On Mon October 24 2005 09:35, + Gerald wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *********************** > Many thanks for your prompt reply. The thesaurus does not function when I > open a document which was written originally with MS Word. However, it > functions when I use Openoffice to create new documents. I did try > pasting the text from the old document into a new Openoffice document. > However, as soon as I did so the thesaurus function again turned off. I > don't think it is worth going to any more trouble over such a small > problem as all the documents in the computer have only a short lifespan > and in a matter of months they will be replaced with documents written > with Openoffice.
Hi Gerald , Can you verify that all the correct language is set for the pasted language ? You can do this by selecting all of the text "Edit" -> "Select All" then do "Format" -> "Character" -> "Font" and make sure that the "Language" is set correctly. Please reply to users@openoffice.org only -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]