too_young wrote:
Hello. I wonder if you can help me I am using version 2.2 which I
down loaded on to a jump drive from your web site on my PC ( on which
Open Office is already installed and with which I am very happy) in
order to install it onto my new laptop which is not, and will not be,
connected to the net. I have managed the down load quite successfully
and all is working well except for 'Spell check' which which is not
working and I just don't seem to be able to activate it. Can you help
me ? Yours sincerely Laurie Fraser
Hi Laurie
You should be able to copy the dictionary to your laptop
Maybe look at http://www.justlocal.com.au/clients/oooau/ where there is
an Australian dictionary with instructions on installing it manually.
Take a look also at this cutting from previous threads:
(1)Tutorial for Spell check and Language configuration
http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=50862
(2) 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
--
Andy Pepperdine
(3) *additional remark: you may need to close/reopen Quickstart before
changes will work if your system uses QS...**
HTH
Russell
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