[users] Thesaurus

2010-04-05 Thread Brent Webster
The *thesaurus* feature is grayed out in 3.2. Am I doing something wrong or is the thesaurus disabled?

[users] Thesaurus

2006-04-11 Thread BJD Electric Ltd.
First off, let me tell you I LOVE YOUR PRODUCT!! When I first downloaded OpenOffice and began using it, I moved all my Word and Excel files over and put them into OpenOffice format. Then we had an issue where someone couldn't open a document sent via email and I changed my save option to alway

[users] Thesaurus

2006-01-30 Thread Jim Wagner
Seems I had this problem a month or so ago. Now I've reinstalled my OS, and I've got it again. The Thesaurus on the Toolbar is greyed dout. In the Tools>Options>Language Settings> Writing Aids All I have is the Spellchecker. When I hit Edit, It shows Spellchecker, Thesaurus, and Hyphenation

[users] THESAURUS

2007-10-30 Thread Philippe LHOAS
I have just downloaded the OO Writer but cannot use or find the Thesarus. What is wrong? Thanks in advance. -- PHILIPPE LHOAS [EMAIL PROTECTED] AV. DES ANCIENS COMBATTANTS 109/B5 B1140 EVERE - BRUXELLES TEL.: +32 2 726 22 67 - +32 495 17 34 30

[users] Thesaurus?

2005-05-02 Thread Jill Hamilton
I am operating Open Office 1.0.1 and I started my document with both a Spellcheck and a Thesaurus. Suddenly, my Spellcheck stopped working and my Thesaurus, usually found under "Tools" disappeared. I got my Spellcheck back but my Thesaurus is still not there. How can I get my Thesaurus back? Tha

[users] thesaurus

2005-09-06 Thread Jacqueline Gagnon
Hi, I just downloaded Open Office 2.0 beta and it seems great. Nevertheless I cannot use the thesaurus and it is very important to me. What can I do to enable my thesaurus. Thank you, Jacqueline Gagnon

Re: [users] Thesaurus

2010-04-05 Thread openoffice . mbourne
A few things to check... Check that the document language is correct - from the Tools menu, select Options, expand "Language Settings", select "Languages", and check the default language for the document. That may be incorrectly set, or if it is correct there may not be a thesaurus available f

Re: [users] Thesaurus

2010-04-05 Thread Barbara Duprey
Brent (blwebs...@brentwebster.com) is not recognized as a subscriber to the list, so you may want to send your response to him directly. Looks helpful! openoffice.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: A few things to check... Check that the document language is correct - from the Tools menu, select

RE: [users] Thesaurus

2010-04-05 Thread Jacues Behar
Please remove me from your mailing list Dr. Jacques Behar Live Long & Prosper Jacques > Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 21:50:00 +0100 > From: openoffice.mbou...@spamgourmet.com > To: users@openoffice.org > Subject: Re: [users] Thesaurus &

Re: [users] Thesaurus

2010-04-06 Thread openoffice . mbourne
ong& Prosper Jacques Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 21:50:00 +0100 From: openoffice.mbou...@spamgourmet.com To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] Thesaurus A few things to check... Check that the document language is correct - from the Tools menu, select Options,

[users] thesaurus (Italian)

2006-03-31 Thread Valeriano Tora
Hi, I'm a professional translator (English/Italian/English), and I'm trying out Open Office Writer as an alternative to MS Word 2003 One of the most used feature in MS Word is the synonyms check in a text (i.e. right click on a particular word in a text will open a cascade window with, amon

Re: [users] Thesaurus

2006-04-11 Thread Anthony Chilco
Hi Leslie, I don't use the thesaurus, but I know that the dictionary is tied to the language setting of your text. Check this by selecting 'format / character / font'. tc BJD Electric Ltd. wrote: First off, let me tell you I LOVE YOUR PRODUCT!! When I first downloaded OpenOffice and began us

