Hide Text in Writer
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Foreword
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Source of this Wiki description: How to Show/Hide Hidden Text in Writer?
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Hide Text
To easily hide text and make it visible again, you need two functions working together.
Create Character Style "Hide"
Create a new Character Style called "Hide".
Select the character styles in the sidebar ( Ctrl + F5 ) at Styles.
Right-click on the Character Style "No Character Style"
Select from the Context menu.
In the dialog, enter the name "Hide" in the "Organiser" tab.
In the "Font Effects" tab, place a check mark next to "Hidden".
Click .
Character Style "Hide" from the Sidebar
"Organiser" tab in the dialog
"Font Effects" tab in the dialog
Place a check mark next to "Hidden Characters"
Choose ▸ ▸ ▸ from the menu.
In the " Options - LibreOffice Writer - Formatting Aids" dialog, in the "Display Formatting" section, check "Hidden Characters" (Hides the selected characters).
Click .
"Formatting Aids" dialog
Hide Characters
Select the characters you want to hide.
Double-click on the "Hide" Character Style.
In the "Standard" menu, you can now use the "Toggle Formatting Marks" icon 
, ( Ctrl + F10 ), to hide the corresponding text and show it again.
When the text intended for hiding is shown, it is underlined by means of a thin dotted line.
Set Character back to normal
If you want to have the text intended for hiding back to normal,select the text.
Double-click on the Character Style "No Character Style".
The text will be displayed again as before.
Further Informations
Work files
With this document you can test how text is hidden and shown.
"80051 HB How to Show or Hide Hidden Text in Writer.odt"
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