On Tuesday 28 November 2006 11:41 am, Harold Fuchs wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 28, 2006 3:42 PM [GMT+1=CET], Hilde Lingnau
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > i accidently installed the english version of OpenOffice - how
> > can I get the german version? Or can I just choose the language
> > also?
> >
> > Thanks a lot for advice,
> >
> > Hilde Lingnau
>
> It depends on what you want to do. If you are happy with English
> menus, Help system etc. but want to write and spell check in German
> then just install the German dictionary and make German your
> default language. To do this go to File>Wizards>Install new
> dictionaries ... and choose German. Then go to
> Tools>Options>Language Settings>Languages and set German as the
> default for your documents.
>
> If you want German menus, Help etc. then I think you need to
> download and install the German version from
> http://de.openoffice.org/. I think it should install over the top
> of your English version but make sure Quickstarter is not running
> before installing the German software. If Quickstarter is running
> there will be an icon in the System Tray (I'm assuming you are
> runing Windows). The icon is grey and has a picture of two flying
> birds. Right click on this icon and choose "Exit".
>
> Harold Fuchs
> London, England
In addition to this, there should be a German language pack
available at http://de.openoffice.org also. If you install this
language pack, then everything should be in German.
Dan
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