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Home > Microsoft Excel > 6 Easy Methods to Strikethrough in Excel

6 Easy Methods to Strikethrough in Excel

Note: This tutorial on strikethrough in Excel is suitable for all Excel versions including Mac and Office 365.

Excel is a great program for crunching numbers and there is no doubt about that. However, when it comes to formatting text, it can be a little confusing if you are not already familiar with some of the features. 

Strikethrough is one such example. We are sure you have frantically searched for the strikethrough option in the Excel ribbon but, to your disappointment, didn’t find it.

In this short guide, we will show you some easy methods to apply strikethrough in Excel. 

You’ll learn:

  • How to Apply Strikethrough in Excel?
    • Excel Strikethrough Keyboard Shortcut
    • How to Apply Strikethrough via Format Options?
    • How to Apply Strikethrough to Multiple Sheets Using VBA?
    • How to Apply Strikethrough on Excel Mac Version?
  • Shortcut Buttons for Strikethrough in Excel
    • Add a Strikethrough Button in the Quick Access Toolbar
    • Add a Strikethrough Button in the Excel Ribbon

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How to Apply Strikethrough in Excel?

Before we begin, let us first understand what strikethrough means. A strikethrough is just a line that crosses over the values of a cell. This is an example.  It is a formatting style that is generally used to indicate edits, cancelled or completed items in a spreadsheet. 

There are different ways to do this in Excel. Let us start with the easiest one. 

Excel Strikethrough Keyboard Shortcut

The keyboard shortcut to apply strikethrough in Excel is Ctrl+5. You can apply it by selecting a single cell, parts of a single cell, or a range of cells. You can even select multiple non-adjacent cells by holding the Ctrl button and clicking them. 

Strikethrough in Excel Keyboard Shortcut
Select the cells and press Ctrl+5 to strike them

Once you have selected the required cells, just press the keyboard buttons Ctrl and 5 together. All your selected cells will be struck off by a single line. 

How to Apply Strikethrough via Format Options?

Not a fan of shortcuts? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. You can still easily apply strikethrough using the Excel Format options. 

Just follow these steps:

  1. Select the cells, part of cell or range of cells you want to be struck off. 
  2. Right-click on your selection and click on Format Cells options. Alternatively, you can use the shortcut Ctrl+1.
Format Cells option to Strikethrough in Excel
Right-click on the selected cells and choose Format Cells
  1. In the Format Options dialogue box, check the tick-mark next to the Strikethrough option in the Font section. 
Select the Strikethrough option in the Font tab and click OK
Select the Strikethrough option in the Font tab and click OK
  1. Click OK. 

How to Apply Strikethrough to Multiple Sheets using VBA?

All the methods that we just discussed apply to cells of a single sheet. In some cases, you may have too many cells that need to be striked off in one go. What if you need to strikethrough multiple cells split across multiple sheets?  Don’t worry, as VBA codes come to your rescue. 

First, select the cells you want to strikethrough across multiple sheets by holding down the Ctrl button. 

Then run the following VBA code in the VBA editor ( Alt + F11)

Sub ApplyStrike()
Dim Ws As Worksheet
On Error Resume Next
For Each Ws In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
      Selection.Font.Strikethrough = True
      Next Ws
End Sub

This will apply the strikethrough formatting to all selected cells in that particular Excel workbook. 

How to Apply Strikethrough on Excel Mac Version?

If you are using a Mac, you can easily apply a strikethrough to selected cells, using the shortcut Command + Shift + X. 

Use the keyboard shortcut Command + Shift + X in Mac's Excel versions to apply strikethorugh
Use the keyboard shortcut Command + Shift + X in Mac’s Excel versions to apply strikethorugh

Alternatively, you can use the same steps followed in the Format option method. 

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Shortcut Buttons for Strikethrough in Excel 

You can add a shortcut button to strikethrough text either in the quick access toolbar or the Excel ribbon. Here’s how:

Add a Strikethrough Shortcut Button in the Quick Access Toolbar

  1. Click on the drop-down button in the Quick Access toolbar and click on More Commands. 
Click on More Commands under the Customize Quick Access Toolbar drop-down menu
Click on More Commands under the Customize Quick Access Toolbar drop-down menu
  1. In the Customise Quick Access toolbar menu, find and select the Strikethrough option from the Commands Not in the Ribbon section and click on the Add option. 
Select the Strikethrough option from the Commands Not in the Ribbon list and add it to the Quick Access Toolbar
Select the Strikethrough option from the Commands Not in the Ribbon list and add it to the Quick Access Toolbar
  1. Click OK. 

The Strikethrough option will now permanently appear in the quick access toolbar for your ease. 

Use the strikethrough shortcut button which appears in the Quick Access Toolbar
Use the strikethrough shortcut button which appears in the Quick Access Toolbar

Add a Strikethrough Shortcut Button in the Excel Ribbon

If you are not very comfortable using the Quick Acess Toolbar, you can add a similar strikethrough shortcut button to the Excel Ribbon. Follow these steps:

  1. Place your cursor anywhere on the ribbon and right-click on it. 
  1. Click on the Customise Ribbon option from the right-click menu. 
Right-click anywhere on the Excel Ribbon and choose the Customize the Ribbon option
Right-click anywhere on the Excel Ribbon and choose the Customize the Ribbon option
  1. In the Customise Ribbon menu click on any one of the target tabs on the right-hand side to a new group and rename it appropriately.  In this example, I am using the one which I had already created for the subscript and superscript options.
  1. Select the newly created group. 
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Create a new custom group in Home tab to add the Strikethrough button
  1. Find and locate the Strikethrough option from the list on the left-hand side under the Commands Not in the Ribbon section. 
Add the Strikethrough button to the Custom Group from the Commands Not in the Ribbon list
Add the Stirkethrough button to the Custom Group from the Commands Not in the Ribbon list
  1. Click Add and Press OK. 

This will insert a custom strikethrough option to the specific group in the Home tab. You can use it any time you want to apply the strikethrough format to your cells. 

Use the Strikethrough shortcut button in the Home tab of the Ribbon menu
Use the Strikethrough shortcut button in the Home tab of the Ribbon menu

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Closing Thoughts

In this guide, we looked at how to easily apply a strikethrough in Excel, the easy way. We hope you found this guide helpful.

If you have any questions about this or any other Excel feature, please feel free to ask in the comments section. 

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