Edit texts in OpenOffice correction mode

To proofread a text before publication, you can use the "proofreading mode" in OpenOffice Writer: The original document is not changed, only the changes and comments are highlighted in yellow. The author then sees at a glance where you have suggested corrections.

OpenOffice correction mode - this is how you edit texts

You activate the correction mode with the so-called "Record" function:

1. On the "Edit" menu, click "Changes" and then select "Record".
2. All changes are now documented: If you remove characters, they are not completely removed, but only crossed out and marked in yellow.
3. Even when you add words, they are highlighted in color. In this way, the author immediately sees which text passages you would change.
4. To deactivate this function, proceed as in step 1.

Read also how to unprotect an OpenOffice document.