I found that I always seem to have to use the wizard first to get the spell checker working:
File>Wizards>Install New Dictionaries The following is a very handy link if you wish to make OO load faster: http://www.zolved.com/synapse/view_content/28209/How_to_make_OpenOffice_run_faster_in_Ubuntu Cheers Todd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Send ubuntu-au mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-au digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. win xp fineprint printer share (James Takac) > 2. Re: Spellcheck (Chris Jones) > 3. Re: Spellcheck (Melissa Draper) > 4. Re: Spellcheck (Melissa Draper) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:03:08 +1000 > From: James Takac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: win xp fineprint printer share > To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Guys > > Anyone know how to share a fineprint printer from a win xp system? For those > not familiar with fineprint, it's a driver that allows for such things as > printing multiple pages to a single paper page. It's a go between for windows > and printer so to speak > > James > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:26:42 +1000 > From: Chris Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Spellcheck > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain > > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:17:11 +1100 >> From: david <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Spellcheck >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Content-Type: text/plain >> >> Hi all i am having trouble with spell check again >> >> I'm using ubuntu 7.1 open office. >> when I click on spell check it asks go to begining of doc -I click yes >> and it says spell check is complete but it has not checked the doc. >> I recall some issues with the installation of the language packaging but >> cant remember how to fix it . any help is of assistance. thanks, >> regards >> David >> PS spelling is being checked in evolution. >> >> >> >> > > > Verify that you have aspell and its english component installed. > I had to manually install them as they weren't installed by default. > > In a terminal type: > > sudo apt-get install aspell aspell-en > > Then OpenOffice.org and click on Tools > Options > Language Settings > > Languages. And under "Default Languages for Documents" section, select > your desired English language whilst making sure it has a 'ABC' icon > next to the language. > Note: The 'ABC' icon means that there is a dictionary installed for this > language. > > Hope this helps. > > > -- ubuntu-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
