On Tue February 21 2006 16:22, + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am using Version 2 of Open Office and am new to it. > > I wish to add a couple of autocorrections in the replace tab and have > completed the "Replace" and "With" boxes, clicked "New" and "O.K." but > when I type the "Replace" abbreviation in a document it does not change. > I have tried making the entries in Autocorrect many times but it will not > work for me. Any other listed correction will change, so that part of the > program is working. > > Strangely, when I open a Microsoft Word document in Open Office the > autocorrect entries of Microsoft still operate. > > Can you help me please?
Hi Peter, As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: On Tue February 21 2006 20:26, Jallan wrote: > > Check through Format -> Character -> Font that the language setting for > the text which is not being autocorrected is identical to the language > setting that appears at the top of the Tools -> AutoCorrect dialog box. > > If it is not the same, either make it the same, or obtain or create an > AutoCorrect file for that particular language. > > The best way to reset the language in text is to check the paragraph > style of the text as it appears in the Applied Style box at left of the > formatting toolbar (to the left of the current font name box), and then > change the language appropriate in the paragraph style that appears by > pressing F11, selecting the same paragraph style from the list, > right-clicking it, selecting "Modify", and changing the language under > the Fonts tab. Please reply to [email protected] 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]
