On Wed, 8 Apr 2015 21:22:14 +0000 Roger Meakes <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have loaded the latest Open Office and more than once but unlike my earlier > version I am unable to get the spellchecker to work. > > I have tried the forums you recommend with no luck as there is no > comprehensive answer to this problem. I have resorted to going back to ver 3+ > and the checker works with that. > > > I have been told there is a problem with Open Office and Windows 8.1.1 64 > bit. I understand the problem is not unsurmountable but the forum doesn’t > make sense. > > > I hope you can send a comprehensive fix. I shall make a hard copy if the fix > works > > R Meakes (thanks) > > > [email protected] The usual starting point for spellcheck problems is to delete or rename the OpenOffice user profile. Doing this sorts out a very large proportion [read: most] of OpenOffice stability problems. Details of how to do this are given in https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=12426 If you have a customised user profile (i.e. dictionaries and autocomplete entries) rename the profile folder rather than delete it; the customised components can be brought forward later to the new profile that will be created on next start of OpenOffice. After completing the delete or rename, look for OpenOffice to prompt for your name/initials on next startup. If it doesn't, you need to reread the instructions. -- Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
