Wajiha Taiyeba
In this article we will see a simple but useful skill, so today our topic is how to remove strikethrough in Google Docs. As we know Google Docs is a powerful word-processing tool that allows users to create and edit documents online. We have strikethrough in it and today we will see how to remove it, it’s used to cut out a word or sentence or even an entire paragraph, we use strikethrough to a text to cut it out.
Strikethrough is a formatting option that places a line through selected text, indicating that it is no longer relevant or has been corrected. However, there may be times when you want to remove the strikethrough and restore the original text. In this article, I will show you how to remove strikethrough in Google Docs.
Why do we need to Remove Strikethrough in Google Docs?
Learning how to remove strikethrough in Google Docs is important because it allows you to edit and revise your documents more efficiently. The strike-through text indicates that it has been removed or corrected, but it can also be used for emphasis. If you no longer want the text to be struck through, removing it will improve the clarity and readability of your document.
Additionally, it is useful for formatting purposes, like creating a to-do list or making a revision in a document that you are collaborating on with someone. Sometimes we cut out some content from a document but we want to keep it to tell that this content was there but now it’s not part of it, this information is very useful sometimes, for example, if your teammate is giving some points to you on anything now you can check them and cut out the wrong on bad points and return the file to them. There can be many many uses cases of it.
How to Remove Strikethrough in Google Docs
We have three methods for removing strike through from our text in Google Docs, here we will see all the methods step by step. The first method is selecting the text and clearing the formatting, the second step is manually removing the strike-through from the Format menu, and the last method is using a keyword shortcut let’s see all of them.
Remove Strikethrough in Google Docs – Using the Format Menu
In this section, we will learn how to remove strikethrough in Google Docs using the Format menu method. This method is very simple we go to the text and click on the strikethrough button, it’s a toggle button, it will remove the strike-through format if applied, and will apply it if not applied already.
Step 1
Select the text in your file which has the strike-through formatting applied.
Step 2
Look for the “Strikethrough” option in the text formatting and click on it. This will remove the strikethrough from the selected text.
Go to Format > Text > Strikethrough
Step 3
Clicking on the Strikethrough button will immediately remove the strike-through formatting.
Yes, you are done. It is this much simple.
Remove Strikethrough in Google Docs – Using the Keyboard Shortcut
In this section, we will learn how to remove strikethrough in Google Docs using the keyboard shortcut, this is quite an easy and very useful method.
Step 1
Select the text by dragging your mouse over it, or by double-clicking it if it’s a single
Step 2
Press the keyboard shortcut key which is Alt + Shift + 5
Step 3
This is how it works; you can see the formatting has gone and now your text has no strikethrough formatting.
Remove Strikethrough in Google Docs – Using Clear Formatting
In this section, we will see another method to remove strikethrough in Google docs. This method works for all other formatting removals as well, its the clear formatting method, when we select some text and use this option then the text comes to its original default position, whether is strikethrough, bold, italic, superscript, subscript, underline or any other formatting on the text, this method will change the text and take back to its original default position with no formatting applied. See the below steps to learn how this method works for removing strikethrough formatting.
Step 1
Select the text from which you want to remove the strikethrough formatting
Step 2
Right Click and a context menu will appear, now go down and click on the Clear formatting option.
OR
Step 3
Go to the Format menu and click on the Clear Formatting option in the last
Note: The keyboard shortcut for clear formatting is Ctrl + \
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I remove strikethrough formatting from multiple pieces of text at once?
To remove strikethrough formatting from multiple pieces of text at once, follow these steps:
Step 1
Select all the text that you want to remove the strikethrough from, you can use the Ctrl key to select multiple pieces of text.
Step 2
Click on the “Format” option in the top menu bar.
Step 3
Select “Text” and then “Strikethrough” from the drop-down menu.
The strikethrough formatting should now be removed from all the selected text.
I accidentally added strikethrough formatting to a whole document, how can I remove it?
To remove the strikethrough formatting from a whole document, follow these steps
Step 1
Select all the text in the document by pressing “Ctrl” + “A”
Step 2
Click on the “Format” option in the top menu bar > select “Text” and then “Strikethrough” from the drop-down menu.
The strikethrough formatting will be removed from the whole document.
There can be more ways of doing it, but this is the most optimistic method.
Conclusion
This was all about how to remove strikethrough in Google Docs, this was a relatively easy topic, and I hope you don’t have any confusion about it. I will see you soon with another problem-solving tutorial. We learn something new every day on Office Demy. So, to boost your skills, and keep your office skills up to date, stay connected with us. Thank you!
