Step 2: Select the text that you want to cross out. Step 1: Open the document containing the text that you want to cross out. If you want to switch your text to all small caps, you are able to do that as well. If you have any problems with using Word’s Styles gallery and pane, drop me a note in the comments and I’ll do my best to fix the issue. And because any style can be tweaked, you get to change your mind as often as you like.
#YOUTUBE HOW TO REMOVE FORMATTING IN WORD 2013 MANUAL#
This article will assume that you already have an existing document that contains the text which you want to cross out. Applying a style to an element of your book file takes a fraction of the time required for manual formatting. This effect is called “strikethrough” and it is available as a text formatting option in Word 2013. The steps in this article will show you how to format text so that it appears to be crossed out. You can follow our steps below to learn how to cross out text in your Word 2013 document. By using strikethrough to cross out the text it is understood that the text should be deleted, but it is still available in case it needs to be re-added later. This serves to inform the reader that the text should not be read as part of the document, while leaving it in a format that can still be read.Ĭrossing out text in a Word document can be done for similar reasons, but it can also be helpful if a group is collaborating on a document and one group member feels that a segment of text should be removed. Have you ever noticed text in an online article that is crossed out, and wondered why? Often this is because the author later found that the information was incorrect, but wanted to leave the text in place for one reason or another.