Re: [users] Thesaurus

2006-04-11 Thread BJD Electric Ltd.
a simple fix?? Sincerely, Leslie Johnson BJD ELECTRIC LTD. 2404 - 2nd Avenue Lethbridge, Alberta T1H 0C2 (403) 320-5511 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Anthony Chilco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 10:29

Re: [users] Thesaurus

2006-04-12 Thread Andy Pepperdine
On Tuesday 11 April 2006 20:59, BJD Electric Ltd. wrote: > In my current document - I typed the following: > > lfkdfdf ldflfeiu lfkdjfelfj > > then, I requested spellcheck to search the entire document.  It found NO > spelling errors.  I checked the Tools - options - Language Setting - > Languages.

Re: [users] Thesaurus

2006-04-12 Thread Richard Cleaveland
Andy Pepperdine wrote: [snip] Languages in OpenOffice To obtain the relevant dictionaries, go to File -> Wizards -> Install new dictionaries and download the ones you want. To set the default language for your installation, go to Tools -> Options -> Language Settings / Languages and set t

Re: [users] Thesaurus

2006-04-12 Thread Andy Pepperdine
On Wednesday 12 April 2006 14:32, Richard Cleaveland wrote: > Andy Pepperdine wrote: [...] > >To set the default language for your installation, go to > > Tools -> Options -> Language Settings / Languages > >and set the default for all your documents. If there is a > >dictionary for your selectio

[users] Thesaurus[moderated]

2005-11-15 Thread Manfred Schwarzbauer
Dear openoffice.org I recently installed openOffice org 2.0 from a DVD from "PC Magazin, 12/2005". But i dont know how to make running "Thesaurus" in german language. Can You tell me? Thanks and greetings from Manfred Schwarzbauer. -

Re: [users] Thesaurus

2006-02-01 Thread Jim Wagner
Jim Wagner wrote: Seems I had this problem a month or so ago. Now I've reinstalled my OS, and I've got it again. The Thesaurus on the Toolbar is greyed dout. In the Tools>Options>Language Settings> Writing Aids All I have is the Spellchecker. When I hit Edit, It shows Spellchecker, Thesau

Re: [users] Thesaurus

2006-02-01 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 12:37 -0600, Jim Wagner wrote: > Jim Wagner wrote: > > > Seems I had this problem a month or so ago. Now I've reinstalled my > > OS, and I've got it again. > > > > The Thesaurus on the Toolbar is greyed dout. > > > > In the Tools>Options>Language Settings> Writing Aids All

Re: [users] Thesaurus

2006-02-01 Thread Jim Wagner
G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 12:37 -0600, Jim Wagner wrote: Jim Wagner wrote: Seems I had this problem a month or so ago. Now I've reinstalled my OS, and I've got it again. The Thesaurus on the Toolbar is greyed dout. In the Tools>Options>Language Settings> W

Re: [users] THESAURUS

2007-10-30 Thread Brandon Blackwell
On 10/30/07, Philippe LHOAS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have just downloaded the OO Writer but cannot use or find the Thesarus. > What is wrong? > Thanks in advance. > > -- > > PHILIPPE LHOAS > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > AV. DES ANCIENS COMBATTANTS 109/B5 > B1140 EVERE - BRUXELLES > TEL.: +32 2 726 2

Re: [users] THESAURUS

2007-10-30 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 30/10/2007 13:18, Philippe LHOAS wrote: I have just downloaded the OO Writer but cannot use or find the Thesarus. What is wrong? Thanks in advance. File>Wizards>Install New Dictionaries and then follow the instructions to download, separately, spelling dictionaries, hyphenation dictionari

Re: [users] THESAURUS

2007-11-01 Thread Philippe LHOAS
Thank you for your prompt and complete reply. 2007/10/30, Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On 30/10/2007 13:18, Philippe LHOAS wrote: > > I have just downloaded the OO Writer but cannot use or find the > Thesarus. > > What is wrong? > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > File>Wizards>Install New Di

Re: [users] Thesaurus?

2005-05-03 Thread CPHennessy
On Sunday 01 May 2005 16:17, + Jill Hamilton wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > I am operating Open Office 1.0.1 and I started my document with both a > Spellcheck and a Thesaurus. Suddenly, my Spellcheck stopped working and my > Thesaurus, usually found under "Tools" disappeared. I

Re: [users] thesaurus

2005-09-06 Thread Michael Adams
On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 10:28:24 -0400 "Jacqueline Gagnon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I just downloaded Open Office 2.0 beta and it seems great. > Nevertheless I cannot use the thesaurus and it is very important to > me. What can I do to enable my thesaurus. > > Thank you, > Jacqueline Gagn

Re: [users] thesaurus

2005-09-08 Thread CPHennessy
On Monday 05 September 2005 15:28, + Jacqueline Gagnon wrote: > Hi, > I just downloaded Open Office 2.0 beta and it seems great. Nevertheless I > cannot use the thesaurus and it is very important to me. What can I do to > enable my thesaurus. As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that:

Re: [users] thesaurus (Italian)

2006-04-03 Thread CPHennessy
On Fri March 31 2006 16:44, + Valeriano Tora wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > > > Hi, I'm a professional translator (English/Italian/English), and I'm > trying out Open Office Writer as an alternative to MS Word 2003 > > One of the most used feature in MS Word is the synonyms check

[users] Thesaurus not working?

2006-07-16 Thread Melanie Campbell
Hi everyone, Now that I have managed to figure out my palm + oo and pdf on palm problems in linux opensuse10.1 - I have run into a question about the thesaurus. If I start a file directly from OO as new - the thesaurus appears active - but I am editing a file that was already created by my Profes

Re: [users] Thesaurus[moderated]

2005-11-16 Thread Laurent Godard
Hi Manfred I recently installed openOffice org 2.0 from a DVD from "PC Magazin, 12/2005". But i dont know how to make running "Thesaurus" in german language. Can You tell me? Thanks and greetings from Manfred Schwarzbauer. look at file > wizards > install dictionaries follow DicOOo wizard

Re: [users] Thesaurus[moderated]

2005-11-16 Thread Thomas Lange
Hi, I recently installed openOffice org 2.0 from a DVD from "PC Magazin, 12/2005". But i dont know how to make running "Thesaurus" in german language. Can You tell me? Thanks and greetings from Manfred Schwarzbauer. You need to go in the directory "share\dict\ooo" there is a file "DicOOo.sx

Re: [users] Thesaurus[moderated]

2005-11-16 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Wed, 2005-11-16 at 12:06 +0100, Thomas Lange wrote: > Hi, > > > I recently installed openOffice org 2.0 from a DVD from "PC Magazin, > > 12/2005". But i dont know how to make running "Thesaurus" in german > > language. Can You tell me? Thanks and greetings from Manfred Schwarzbauer. > > You

Re: [users] Thesaurus[moderated]

2005-11-16 Thread Thomas Lange
G. Roderick Singleton wrote: Far easier is to use File > Wizards > Install new dictionaries rather than mess with navigating the repository. Interesting! ^^ I didn't know about that one. Probably because usually I see the UI of StarOffice and of course it is not part there. Thomas

Re: [users] Thesaurus[moderated]

2005-11-17 Thread CPHennessy
On Tue November 15 2005 22:23, + Manfred Schwarzbauer wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > Dear openoffice.org > I recently installed openOffice org 2.0 from a DVD from "PC Magazin, > 12/2005". But i dont know how to make running "Thesaurus" in german > language. Can You tell me? Thank

[users] Thesaurus adds a )

2005-04-28 Thread Doug Stewart
When I use the thesaurus in 1997 it adds a ) to the front of the replacement word. Is this a feature or a bug? Win XP Doug Stewart - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Thesaurus not working?

2006-07-16 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Sun, 2006-07-16 at 11:52 -0400, Melanie Campbell wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Now that I have managed to figure out my palm + oo and pdf on palm > problems in linux opensuse10.1 - I have run into a question about the > thesaurus. > > If I start a file directly from OO as new - the thesaurus appea

Re: [users] Thesaurus not working?

2006-07-16 Thread Melanie Campbell
G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > On Sun, 2006-07-16 at 11:52 -0400, Melanie Campbell wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> Now that I have managed to figure out my palm + oo and pdf on palm >> problems in linux opensuse10.1 - I have run into a question about the >> thesaurus. >> >> If I start a file dire

Re: [users] Thesaurus not working?

2006-07-16 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Sun, 2006-07-16 at 12:30 -0400, Melanie Campbell wrote: > G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > On Sun, 2006-07-16 at 11:52 -0400, Melanie Campbell wrote: > > > >> Hi everyone, > >> > >> Now that I have managed to figure out my palm + oo and pdf on palm > >> problems in linux opensuse10.1 - I have

Re: [users] Thesaurus not working?

2006-07-16 Thread Andy Pepperdine
On Sunday 16 July 2006 17:30, Melanie Campbell wrote: > G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > On Sun, 2006-07-16 at 11:52 -0400, Melanie Campbell wrote: > >> Hi everyone, > >> > >> Now that I have managed to figure out my palm + oo and pdf on palm > >> problems in linux opensuse10.1 - I have run into a

Re: [users] Thesaurus not working?

2006-07-16 Thread Melanie Campbell
Andy Pepperdine wrote: > On Sunday 16 July 2006 17:30, Melanie Campbell wrote: > >> G. Roderick Singleton wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 2006-07-16 at 11:52 -0400, Melanie Campbell wrote: >>> Hi everyone, Now that I have managed to figure out my palm + oo and pdf on palm p

[users] Thesaurus for English UK

2005-11-16 Thread Frank Thomas
Hi, I use the English default user interface which came with the English download. I compose a text in English UK so spellchecker etc. are all set to English UK. Now when I try to start the thesaurus it never finds a term, even not with basic words like 'word' because there is no English Uk th

[users] Thesaurus Terms Missing / Crashes

2005-01-24 Thread James W.Greenidge
Greetings: Since I've started using Neo Office, the thesaurus menu pops up but there're no definitions in there to access, as though the thesaurus database was missing. Now NO crashes if I try to invoke the thesaurus. I tried the other languages listing in the menu to see whether any were any

Re: [users] Thesaurus adds a )

2005-04-28 Thread Paul
Interesting. This doesn't happen with 1.9.95. Do you have any auto correct entries that could cause this? /paul On 4/29/05, Doug Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I use the thesaurus in 1997 it adds a ) to the front of the > replacement word. > Is this a feature or a bug? > Win XP > Dou

Re: [users] Thesaurus adds a )

2005-04-28 Thread Doug Stewart
Thanks for your reply I see I did a typo it should be 1.9.79 that I was using. I downloaded 1.9.95 and it also adds the ) What I found out is that it only happens if you double click on the words. Doug Stewart Paul wrote: Interesting. This doesn't happen with 1.9.95. Do you have any auto correct

Re: [users] Thesaurus adds a )

2005-04-28 Thread Paul
Ah - see what you mean. I've been able to replicate. I would think this is definitely a bug. I would raise a bug request noting beta version, os and all other particulars as well as exactly how this occurs. /paul On 4/29/05, Doug Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for your reply I see I

Re: [users] Thesaurus adds a )

2005-04-28 Thread Doug Stewart
OK will do. Doug Stewart Paul wrote: Ah - see what you mean. I've been able to replicate. I would think this is definitely a bug. I would raise a bug request noting beta version, os and all other particulars as well as exactly how this occurs. /paul On 4/29/05, Doug Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot

Re: [users] Thesaurus for English UK

2005-11-17 Thread Thomas Lange
Hi Frank, I use the English default user interface which came with the English download. I compose a text in English UK so spellchecker etc. are all set to English UK. Now when I try to start the thesaurus it never finds a term, even not with basic words like 'word' because there is no Engli

[users] Thesaurus disabled in OOo 2.3.0

2007-10-14 Thread Mark Hull-Richter
I just tried to the use thesaurus in OOo 2.3.0 Writer for the first time since I installed it, and the thesaurus is grayed out in the Tools->Languages->[grayed out] Thesaurus. This has only happened in one document I have (so far), but why there and not elsewhere I don't know. I have checked the d

[users] Thesaurus stopped functioning, spellcheck too

2007-05-11 Thread Roland
It was working one minute then poof, it was gone. The spell check is discomboobalated also. It states that it is complete when I know it isn't. I am wondering if I accidently turned something off, which I can't find or some shithead got past my defences and virused the program. I have a free ant

[users] Thesaurus function in release 1.1.4

2005-01-24 Thread Mark J Daniels
Hi, I'm using OpenOffice release 1.1.4 primarily for the word processing function - I find it an excellent solution, yet the thesaurus feature appears to be greyed out on my Tools list. I have the language and dictionary settings set to English UK. Is there a functionality problem with Thesaurus

Re: [users] Thesaurus Terms Missing / Crashes

2005-01-25 Thread CPH
On Monday 24 January 2005 17:52, James W.Greenidge wrote: > Greetings: > > Since I've started using Neo Office, the thesaurus menu pops up but > there're no definitions in there to access, as though the thesaurus > database was missing. Now NO crashes if I try to invoke the thesaurus. > I tried th

Re: [users] Thesaurus Terms Missing / Crashes

2005-01-26 Thread James W.Greenidge
On Jan 25, 2005, at 8:29 PM, CPH wrote: On Monday 24 January 2005 17:52, James W.Greenidge wrote: Greetings: Since I've started using Neo Office, the thesaurus menu pops up but there're no definitions in there to access, as though the thesaurus database was missing. Now NO crashes if I try to invo

[users] Thesaurus not available with MS docs?

2009-03-19 Thread Girard Aquino
Hello. Is it really the case that the thesaurus in OOo is not available when working with an ms document? i'm on xp, OOo 3.0. Thanks. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: us

[users] Thesaurus works on one file only!

2006-01-04 Thread MinionTyr
I've recently discovered that the thesaurus for english only works with one of my files. I have been checking all the properties of my files and they seem to be identical to one another. Yet I can only use the thesaurus on one file, as mentioned above. I have run the repair function for the s

Re: [users] Thesaurus disabled in OOo 2.3.0

2007-10-14 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi Mark, 2007/10/14, Mark Hull-Richter wrote: > I just tried to the use thesaurus in OOo 2.3.0 Writer for the first time > since I installed it, and the thesaurus is grayed out in the > Tools->Languages->[grayed out] Thesaurus. This has only happened in one > document I have (so far), but why the

Re: [users] Thesaurus disabled in OOo 2.3.0

2007-10-14 Thread Jim Hartley
The Thesaurus seems to work OK for me, but I tried it on a ".odt" file. I have noticed that "Word Count" doesn't seem to work on a .doc file either. Try saving the file as .odt, then close it and reopen it, and see if the Thesaurus works. I suspect some of these tools key off internal data fi

Re: [users] Thesaurus stopped functioning, spellcheck too

2007-05-11 Thread Dan Lewis
On Friday May 11 2007 10:16 am, Roland wrote: > It was working one minute then poof, it was gone. The spell check > is discomboobalated also. It states that it is complete when I know > it isn't. I am wondering if I accidently turned something off, > which I can't find or some shithead got past my

