How to Make Strikethrough Text on AIM

"Strikethrough" text is content displayed with a line through the text. HTML includes a "strike" tag that lets you display this text in any Web page, but you can also use the HTML tag to strike through the text displayed in the America Online Instant Messenger software. AIM lets you type HTML tags in the chat client, and the chat client automatically displays the formatted text in the recipient's window.

Instructions

1. Click the Windows "Start" button and type "notepad" in the search text box at the bottom of the pane. Select "Notepad" from under Programs in the search results, which you can use to create the strikethrough text before sending the text to your recipient.

2. Type the strikethrough HTML tag and the text you want to show with the line through it. For instance, the following code displays "I made an error" with a line through the text:

   <strike>I made an error</strike>

3. Copy the HTML code you created in Notepad and paste the code to your AIM client software. Press "Enter" to send the message. Notice the text you send has a line through it from the "strike" tag.

Tips & Warnings

• You can type your strikethrough html tags and text directly into AIM client software, but you may make an error. Using Notepad allows you to edit your text first.

References

• W3 Schools: HTML <s> and <strike> Tags