LibreOffice help ...

WeAreGhosts

i am trying to get rid of comments made in LibreOffice, but deleting the comment just puts a cross through the comment box. How do I get rid of the box itself?

bod1467

Is there an equivalent in LO to Track Changes in Word?

That said, it looks like all you can do is change whether to view or not comments.

https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Comment

WeAreGhosts

yep, i am using track changes.

thanks for the link

Jim431

"Delete Comment" removes the box on LO writer version 4.3.0.4

what version are you running ?

WeAreGhosts

Jim431 wrote: »

"Delete Comment" removes the box on LO writer version 4.3.0.4

what version are you running ?

uh-oh. probably an earlier one.

i will have to update.
thanks

WeAreGhosts

Just updated and it still just puts a cross through the box.

there must be some way of deleting the whole thing!

Jim431

OK - took a while to find but here's the switch.

Open "File/properties/security" menu and unclick the "record changes" box & click OK and you should be back to normal.

This is saved with the file so every affected file will need attention.

bod1467

That's what I was referring to regarding Track Changes in Word. If there's an Accept Changes option then all the changes should be incorporated into the document and the comments deleted.

WeAreGhosts

thanks guys. i should have been clearer though sorry - i need to send the file to someone with track changes showing, but not the comments, so getting rid of TC doesnt work for me.

however, i just had a mooch around and - under View, there is a Comments option to turn them on or off!