Thank you!!! I have tried turning off track changes in the source (new) document. The fastest way to create the strikeout text effect in Excel is to use the Ctrl+5keyboard shortcut. To do this, just tap and hold one of the words you want to cross out, and then drag either side of the selection bars until all of the desired text is highlighted. You'll also learn about the other advanced text settings available to you. When it is light grey, track changes is off. A great help in a hurry: thank you, Allen Wyatt! Click the dropdown arrow within the toolbar in order to select Strikethrough option. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/d\/d0\/Cross-Out-Words-in-a-Microsoft-Word-Document-Step-1-Version-4.jpg\/v4-460px-Cross-Out-Words-in-a-Microsoft-Word-Document-Step-1-Version-4.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/d\/d0\/Cross-Out-Words-in-a-Microsoft-Word-Document-Step-1-Version-4.jpg\/aid1955556-v4-728px-Cross-Out-Words-in-a-Microsoft-Word-Document-Step-1-Version-4.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"
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