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Hiding Text

You can use fields and sections to hide or display text in your document if a condition is met.

Before you can hide text, you must first create a variable to use in the condition for hiding the text.

To Create a Variable

  1. Click in your document and choose \Insert - Fields - Other\.

  2. Click the \Variables \tab and click "Set Variable" in the \Type \list.

  3. Click "General" in the \Format \list.

  4. Type a name for the variable in the \Name \box, for example, "Hide".

  5. Enter a value for the variable in the \Value \box, for example, "1".

  6. To hide the variable in your document, select \Invisible\.

  7. Click \OK\.

To hide text:

  1. Click in the document where you want to add the text.

  2. Choose \Insert - Fields - Other\ and click the \Functions \tab.

  3. Click "Hidden Text" in the \Type \list.

  4. Enter a statement in the \Condition \box. For example, using the variable you previously defined, enter "Hide==1".

  5. Type the text that you want to hide in the \Hidden text \box.

  6. Click \OK\.

To hide a paragraph:

  1. Click in the paragraph where you want to add the text.

  2. Choose Insert - Field - More Fields and click the Functions tab.

  3. Click "Hidden Paragraph" in the \Type \list.

  4. Enter a statement in the \Condition \box. For example, using the variable you previously defined, enter "Hide==1".

  5. Click \OK\.

note

You must enable this feature by removing the check mark Hidden Paragraphs in the dialog - LibreOfficeDev Writer - View. When the check mark is set, you cannot hide any paragraph.


To hide a section:

  1. Select the text that you want to hide in your document.

  2. Choose Insert - Section.

  3. In the\ Hide\ area, select\ Hide\, and then enter an expression in the\ Condition\ box. For example, using the variable you previously defined, enter "Hide==1".

  4. Click \OK\.