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Overstriking characters

This may be used, for example, to indicate text deleted in the course of editing. Both the ulem and the soul packages provide the necessary facilities.

Overstriking for cancellation in maths expressions is achieved by a different mechanism.

Documentation of ulem is in the package file.

soul.sty
macros/latex/contrib/soul (or browse the directory); catalogue entry
ulem.sty
macros/latex/contrib/ulem (or browse the directory); catalogue entry

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This is FAQ version 3.27, released on 2013-06-07.