2009/1/12 andrea ruming <ah_rum...@bigpond.com> > i have tried everything but my spellchecker does not work .gone into > tools-spell grammar options wont let me tick anythingi if i go into > spellcheck it sayes spellcheck is complete but nothing is happening .and i > know i have made mistakes. > help.. > andrea
Hello Andrea Language in OpenOffice.org is an attribute of the character/letter, and you would typically include it in a Paragraph style (see first icon on Format toolbar, and droplist next to it / or click F11) • Take a look at Format > Character > Font type > Western text > Language. You should find a list of languages there - some have an ABC-V sign in front of them, which means that the spellcheck dictionary is installed for this language (you may find English-US, English-UK etc.) • You choose the language you'll use most of the time in Tools > Options > Language settings > Languages > Default language > Western. Again, you'll see (or not) the ABC-V sign next to the dictionaries that are installed. You can also choose Asiatic and Complex scripts, and determine a default language in these scripts. • If you have the Status bar active (bottom of OOo window), you'll see in the third rectangle the language of the paragraph the cursur is in. • If dictionaries you need aren't installed yet, you can do this in the following way: - in OOo up to version 2.4.2 with the Dictionary Wizard (File > Wizard or Assistant > Install dictionary from the Web) - from OOo 3.0.0 onwards, dictionaries come as extensions, and you can find them at http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/dictionary HTH -- Guy using dutch OOo Aqua 3.0.1 on a iMac Intel DualCore Leopard and brazilian OOo Aqua 3.0.0 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to users@openoffice.org -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
