On Wed March 8 2006 05:21, + Gillian Wilde wrote: > [ MODERATED ] ******************** > Really enjoying simplicity of Open Office, thanks. > On Windows I had access to Track Changes under Tools which allowed me to > work/correct on the screen on email attachments in a different coloured > font. > This was wonderful for marking essays. Do you have a similar > system and how do I access it?
Hi Gillian, As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: On Wed March 8 2006 06:43, Ross Johnson wrote: > > Yes, the same idea is in OOo Writer. I have no idea how similar it is to > MS Office (you didn't say explicitly it was MSO, so I'm presuming). > Editing email attachments directly I haven't tried. > > First switch OOo to show changes via Edit - Changes - Show. This isn't > necessary in this order but good to start with. This is a toggle. > > You can start recording changes via Edit - Changes - Record Changes. > Each different change author gets a different colour for their > contribution. This is a toggle and is independent of the Show setting. > OOo will continue to record changes as long as this toggle is on. > > Any/All changes can be reviewed and accepted or rejected at any time via > the Edit - Changes - Accept or Reject dialog. > > You can also include comments with each change via Edit - Changes - > Comment (while the text cursor is in a change), or by going into Accept > or Reject and editing the Comments column for the change record. > > To set colours and other attributes, such as change bars, go to Tools - > options - OpenOffice.org Writer - Changes > > Don't forget to switch recording off, particularly if Show is off, > otherwise Writer will get slower and slower (noticeable on very large > documents), and may seem to behave strangely at times. > > This is more fully explained in: > http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/OOo2.x/user_guide2_draft.pdf > > Please reply to [email protected] only. -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
