1cdf0e10cSrcweir<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2cdf0e10cSrcweir<helpdocument version="1.0"> 3cdf0e10cSrcweir 4*0e4b25e7SAndrew Rist<!--*********************************************************** 5cdf0e10cSrcweir * 6*0e4b25e7SAndrew Rist * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 7*0e4b25e7SAndrew Rist * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 8*0e4b25e7SAndrew Rist * distributed with this work for additional information 9*0e4b25e7SAndrew Rist * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file 10*0e4b25e7SAndrew Rist * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 11*0e4b25e7SAndrew Rist * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 12*0e4b25e7SAndrew Rist * with the License. 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See the License for the 20*0e4b25e7SAndrew Rist * specific language governing permissions and limitations 21*0e4b25e7SAndrew Rist * under the License. 22*0e4b25e7SAndrew Rist * 23*0e4b25e7SAndrew Rist ***********************************************************--> 24*0e4b25e7SAndrew Rist 25*0e4b25e7SAndrew Rist 26cdf0e10cSrcweir 27cdf0e10cSrcweir 28cdf0e10cSrcweir<meta> 29cdf0e10cSrcweir <topic id="textswriterguidehidden_textxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> 30cdf0e10cSrcweir <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Hiding Text</title> 31cdf0e10cSrcweir <filename>/text/swriter/guide/hidden_text.xhp</filename> 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> 137cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument>