On Monday 08 January 2007 12:18, Tony wrote:
> Using Impress, I find that ordinary words are sometimes shown with a wiggly
> underline as if they have spelling errors. This can be cured by making a
> change to the word (for example, deleting the space between that word and
> the next one) and then changing it back again, so that the spellchecker is
> forced to check the word again. If I right-click on the word, sometimes
> it gives the spellcheck menu and offers to add the word to a dictionary,
> but other times it gives the normal right-click context menu even though
> the word is shown as having a spelling error.
>
> This is a nuisance as I have to look at the word carefully to check that it
> is right. This happens with very ordinary words, for example it has just
> happened to me with the word "performance".
>
> I have not used other OOo applications a lot so I can't say if it happens
> in Write but I assume the spellcheck is common to all.
Which version of OpenOffice.org are you using ?
When you use Impress select the offending word and verify that it is using the
correct language by using "Format" -> "Character" -> "Font" and verifying
that the language is set correctly.
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