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28cdf0e10cSrcweir<meta>
29cdf0e10cSrcweir      <topic id="textswriterguidehidden_textxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
30cdf0e10cSrcweir         <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Hiding Text</title>
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32cdf0e10cSrcweir      </topic>
33cdf0e10cSrcweir   </meta>
34cdf0e10cSrcweir   <body>
35cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3148856"><bookmark_value>text; hiding</bookmark_value>
36cdf0e10cSrcweir      <bookmark_value>sections;hiding</bookmark_value>
37cdf0e10cSrcweir      <bookmark_value>paragraphs;hiding</bookmark_value>
38cdf0e10cSrcweir      <bookmark_value>hiding;text, with conditions</bookmark_value>
39cdf0e10cSrcweir      <bookmark_value>variables;for hiding text</bookmark_value>
40cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark><comment>mw deleted "comparisons;" and copied two entries to hidden_text_display.xhp and 2 entries to nonprintable_text.xhp</comment><comment>MW added "variables;"</comment>
41cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3148856" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><variable id="hidden_text"><link href="text/swriter/guide/hidden_text.xhp" name="Hiding Text">Hiding Text</link>
42cdf0e10cSrcweir</variable></paragraph>
43cdf0e10cSrcweir      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150103" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="2">You can use fields and sections to hide or display text in your document if a condition is met.</paragraph>
44cdf0e10cSrcweir      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153409" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="19">Before you can hide text, you must first create a variable to use in the condition for hiding the text.</paragraph>
45cdf0e10cSrcweir      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id5174108" role="heading" level="2" l10n="NEW">To Create a Variable</paragraph>
46cdf0e10cSrcweir      <list type="ordered">
47cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
48cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153131" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="20">Click in your document and choose <emph>Insert - Fields - Other</emph>.</paragraph>
49cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
50cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
51cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149640" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="21">Click the <emph>Variables </emph>tab and click "Set Variable" in the <emph>Type </emph>list.</paragraph>
52cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
53cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
54cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149970" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="22">Click "General" in the <emph>Format </emph>list.</paragraph>
55cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
56cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
57cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149620" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="23">Type a name for the variable in the <item type="menuitem">Name</item> box, for example, <item type="literal">Hide</item>.</paragraph>
58cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
59cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
60cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149869" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="24">Enter a value for the variable in the <item type="menuitem">Value</item> box, for example, <item type="literal">1</item>.</paragraph>
61cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
62cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
63cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145108" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="25">To hide the variable in your document, select <emph>Invisible</emph>.</paragraph>
64cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
65cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
66cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149585" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="26">Click <item type="menuitem">Insert</item> and <item type="menuitem">Close</item>.</paragraph>
67cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
68cdf0e10cSrcweir      </list>
69cdf0e10cSrcweir      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3156245" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U"
70cdf0e10cSrcweir                 oldref="27">To Hide Text</paragraph>
71cdf0e10cSrcweir      <list type="ordered">
72cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
73cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145391" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="28">Click in the document where you want to add the text.</paragraph>
74cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
75cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
76cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145409" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="5">Choose <emph>Insert - Fields - Other</emph> and click the <emph>Functions </emph>tab.</paragraph>
77cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
78cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
79cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155325" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="29">Click "Hidden Text" in the <emph>Type </emph>list.</paragraph>
80cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
81cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
82cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154404" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="30">Enter a statement in the <item type="menuitem">Condition</item> box. For example, using the variable you previously defined, enter <item type="literal">Hide==1</item>.</paragraph>
83cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
84cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
85cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153371" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="31">Type the text that you want to hide in the <emph>Hidden text </emph>box.</paragraph>
86cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
87cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
88cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154233" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="32">Click <item type="menuitem">Insert</item> and <item type="menuitem">Close</item>.</paragraph>
89cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
90cdf0e10cSrcweir      </list>
91cdf0e10cSrcweir      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3154256" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U"
92cdf0e10cSrcweir                 oldref="33">To Hide a Paragraph</paragraph>
93cdf0e10cSrcweir      <list type="ordered">
94cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
95cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154853" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="34">Click in the paragraph where you want to add the text.</paragraph>
96cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
97cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
98cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154872" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="35">Choose <emph>Insert - Fields - Other</emph> and click the <emph>Functions </emph>tab.</paragraph>
99cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
100cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
101cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155902" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="6">Click "Hidden Paragraph" in the <emph>Type </emph>list.</paragraph>
102cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
103cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
104cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155947" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="36">Enter a statement in the <item type="menuitem">Condition</item> box. For example, using the variable you previously defined, enter <item type="literal">Hide==1</item>.</paragraph>
105cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
106cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
107cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149991" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="37">Click <item type="menuitem">Insert</item> and <item type="menuitem">Close</item>.</paragraph>
108cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
109cdf0e10cSrcweir      </list>
110cdf0e10cSrcweir      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3793450" role="note" l10n="NEW">You must enable this feature by removing the check mark from menu <emph>View - Hidden Paragraphs</emph>. When the check mark is set, you cannot hide any paragraph.</paragraph>
111cdf0e10cSrcweir      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3148675" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U"
112cdf0e10cSrcweir                 oldref="38">To Hide a Section</paragraph>
113cdf0e10cSrcweir      <list type="ordered">
114cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
115cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148697" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="39">Select the text that you want to hide in your document.</paragraph>
116cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
117cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
118cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153019" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="9">Choose <emph>Insert - Section</emph>.</paragraph>
119cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
120cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
121cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148950" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="40">In the <item type="menuitem">Hide</item> area, select <item type="menuitem">Hide</item>, and then enter an expression in the <item type="menuitem">Condition</item> box. For example, using the variable you previously defined, enter <item type="literal">Hide==1</item>.</paragraph>
122cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
123cdf0e10cSrcweir         <listitem>
124cdf0e10cSrcweir            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153636" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="41">Click <item type="menuitem">Insert</item>.</paragraph>
125cdf0e10cSrcweir         </listitem>
126cdf0e10cSrcweir      </list>
127cdf0e10cSrcweir      <section id="relatedtopics">
128cdf0e10cSrcweir         <embed href="text/swriter/guide/conditional_text.xhp#conditional_text"/>
129cdf0e10cSrcweir         <embed href="text/swriter/guide/fields_userdata.xhp#fields_userdata"/>
130cdf0e10cSrcweir         <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3846858" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW"><link href="text/swriter/guide/hidden_text_display.xhp" name="Displaying Hidden Text">Displaying Hidden Text</link></paragraph>
131cdf0e10cSrcweir         <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id8148442" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW"><link href="text/swriter/guide/nonprintable_text.xhp" name="Creating Non-printing Text">Creating Non-printing Text</link></paragraph>
132cdf0e10cSrcweir         <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148603" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="10"><link href="text/swriter/01/04090000.xhp" name="Insert - Fields - Other">Insert - Fields - Other</link></paragraph>
133cdf0e10cSrcweir         <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147011" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="11"><link href="text/swriter/01/04020000.xhp" name="Insert - Section">Insert - Section</link></paragraph>
134cdf0e10cSrcweir         <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147029" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="46"><link href="text/swriter/02/14020000.xhp" name="List of Operators">List of Operators</link></paragraph>
135cdf0e10cSrcweir      </section>
136cdf0e10cSrcweir   </body>
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