If you want to compare one document with an earlier version, and you have both, do the following.
Open the first document in LibreOffice Writer. When it is open, go to the menu above the document. Click Edit On the pull-down menu, click Compare Document ... A file open dialog will appear. Use it to open the earlier document. Writer now has a document that shows the changes from one to the other. Scroll through the result and see how the changes to the older document that result in the newer one. You can save this as a third document if you want. Or you can always make another comparison again. This may not be exactly what you are looking for, but it is very useful to know about. - Dennis Also, in working with a document, you can record changes as you do it. You can see the changes (show them as you type), or you can simply record them. Then you can show them whenever you want, change your mind, etc. This is on the Edit | Changes dialog. Turn on Edit | Changes | Record and the changes you make from then on are remembered and can be shown. -----Original Message----- From: anne-ology [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 20:01 To: Dennis Cc: Jorge; Tom; Dr. R. O Stapf; [email protected] Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Writer] Split screen in half horizontally? well, now you've lost me ;-) On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton <[email protected] > wrote: Umm, if two Text (.odt) documents have not changed dramatically, does not > the > > Edit | Compare Document ... > > menu dialog provide a way of seeing how the currently open document is > changed from another document? > > - Dennis > > > From: anne-ology [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 15:39 > To: Jorge > Cc: Tom; Dr. R. O Stapf; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Writer] Split screen in > half horizontally? > > I wish this were true ... using WIN [now 7], it's not ;-( > > To be able to compare 2 versions side by side would be an asset - > often, I've wanted to remember how something was worded ... so I have to > close the document, open the other document then reverse the process > because both versions cannot be open at the same time - > I've tried minimizing one document but it closes on its own > when the next document is opened - > > the computer is always a step ahead of me ;-) > > > > On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 3:26 PM, jorge <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi: > > > > If I remember well...with LO you can compare two documents...and in > > Ubuntu there are some programs to do the same > > > > Regards, > > > > Jorge RodrÃguez > > > > > > El vie, 07-12-2012 a las 00:21 +0000, Tom Davies escribió: > > > Hi :) > > > Side-by-side is fairly easy on Win7 and Ubuntu 12.04. Not sure about > > others but it's got to have originated somewhere and is probably on the > > cards elsewhere. Not sure about synchronised scrolling though, that part > > sounds like a good item for a feature-request / bug-report. > > > > > > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Bug_Report > > > > > > So, in Ubuntu 12.04 and Win7 just grab the first document's window and > > drag it to the far left as though you are dragging it off-screen. When a > > weird shadow fills half the screen let go. Whatever size and shape the > > windo had been it now fills half the screen. Do the same to the 2nd > > document's window but drag it to the right. Errr i choose left first > just > > because it feels more comfortable to me. If you try to drag it off the > top > > of the screen then the window tries to maximise. > > > > > > > > > Of course you could use Alt Tab to flick between any windows on the > > workspace you are on and that can be a good way to compare quickly. > > > > > > Most Gnu&Linux distros also let you flick between different work-spaces > > quickly so changes jump out at you that way too. Windows users probably > > aren't familiar with the spinning cube (which i can never get to work). > Of > > course Ubuntu kinda lost that quick flick between workspaces in 11.04 > using > > Unity (unless i'm missing a key-combo (which is highly likely)) > > > > > > Regards from > > > Tom :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Dr. R. O Stapf <[email protected]> > > > >To: [email protected] > > > >Sent: Thursday, 6 December 2012, 23:10 > > > >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Writer] Split screen in > > half horizontally? > > > > > > > >This would realy be a good feature. I also miss the possibility to > > compare to documents side by side > > > >and synchronized scrolling. I hate to say it but this is a good > feature > > of MSO. Just hope that our > > > >devs can add ti to LibO. > > > > > > > > > > > >On 2012-12-05 20:50, Gilles wrote: > > > >> I agree. I also miss being able to split a document horizontally in > > two > > > >> halves. 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