Re: [users] Thesaurus stopped functioning, spellcheck too

2007-05-12 Thread M Henri Day
Roland, why not try scanning your computer with the use of your AVG programme, just to see if it does discover a virus ? By the way, the fact that an anti-virus programme is free does not necessarily mean that it is less powerful than those that charge a fee ; the German Avira AntiVir Personal Edi

[users] Thesaurus problem in latest snapshot build

2005-02-25 Thread Kevin A. Purcell
I am wondering if others can reproduce this and if it is a known issue. When I try to invoke the Thesaurus either through the menu or by keyboard shortcut, OOo 1.9.79m crashes. Does it every single time. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / V

Re: [users] Thesaurus not available with MS docs?

2009-03-19 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi, On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 10:15, Girard Aquino wrote: > Hello. Is it really the case that the thesaurus in OOo is not available when > working with an ms document? i'm on xp, OOo 3.0. Thanks. A .doc file opened in OOo Writer? The thesaurus will be available (if installed and activated for the

Re: [users] Thesaurus not available with MS docs?

2009-03-19 Thread Harold Fuchs
2009/3/19 Girard Aquino > Hello. Is it really the case that the thesaurus in OOo is not available > when working with an ms document? i'm on xp, OOo 3.0. Thanks. > Yes and no. If you use OOo to open and edit an MS Office (MSO) document then the OOo dictionaries and thesauri will be available. Bu

Re: [users] Thesaurus works on one file only!

2006-03-31 Thread CPHennessy
Hi Kirk, I'm not sure that you've received a response yet, so I'm replying. On Tue January 3 2006 15:21, + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've recently discovered that the thesaurus for english only works with one > of my files. I have been checking all the properties of my files and they > seem to

Re: [users] Thesaurus problem in latest snapshot build

2005-02-25 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 07:47 -0500, Kevin A. Purcell wrote: > I am wondering if others can reproduce this and if it is a known issue. > > When I try to invoke the Thesaurus either through the menu or by > keyboard shortcut, OOo 1.9.79m crashes. Does it every single time. > > > I cannot reprod

Re: [users] Thesaurus problem in latest snapshot build

2005-02-25 Thread Maarten
Kevin A. Purcell wrote: I am wondering if others can reproduce this and if it is a known issue. When I try to invoke the Thesaurus either through the menu or by keyboard shortcut, OOo 1.9.79m crashes. Does it every single time. Dear Sir & OOo-folks, I experience exactly the same problem. Also

Re: [users] Thesaurus problem in latest snapshot build

2005-02-25 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 15:12 +0100, Maarten wrote: > Kevin A. Purcell wrote: > > > I am wondering if others can reproduce this and if it is a known issue. > > > > When I try to invoke the Thesaurus either through the menu or by > > keyboard shortcut, OOo 1.9.79m crashes. Does it every single time

Re: [users] Thesaurus problem in latest snapshot build

2005-02-25 Thread Lewis Brunton
I to get the same problem. If you open the thesaurus without selecting a word it will open fine. Select a word and it will crash. thanks Lewis Brunton Information and Data Manager SCOLA (Sutton College Of Learning for Adults) email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 020 8770 6997 G. Roderick Singleton wrot

Re: [users] Thesaurus problem in latest snapshot build

2005-02-25 Thread Joe Conner
I get the crash, WinXP Pro w/SP2. It does a nice recovery, leading to automatic crash reporting. Kevin A. Purcell wrote: I am wondering if others can reproduce this and if it is a known issue. When I try to invoke the Thesaurus either through the menu or by keyboard shortcut, OOo 1.9.79m crash

Re: [users] Thesaurus problem in latest snapshot build

2005-02-25 Thread Kevin A. Purcell
G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 07:47 -0500, Kevin A. Purcell wrote: I am wondering if others can reproduce this and if it is a known issue. When I try to invoke the Thesaurus either through the menu or by keyboard shortcut, OOo 1.9.79m crashes. Does it every