WinWord: Strikethrough Formatting Misaligns with Small Caps

• Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word for Windows, strikethrough character formatting does not print or display correctly when applied to text formatted with small caps. The strikethrough formatting on text formatted with small caps does not align with the strikethrough formatting on other text. This causes a jagged, crooked line through text that contains both small caps formatting and other character formatting. Similarly, strikethrough character formatting applied to lowercase small caps does not align with strikethrough character formatting applied to uppercase small caps of the same font and size.

MORE INFORMATION

Strikethrough formatting applied to text with small caps formatting is positioned higher than strikethrough formatting applied to text without small caps formatting. Strikethrough formatting also misaligns on small caps of varying point sizes, uppercase letters, numbers, and punctuation characters (commas, apostrophes, periods, and so forth).

WORKAROUND

Word for Windows version 6.0

If you need to apply strikethrough formatting to text with small caps in Word for Windows version 6.0, you can change the small caps to allcaps with a smaller point size. In Word for Windows version 6.0, strikethrough character formatting applied to text formatted with all caps prints correctly.

Strikethrough formatting is applied to deleted text when you choose the Revisions command from the Tools menu. strikethrough formatting applied in this manner aligns incorrectly. With revision marks enabled, strikethrough formatting is applied to text that you delete by pressing the DELETE key or by pressing the BACKSPACE key.

Word for Windows Version 2.0

If you need to apply strikethrough formatting to text with small caps in Word for Windows version 2.0, you can change the small caps to all caps with a smaller point size. In Word for Windows version 2.0, strikethrough character formatting applied to text formatted with all caps prints correctly.

Strikethrough formatting is applied to deleted text when you choose the Revision Marks command from the Tools menu. Strikethrough formatting applied in this manner aligns correctly. With revision marks enabled, strikethrough formatting is applied to text that you delete by pressing the DELETE key or by pressing the BACKSPACE key.

Word for Windows Version 1.x

In Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.1a, strikethrough formatting is not available as a character format. Strikethrough formatting is applied by choosing Revision Marks from the Utilities menu. With revision marks enabled, strikethrough formatting is applied to text that you delete by pressing the DELETE key or by pressing the BACKSPACE key.

Note: In Word for Windows version 1.x, strikethrough formatting applied to the spaces between words displays and prints higher than strikethrough formatting applied to other characters. In Word for Windows version 2.0, strikethrough formatting aligns consistently on spaces and other characters.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 144-146