On Thu, 10 Nov 2016 16:26:20 -0500 Matt Richards <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, > > I have just installed the latest update of Open Office (4.1.3) -- this > program has been my only word processing program for quite a few years > and, except for one aspect, works very well. For the last two years I > have not been able to access an English language dictionary file to > utilize with the spellchecker. Several updates ago I experienced > difficulty and obtained troubleshooting advice from a users' forum. (I > was unable to contact technical assistance). The actions yielded no > solution and I have been manually performing spell-checking since that > time. > > With the newest update I was hoping my problem would be solved -- > however, it is not the case. I would appreciate a fix of some sort to > correct the absent dictionary file. I now have a more demanding work > load that requires written copy and I'd like to continue to use Open > Office with a working spellchecker. > > Please advise me if / how this can be resolved. > > Thanks very much. > > > Yours truly, > Matt Richards Close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter. Open File Explorer. Copy and paste %appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File Explorer Address Bar and press Enter. Rename the "user" folder. Start OpenOffice. This cures most spellcheck problems It can sometimes happen that an installation produces a faulty user profile "out of the box". The above fix works in the vast majority of cases. -- Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
