How do I change the color of Strikethrough without changing the color of the text?

Anonymous
2010-10-06T19:10:44+00:00

Hello,

I have Word 2007. I want to achieve red Strikethrough upon normal black text.

I would be grateful to know how to do this, or if, as I suspect, it is not possible, then I would also be interested to know why Microsoft has not provided this quite obviously needed function.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Robert.

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Anonymous
2010-11-30T09:36:24+00:00

Crossing something out electronically is a nonsense; period. That the facility is even made available is a questionable use of resources. If you really want to strikethrough in a colour other than the text colour, you must use fields (see http://wordfaqs.mvps.org/Overbar.htm) to overlay your text with struckthrough spaces, and format the spaces in whatever colour you want.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-05-12T04:51:17+00:00

    If you anchor the shape to the first character of the text you strike through, then the shape will move with the character.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-05-12T04:15:47+00:00

    Hello Anthony B,

    As I mentioned in my previous message, which you even admit in your message, "Shapes" can move.

    Therefore using "Shapes" is unacceptable.

    Regards,

    Ray333

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-05-10T21:12:05+00:00

    One way to do this with Word 2007 is:

    Insert -> Shape -> Line

    Then change the line to red like this:

    Drawing Tools Format -> Shape Styles -> Shape Outline -> Red.

    However, if you add text to the top of the document (or to the start of a line), the red strike-through might "move" and need to be adjusted to the proper place again (by a mouse drag).  It is possible this way (but perhaps not very maintainable).

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-04-01T22:14:47+00:00

    The reason I want to use a red strikethrough on black text is because that is the proper way to correct a mistake on an electronic medical record. Most EMR systems have this option built in, but I am trying to show examples in a list of instructions.

    +1.

    Using it for legal drafting -- consolidating contract amendments, showing when terms were added/removed, but need previous terms to remain visible. Resorting to highlighting and underlining, which can be colored. Much worse form, but an acceptable workaround in my case.

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