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Delete Strikethrough

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April 14, 2022
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I am editing a PDF in Adobe Acrobat and I keep getting the strikethrough. I used to be able to just delete the word and backspace. How do I disable this? Thank you!

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Correct answer Raven24045598qli1

Hi Raven,

IF you are in anything but the Edit mode (see my screenshot above), you WILL GET THE STRIKETHROUGH.

If you are IN THE EDIT MODE, you will delete the selected words.

Simply, you have to be in the EDIT MODE to delete words from a file.

Thank you Gary! I will google how to change the mode. Thank you so much!

ledchip

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Just amazing that Adobe's engineers felt that people would not want to delete, just put in lines. Obviously, this is meant for several people editing a document and allowing other to see what you did. However, this should be a mode you get into, not try to get out of. Very bit waste of time for NOTHING. Come on guys, help a fellow out !!!

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Chris34124250sn4m

Participant

For anyone else that comes across this like i did and is still not getting a true delete... you need to go to the tools tab (or the sidebar) and select edit PDF, and then in addition... you need to select the leftmost EDIT icon in the top "Edit PDF" menu bar that appears as well.

I was tearing my hair out trying to delete some stuff until i stumbled on that little bit.

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Julia351671256zrp

Participant

I came across the same issue however my document may have had a different template, layout or design. The strike through lines were not "true" strike through, lines were placed on the document as objects behind the text so there is no amount of delete or backspacing you could do to get rid of them. My eyeballs hurt... I hope this is helpful to someone 🙂

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emilberger1

Participant

The support guys are stupid as they dont even understand.

Thi topic is when NOWONE EVEN WANTS a Strikethrough ever.

It was added to acrobat and now ruins all our presentations as when we ant to remove a wort it leaves it with a IGNORANT, immature and uneducated and unwanted strickethrough and similar to this thread NONE paid attention to the first question.

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Legend

I think maybe you used to use a different app. The tools in Acrobat are everything - they are what you pay for, there are dozens. Why not explode them...

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Legend

(Actually, better than explode them - though it's tempting sometimes - why not explore them?) This is the app you have today so you may as well learn it. Knowing what used to work isn't going to help...

gary_sc

Community Expert

Hi Raven,

I have to admit, I'm completely confused. I know of no way to do strikethrough while editing.

Can you please verify which tool you're in? I've marked the icons for Editing and Commenting (you CAN take words that are in a document and strikethrough them. But not generate new text with strikethroughs).

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Raven24045598qli1Author

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Hello and thank you! When I hit delete in the PDF, the strikethrough
automatically shows up. I dont know why.

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Legend

Please actually confirm whether you are using the Edit tool or Comment tool. Don't just hit delete, for sure.

gary_sc

Community Expert

Hi Raven,

Just to clarify, is the text you are working to edit already have a strikethrough OR, as you edit, you are creating a strikethrough?

Thanks for any clarification.

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Raven24045598qli1Author

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As I edit, I get a strikethrough. Its my document. Maybe I have a protection on it? I dont know but I just want to delete. How can I fix this? Thank you too!