Word provides shortcut key combinations for many different formatting options. One common formatting attribute that does not have such a combination is strikethrough. Most people add it by displaying the Font dialog box and then selecting Strikethrough in the Effects area of the dialog box.
You can define your own shortcut key for strikethrough by customizing Word. All you need to do is follow these steps:
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- Press Ctrl+D. Word displays the Font tab of the Font dialog box. (See Figure 1.)
- Hold down Alt+Ctrl and, at the same time, press the plus sign on the numeric keypad. The mouse pointer turns into a clover symbol.
- Click on the Strikethrough check box in the Font dialog box. (As you move the mouse pointer to get ready to click, the mouse pointer may change back to an arrow instead of a clover; this is OK.) When you click, Word displays the Customize Keyboard dialog box with the insertion point blinking in the Press New Shortcut Key box. (See Figure 2.)
- Type whatever shortcut key you want to use for the strikethrough format. Just hold down whatever combination of the Alt, Ctrl, and Shift keys you want and then press the desired key to go with that combination. If the combination is already taken,that information shows just below the Customize Keyboard dialog box and you can then change to a different shortcut key. (A good combination to consider is Alt+Shift+S or Ctrl+Alt+S, neither of which are used in a default installation of Word.)
- Click the shortcut key is now assigned to apply strikethrough formatting.
- Click Close to dismiss the Customize Keyboard dialog box.
- Click Cancel to dismiss the Font dialog box.
Figure 1. The Font tab of the Font dialog box.
Figure 2. The Customize Keyboard dialog box.
Apr 17, 2013 Strikethrough keyboard shortcuts in MS Office. April 17, 2013. I use a lot of. Jun 14, 2019 Strikethrough Shortcut in Word for Mac. If you are using Word for Mac, strikethrough is accessible through the following shortcut: COMMAND + Shift + X; I hope these shortcuts will help you in editing your text documents. If you know any other fast and easy way for adding Strikethrough in a text, make sure you drop us a line in the comment.
It should be noted that there are a variety of ways that you can display the Customize Keyboard dialog box, which is necessary for the above steps. The method used in these steps was selected because after you complete steps 1 through 3, the Customize Keyboard dialog box is already filled in with the proper settings to invoke the strikethrough formatting. If you use a different method to display the dialog box, you'll need to make the specific settings in that dialog box required to apply strikethrough formatting. (In other words, the above method of invoking the Customize Keyboard dialog box saves you some time when compared to other methods.)
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In Microsoft Word 2016, you can change the keyboard shortcuts. A keyboard shortcut is a combination of keys that you press to give a command. For example, pressing Ctrl+P opens the Print window; pressing Ctrl+S gives the Save command. If you don’t like a keyboard shortcut in Word, you can change it and invent a keyboard shortcut of your own.
You can also assign keyboard shortcuts to symbols, macros, fonts, building blocks, and styles.
Follow these steps to choose keyboard shortcuts of your own in Microsoft Word:
- On the File tab, choose Options.You see the Word Options dialog box.
- Go to the Customize Ribbon category.
- Click the Customize button (you can find it at the bottom of the dialog box next to the words “Keyboard Shortcuts”).You see the Customize Keyboard dialog box, as shown here.
- In the Categories list, choose the category with the command to which you want to assign the keyboard shortcut.At the bottom of the list are the Macros, Fonts, Building Blocks, Styles, and Common Symbols categories.
- Choose the command name, macro, font, building block, style, or symbol name in the Commands list.
- In the Press New Shortcut Key box, type the keyboard shortcut.Press the actual keys. For example, if the shortcut is Ctrl+8, press the Ctrl key and the 8 key — don’t type out C-t-r-l- +8.If you try to assign a shortcut that has already been assigned, the words “Currently assigned to” and a command name appear below the Current Keys box. You can override the preassigned keyboard assignment by entering a keyboard assignment of your own.
- If you want the keyboard shortcut changes you make to apply to the document you’re working on, not to all documents created with the template you’re working with, open the Save Changes In drop-down list and choose your document’s name.
- Click the Assign button.
- When you finish assigning keyboard shortcuts, close the Customize Keyboard dialog box.
To delete a keyboard shortcut, display it in the Current Keys box, select it, and click the Remove button.
Microsoft Word Quick Key For Strikethrough Machine
You can always get the old keyboard shortcuts back by clicking the Reset All button in the Customize Keyboard dialog box.