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For example, using the variable you previously defined, enter <item type="literal">Hide==1</item>.</paragraph> 80cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 81cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 82*b5f39a4bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153371" role="listitem" l10n="U">Type the text that you want to hide in the <emph>Hidden text</emph> box.</paragraph> 83cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 84cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 85*b5f39a4bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154233" role="listitem" l10n="U">Click <item type="menuitem">Insert</item> and <item type="menuitem">Close</item>.</paragraph> 86cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 87cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 88*b5f39a4bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3154256" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U">To Hide a Paragraph</paragraph> 89cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="ordered"> 90cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 91*b5f39a4bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154853" role="listitem" l10n="U">Click in the paragraph where you want to add the text.</paragraph> 92cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 93cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 94*b5f39a4bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154872" role="listitem" l10n="U">Choose <emph>Insert - Fields - Other</emph> and click the <emph>Functions</emph> tab.</paragraph> 95cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 96cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 97*b5f39a4bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155902" role="listitem" l10n="U">Click "Hidden Paragraph" in the <emph>Type</emph> list.</paragraph> 98cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 99cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 100*b5f39a4bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155947" role="listitem" l10n="U">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> 101cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 102cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 103*b5f39a4bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149991" role="listitem" l10n="U">Click <item type="menuitem">Insert</item> and <item type="menuitem">Close</item>.</paragraph> 104cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 105cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 106cdf0e10cSrcweir<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> 107*b5f39a4bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3148675" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U">To Hide a Section</paragraph> 108cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="ordered"> 109cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 110*b5f39a4bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148697" role="listitem" l10n="U">Select the text that you want to hide in your document.</paragraph> 111cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 112cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 113*b5f39a4bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153019" role="listitem" l10n="U">Choose <emph>Insert - Section</emph>.</paragraph> 114cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 115cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 116*b5f39a4bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148950" role="listitem" l10n="U">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> 117cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 118cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 119*b5f39a4bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153636" role="listitem" l10n="U">Click <item type="menuitem">Insert</item>.</paragraph> 120cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 121cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 122cdf0e10cSrcweir<section id="relatedtopics"> 123cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/swriter/guide/conditional_text.xhp#conditional_text"/> 124cdf0e10cSrcweir<embed href="text/swriter/guide/fields_userdata.xhp#fields_userdata"/> 125cdf0e10cSrcweir<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> 126cdf0e10cSrcweir<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> 127*b5f39a4bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148603" role="paragraph" l10n="U"><link href="text/swriter/01/04090000.xhp" name="Insert - Fields - Other">Insert - Fields - Other</link></paragraph> 128*b5f39a4bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147011" role="paragraph" l10n="U"><link href="text/swriter/01/04020000.xhp" name="Insert - Section">Insert - Section</link></paragraph> 129*b5f39a4bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147029" role="paragraph" l10n="U"><link href="text/swriter/02/14020000.xhp" name="List of Operators">List of Operators</link></paragraph> 130cdf0e10cSrcweir</section> 131cdf0e10cSrcweir</body> 132cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 133