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Begin forwarded message: > From: Hugo Costa <hugco...@yahoo.com.INVALID> > Date: May 21, 2017 at 1:36:19 PM EDT > To: "us...@openoffice.apache.org" <us...@openoffice.apache.org> > Cc: Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie>, Martin Groenescheij > <mar...@groenescheij.com>, Brian Barker <b.m.bar...@btinternet.com> > Subject: Re: Problem with Open Office before and after installing new update > Reply-To: us...@openoffice.apache.org > Reply-To: Hugo Costa <hugco...@yahoo.com> > > I begin the campaign : DO NOT UPGRADE the OPEN OFFICE UNLESS the SPELL > CHECK IS GOING TO WORK .. I don know who decides when to upgrade it, but > how many of us have a problem with the spell check after it. > The solution given, solution at end, made with respect, is Neanderthal Time > !!! > > I saw it the same answer before in this "chat"Spell check is an aptitude old > as word editors. Do not touch it. > > Letś stand on it : I vote DO NOT UPGRADE the OPEN OFFICE UNLESS the SPELL > CHECK IS GOING TO WORK > > > On Thursday, May 18, 2017 3:52 AM, Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote: > > > On Thu, 18 May 2017 01:58:06 +0000 (UTC) > Matt Wiser <mattwiser...@yahoo.com.INVALID> wrote: > >> Hi. Matt Wiser here, and I have been a longtime user of OpenOffice since >> the Win98 days on a desktop, and now on my laptop. Today, I encountered a >> problem, and a forum search didn't help. I opened a document that I had >> created and saved two years ago, and it had wavy lines beneath all of the >> text, something that has never happened before. I downloaded and installed >> the update to the new version just released, and the same thing happens! >> Only by disabling the automatic spell check does the wavy line disappear. >> Language has been set to English (USA) as the default setting. What's going >> on here? >> Thanks in advance for your assistance, and can someone tell me what's going >> on here? I am a casual user of my computer-probably with a Capital C, so, >> any help is appreciated. > > Start by renaming your OpenOffice user profile. > > As you are using Windows close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter. Open File > Explorer. Copy and paste %appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File Explorer > (sometimes called Windows Explorer) > Address Bar and press Enter. Rename the "user" folder - "user.old" is a > good choice. Start OpenOffice. > > This cures most spellcheck problems. > > -- > Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
