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How to add and remove strikethrough to words in Outlook?

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In Microsoft Word, you may use the "Strikethrough" feature and draw a line through selected text to indicate deleting or changing. Actually, the "strikethrough" feature works in Outlook too. And this article is a tutorial about how to add and remove "strikethrough" to selected text in Microsoft Outlook easily.


Add and remove strikethrough to words in email message

It is quite easy to add and remove "strikethrough" to words in a composing email message.

Step 1: Select the text you will add strikethrough to in Message window.

Step 2: Click the "Strikethrough" button doc-strikethrough-7 in the "Font" group on the "Format Text" tab.

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Now the strikethrough is added to the selected text at once.

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It will remove strikethrough from text immediately by clicking the "Strikethrough" button doc-strikethrough-7 again, if selected text has been with strikethrough already.

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Add and remove double strikethrough to words in email message

In addition to strikethrough, there is an alternative "double strikethrough" in Microsoft Outlook. And you can apply and remove it in an email message with following steps:

Step 1: Select the text you will add double strikethrough to in the Message Window.

Step 2: Click the "Launcher" doc-strikethrough-3 at the bottom right corner in the "Font" group on the "Format Text" tab.

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Step 3: In the Font dialog box, check the "Double strikethrough" option in the "Effects" section.

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Step 4: Click the "OK" button.

Then the double strikethrough is added to the selected text instantly. See the following screenshot:

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To remove the double strikethrough from text, firstly select the text with double strikethrough, and then uncheck the "Double strikethrough" option in the Font dialog box, finally click "OK".


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