On 10/03/2008 10:44, Simon Hannes wrote:
I have downloaded and installed openoffice, but when I try and spellcheck a document, I am told
"spellcheck is complete", but in fact no spellcheck has been done. how do I "switch
on" spellcheck?
First you need to ensure the relevant dictionary is installed.
Tools>Options>Language Settings>Languages shows which dictionaries are
installed. There is a box labelled "Default language for documents".
This must show the language you want *and* the language name *must* have
a tick and a little "abc" in front of it. If the tick and "abc" are not
there then the dictionary for that language is not installed. In this
case, go to File>Wizards>"Install new dictionaries" and choose the
dictionary you need. Once it has been installed the spell checker should
work. Go back and check that the tick and "abc" now shows against the
Default language for documents.
If you still have problems, come back here with exact details of what
you did and what happened, particularly the details of any error
messages you got.
--
Harold Fuchs
London, England
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