No strikethrough text

Flagging strikethrough text.

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This GreenLight check looks for strikethrough text — text that is styled with the strikethrough attribute inside the InDesign document, and will appear on the page.

Strikethrough text is typically used whilst the text of a document is being edited, often to indicate that it should be deleted or is 'placeholder' text, and is not expected in the final output.

Text erroneously styled with the strikethrough attribute

The GreenLight check will take you to the location on the page where strikethrough text can be found and highlight it.

The GreenLight dialog warning that strikethrough text has been located in the document

Fix strikethrough text issues by either removing the strikethrough or deleting the strikethrough text. To remove the formatting, highlight the text, choose InDesign Window menu > Control and click the Strikethrough button:

InDesign's Control panel with Character settings and strikethrough button selected

You can also choose InDesign Window menu > Type & Tables > Character and press its panel menu to access Strikethrough.

Removing the strikethrough using the Character panel menu

Note: this check will not flag deleted text that is marked as strikethrough text in the Story Editor when the Track Changes feature is used.