On Monday March 12 2007 8:27 pm, R B wrote:
> Hello: When I type documents in openoffice writer, I cannot get
> the spell check to automatically correct typing errors. Also, if I
> use the highlight feature to highlight words, then once I have
> reviewed the highlighted areas, I cannot remove the highlight
> colour. How do I remove this?
>
> Thanks
Spell checking:
You will have to first set you language so that it matches the
language of the words you are writing. To set the Default language,
go to Tools > Options > Language settings > Languages. My guess is
that under Default language for documents you have English(USA) with
a spelling icon in front of it (abc with a green tick). You want to
change that to English(Canada) if Canadian English is what you need.
If English(Canada) or whatever language you choose does not have
this spelling icon in front of it, you will have to download the
dictionary from the web. File > Wizards > Install new dictionaries
will do this for you.
Once you have selected the language you want and the spelling
icon in front of it, close OpenOffice.org. Also close the
Quickstarter in the System tray (next to the computer clock). The
Quickstarter is a blue and gray background with the silhouettes of
three birds on it. Then reopen OOo.
The icon in the Standard toolbar for Automatic Spellchecking is
an ABC with a wavy red line below it. This icon toggles spellchecking
on and off. (I leave it on all of the time.) With this icon on,
misspelled words should be marked as soon as you use the space bar
after them. To then correct the misspellings, use the F7 key. A
window opens allowing you to choose a different spelling, change the
spelling yourself, or add the word to your dictionary if it is
correct.
Highlighting:
If you are manually adding highlighting, there are only two ways
to change that. First, select the words with the highlighting with
the cursor, and then click the arrow on the right edge of the
highlighting icon. When the colour pallette opens, click No Fill.
This should remove the highlighting. Second, select the words with
the highlighting. Then use Format > Default Formatting.
Dan
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