works on PC only.

Note: You should know that you dont need to hit the keys at the same time.

Press Alt first, then H, and then 4 this sequencetip applies to Word as well.

Font Dialog Box Method Press Ctrl T to access the Font dialog box and, same as with Word, press Alt the corresponding letter.

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