Strikeouts

Some forms contain fields which must be 'struck out', or crossed out, if they do not apply. (For example, 'Mr/Mrs/Ms [delete as applicable])

A strikeout field overlays the text to be struck out, and will be filled with 'x's if a single 'x' is entered in the field. Strikeout fields are highlighted in red.

Tip You can type a strikeout using X or Shift-X.

Strikeouts fields comprise a series of strikethrough characters on a transparent background.  The default strikethrough is crossed (XXXXXXXX) but this may be changed to single or double line strikethrough in the Options; the option selected here applies both to pre-defined and user-defined strikeout fields.

Inserting a Strikeout

In addition to pre-defined strikeout fields, you can also add their own strikeouts to a page in order to strike out sections of form text. 

Please be aware that, because of the differences between the screen and print dimensions, when a form is printed the strikeout position relative to the rest of the form may not be exactly as it appears on screen.  Therefore it may be necessary to adjust the positioning of the strikeout field by trial and error in order to achieve the desired result.

1. Select Insert: Strikeout. When a user-defined strikeout is active it shows with a sizable border:

   

2. Use the mouse pointer to move and re-size the strikeout as required.  Multiline strikeouts may be created by increasing the height of the field.

When you click away from a user-defined strikeout it becomes inactive and displays with a transparent background and solid border.  

Note The border displays on screen but does not print.

Strikeouts and Form Expandability

It is not possible for user-defined strikeouts and form expansion to coexist in the same form. 

Therefore adding a strikeout to a form will disable the expandability features in that form.  Conversely, it is not possible to add a strikeout to a form which has already expanded.

The expansion status of the current (open) form is indicated in the status bar.