How to Use WPS Strikethrough on Windows

Use Strikethrough with 5 how-to topics, including adding strikethrough, using Text Properties, removing strikethrough, adding double strikethrough, and removing double strikethrough; choose a topic from the index and follow the steps.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Add Strikethrough

Feature entry: Home tab → Strikethrough

1. Open the text document you want to edit.
2. Select the text that you want to format.
3. Click the Home tab.
4. Click Strikethrough.
5. A single line appears through the selected text.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: A single line appears through the middle of the selected text.
• What you can do next: You can keep typing, copy content, save the file, or adjust other formatting.

Tips While Using

• Strikethrough does not delete the original text. It only changes the display style.
• If no text is selected first, the action may not apply to the intended content.

2. Add Strikethrough through Text Properties

Feature entry: Home tab → Text Properties drop-down menu → Text Properties → Text tab → Strikethrough

1. Open the text document and select the target text.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Open the Text Properties drop-down menu and select Text Properties.
4. In the task pane on the right, switch to the Text tab.
5. Click Strikethrough.
6. The selected text shows the strikethrough effect.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The task pane shows text-format options, and the selected text displays strikethrough.
• What you can do next: You can continue adjusting other text styles in the same pane.

Tips While Using

• This method is useful when you want to combine strikethrough with other text-style settings.
• Make sure the task pane is currently on the Text tab.

3. Remove Strikethrough

Feature entry: Home tab → Strikethrough

1. Select the text that already has strikethrough.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Click Strikethrough again.
4. The line is removed from the text.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The text returns to normal display without a single line.
• What you can do next: You can apply other font styles or save the document.

Tips While Using

• If the text uses double strikethrough, remove it from the corresponding double-strikethrough entry instead.

4. Add Double Strikethrough

Feature entry: Home tab → Text Properties drop-down menu → Text Properties → Text tab → Double Strikethrough

1. Select the text that you want to format with double strikethrough.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Open the Text Properties drop-down menu and select Text Properties.
4. In the task pane on the right, switch to the Text tab.
5. Click Double Strikethrough.
6. Two lines appear through the selected text.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The target text shows two lines through it.
• What you can do next: You can continue editing the text or adjust other formatting.

Tips While Using

• Double strikethrough is useful when you want stronger visual distinction in revision or markup scenarios.

5. Remove Double Strikethrough

Feature entry: Home tab → Text Properties drop-down menu → Text Properties → Text tab → Double Strikethrough

1. Select the text that already has double strikethrough.
2. Click the Home tab.
3. Open the Text Properties drop-down menu and select Text Properties.
4. In the task pane on the right, switch to the Text tab.
5. Click Double Strikethrough again.
6. The double strikethrough is removed.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The text returns to a state without double strikethrough.
• What you can do next: You can apply single strikethrough, change font color, or use other text styles.

Tips While Using

• If the text also has other styles, removing double strikethrough does not remove those other formats automatically.