Hi, On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:32, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > M Henri Day wrote: >> >> Here I should really like to see OOo take a page from MSO and provide us >> with a GUI button which allows one to switch languages both for and within >> a >> document with a mouse click. This would constitute a great step forward in >> usability for ordinary users who often need to write multilingual >> documents.... > > Not quick one-click, but close: > > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Writer_Guide/Language_tools
... and it's quite easy to create one-click-solutions -> (1) Tools -> Macros -> Record Macro ... (2) Click: Tools -> Language -> For Selection (or 'For Paragraph' or 'For all Text') and select the desired language [e.g. French (France)] (3) Stop Recording - name the macro [e.g. 'select_fr' (for selection in French)] ... (4) Tools -> Customize ... Select the macro and assign a shortcut key [1] or/and add it to a toolbar [2] (5) etc. ... Manfred [1] Assigning shortcut keys <http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Writer_Guide/Assigning_shortcut_keys> [2] Customizing toolbars <http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Writer_Guide/Customizing_toolbars> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
