Libre Office Writer: Strike-out on delete rather than remove?

Question

We occasionally see revision-suggestions for documents (usually from our attorneys) where removed content gets color coded and has a strike through it. Added content also gets its own color coding.

I had always presumed that some specialty software was used to achieve such versioning effects, but one of our salespeople just received a document from their customer and it seems to be in that "mode".
When he tries to delete anything, it simply turns lime green and gets stricken out.

Is this a feature that can get turned on/off in Libre or Open Office?
If so, where/how?

Answer 1

Main Menu - Edit - Changes submenu

Answer 2

This feature is called Track Changes and it allows you to pass documents back and forth and see who made changes. The feature is accessible under the Edit -> Changes menu. Within this menu are 6 items:

• Record
• Protect Records...
• Show
• Accept or Reject...
• Comment...
• Merge Documents...

I should mention I'm using LibreOffice Version 3.6.4.3 (Build ID: 2ef5aff), but this menu should be identical in previous versions as well as OpenOffice.

You can see other peoples changes by checking/unchecking the Show item. If you want to disable/enable the recording of changes you check/uncheck Record. Finally if you want to incorporate other peoples changes you check/uncheck Accept or Reject....

Here are some additional resources to get you started if you want to actually do more than just disable this feature.

• Collaborate Using LibreOffice Writer Changes and Comments
• Recording and Displaying Changes
• Screencast demoing Track Changes
• Taming Apache OpenOffice - Tracking changes

Answer 3

LibreOffice 5.4.1.2.0

Edit -> Track Changes -> Record (uncheck Record)