On Sunday 30 April 2006 01:19, Henrik Mathiesen wrote:
> What do you think?

I think that you had not noticed that menu item, and now that you have found 
it the problems are solved.

If you want full compatibility with .doc, then you had better continue with 
MS, as only they have the full specifications; everyone else is 
reverse-engineering, which is another name for guesswork. But in practice I 
want to congratulate the team on doing a phenomenal job under the 
circumstances. I get no more than one .doc file per year that needs remedial 
work on it. And I've heard of no issues going from OOo to Word in what I've 
written.

But in case I'm wrong about your comment, here is my brief guide to
Languages in OpenOffice

To obtain the relevant dictionaries, go to
   File -> Wizards -> Install new dictionaries
and download the ones you want.

To set the default language for your installation, go to
   Tools -> Options -> Language Settings / Languages
and set the default for all your documents. If there is a
dictionary for your selection, there will be a tick mark against it.

It is important to remember that language is an attribute of the text
of a document, and can be set differently in different parts of
the same document. This allows foreign language quotes to be separately
checked against the appropriate dictionary.

To set the default for a document that is different from the
default setting for all other documents, when you have opened
the document (or started a new one) go to the Default style
and change it there. F11 (or Format -> Styles and Formatting) brings up
the style list. Right click on Default (or the root style for your document)
go to Modify -> Font tab where you can set the language for this style
and will be carried down to other styles derived from it unless otherwise
changed.

To change the language for a piece of text, highlight the text and go to
   Format -> Character -> Font tab (or right click -> Character -> Font)
where you can set the language for just that portion of text.

>
> ----- Originalmeddelande -----
> Från: CPHennessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Datum: L&ouml;rdag, April 29, 2006 10:29
> Ämne: Re: [users] Cant use dictionaries - some credits though
>
> > On Mon April 24 2006 17:56, + Henrik Mathiesen wrote:
> > >  [ MODERATED ] ***********************
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > I'am a student from Sweden, using Open Office 2.0.2.
> > >
> > > I must give you some credits for the application you have done -
> >
> > and for
> >
> > > free. I mean, it is a solid Writer etc but the interface could
> >
> > be more
> >
> > > simple. It shoudlnt be that big deal to instal a dictionarie.
> > >
> > > And as I said, I want full compatibility with the .doc-format!
> > >
> > > So, I guess that Open Office doesnt fully satisfy my needs. But
> >
> > it is a
> >
> > > great free application.
> > >
> > > I apologies for my rather angry mail yesterday, I was rather
> >
> > frustrated.
> > Hi Henrik,
> > Did you try "File" -> "Wizard" -> "Install Dictionary" ?
> >
> > Please reply to [email protected] only
> >
> > --
> > CPH : openoffice.org contributor
> >
> > Maybe your question has been answered already?
> >                             http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ
>
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