On Fri, 2006-07-14 at 21:12 +1000, Ollie Olorenshaw wrote:
> Thank you Andy for your quick response. I wasn't sure whether to reply to
> the users email or to you directly.
> 
> Australian English appears to be already installed and is set as the default
> language for all documents.
> 
> In the language settings - languages dialogue box I have:
> 
> Language of: Locale setting: English (Australia)
> 
> and in the
> 
> Default Language for Documents - Western:  English (Australia).
> 
> 
> "the spell checker does not work" means that when I am writing a document it
> does not automatically pick up spelling mistakes with the red underline. It
> has done it in the past but not now. I recently reinstalled the software but
> there is no change.
> 
> There are two boxes on the formatting tool bar. I have the autospellcheck
> box highlighted and this is what is not working. I have turned it on and off
> and this makes no difference. Also, when I click the Spell check box next to
> it, it will perform a spell check but does not pick up the errors.
> 
> Thanks for your time
> 
> 


Something else for you to check: 

Highlight a word in one of the docs that are not spellchecking and use
Format > Character > Font to see if the actual default language is
Australian. Chances are it is something else. 


> 
> 
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> From: Andy Pepperdine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 8:35 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: Ollie Olorenshaw
> Subject: Re: [users] Spellchecker Problems
> 
> 
> On Thursday 13 July 2006 16:15, Ollie Olorenshaw wrote:
> > I am using version 2.0.3 of Openoffice.org. My problem is that the spell
> > checker does not work. I have see the apparent solution in the FAQ but
> this
> > makes no difference. What can I do?
> >
> There are several possibilities, depending on what "does not work" mean. My
> guess is that you do not have the correct dictionary for Australian English.
> The following is a summary of how to get the right dictionaries and where to
> set the right style attributes for any dictionary.
> 
> 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.
> 
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