On Wednesday 27 December 2006 04:52, Tobias Gogolin wrote: > The language install wizard was great > I need to correct a Spanish text, specifically I am filling in in one of > those euro pass curriculum vitae
This brief guide may help you understand spelling checking, and to get started. 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. If you set up your styles for a language in an empty document and then save it as a template (File -> Templates -> Save), then you can select the appropriate one to start a new document with File -> New -> Templates and Documents > > and when I select any bit of text and go to spellcheck > it just comes back in a flash in says 'the spellcheck is complete' > and that is so quick, it doesn't even show if I set the language correctly > > there's also a problem with setting or better selecting > in tools/options/language settings/writing aids > when I use the edit button on available language modules > I can't even really change anything > I can look at the available libraries > under a certain language > and what I installed is there > but this position doesn't store a default I guess > > So the only position where I find a setting that actually sticks is under > 'default languages for document' > > Anyhow point is as much erroneous text as I select of the whole text, it > immediately comes back and says 'the spellcheck is complete' > it's not working... > what can I do? -- Andy Pepperdine On this mailing list help is provided by volunteers. Please subscribe to the mailing list to see all the replies to a query, and reply only to the mailing list. For FAQ, userguide, see: http://documentation.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
