LibreOffice-Suite-Writer/C4/Using-track-changes/English
Resources for "Libre Office Track Changes"
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Show slide number 1 | Hello Everybody.
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Learning Objectives Peer review of documents using Record Changes
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In this tutorial I will explain how peer review of documents can be done with LibreOffice Writer.
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Benefits By using this feature a reviewer can -
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The benefit in using this feature is that a reviewer can give comments, add text, delete or modify existing text, which is clearly visible, as such, in the same document. |
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Benefits This can be easily seen by the author
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This can be easily seen by the author who can accept or reject these changes and thus incorporate these edit comments without the effort of making the same changes once again.
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And when the file is saved, the comments are incorporated.
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Show Slide Number 4OS and versions | Here we are using Ubuntu Linux 10.04 as our operating system and LibreOffice Suite version 3.3.4 |
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Files being used in this tutorial I will be using some documents -
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In this tutorial, I will be using some documents that I have already created and saved on my system, namely -
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Click on Applications >> Office >> LibreOffice Writer | Lets click on Applications - Office - LibreOffice Writer to start Writer. |
Click File >> Open >> double-click on Seven-reasons-to-adopt-FOSS.odt | Open file 'Seven-reasons-to-adopt-FOSS.odt'
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Click on Edit >> Changes Point to Record option but do not click it.
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To set the 'record changes' option on, go to EDIT → CHANGES and check the RECORD option.
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Go to point number 2 and type “Linux is a virus resistant operating system since each user has a distinct data space and cannot directly access the program files”.
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In the document, let us insert a second point.
We will go to point number 2 and type “Linux is a virus resistant operating system since each user has a distinct data space and cannot directly access the program files”.
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Point to the text in the new colour. | Note that the text input has come in a new colour. |
Hover the mouse on this text.
Point to the message “Inserted Ranjani:” then date and time of insertion. |
Hover the mouse on this text. You will see the message “Inserted Ranjani:” followed by date and time of insertion.
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Correct the spelling of “avalable” in the first line. | Correct the spelling of “avalable” in the first line. You will notice the correction. |
Delete the first point. | Delete the first point - “It can be installed on all computers without restriction or needing to pay license fees to vendors”. |
Point to the deleted text.
Point to the message “Inserted Ranjani:” then date and time of insertion. |
Note that the deletion does not actually delete the line, but marks it as a line suggested for deletion.
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Remain in the same screen. | In this manner, modifications can be made to a document by adding, deleting or changing an existing text in a document. |
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More than one person can edit the same document. LO Writer
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More than one person can edit the same document.
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Switch to Writer window.
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I am going to demonstrate this by opening a document, which has already been edited by my colleague Guru.
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Point to the track changes that are visible.
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In this document, we can see that several additions and deletions have been done.
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Go to the bottom of the document.
Type “CDAC, NIC, NRC-FOSS are institutions of Government of India which develop and promote FOSS”. |
Add a point at the bottom “CDAC, NIC, NRC-FOSS are institutions of Government of India which develop and promote FOSS”.
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Point to the text in a different colour.
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We can see that the colour of this insertion is different from the colour of the edits done by Guru.
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Click on File >> Close. | Close the document without saving it. |
Go to point 2 >> right click on the deleted text 'reasons' >> Select 'Accept Change'. | We will now show how the author can accept or reject changes made by the reviewer.
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Go to point 1 >> right click on the deleted text 'The OpenOffice document standard (ODF) has been notified under this policy' >> select 'Accept Change'. | In this way, edits suggested by the reviewer, both insertions and deletions, can be accepted by the author.
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Go to point 5 >> right click on “Government Schools in these states and in Orissa, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu learn Linux” >> select 'Reject change'. | Go to point 5 and right click on “Government Schools in these states and in Orissa, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu learn Linux” and select 'Reject change'. This deletes the text inserted by the reviewer.
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EDIT >> CHANGES >> uncheck 'Record' & 'Show' options. | Finally, after accepting or rejecting changes, we should go to EDIT >> CHANGES and uncheck 'Record' and 'Show' options.
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(Assignment) |
This brings us to the end of this tutorial. Finally, the ASSIGNMENT.
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Switch to LibreOffice Assignment File | I have already constructed this assignment here. |
Show Slide number 8About the Spoken Tutorial Project
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The video available at the following link summarises the Spoken Tutorial project. If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it.
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Show Slide number 9The Spoken Tutorial Project
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The Spoken Tutorial Project conducts workshops using spoken tutorials. They also give certificates to those who pass an online test. For more details, write to contact at spoken hypen tutorial dot org.
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Show Slide number 10ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project, supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India. More information on the same is available at the following link
spoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hypen Intro |
Show Slide number 11ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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This tutorial has been contributed by IT for change.
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