Re: Auto Spell-Check

2022-11-11 Thread Robin Lord
Thanks for that but I have checked all the language settings and have never been able to find anything unusual in the affected file which was originally created in OO and has been edited with LO, I agree it is a brute force technique but in the end it seemed easier than solving the basic problem

Re: Auto Spell-Check

2022-11-10 Thread Brian Barker
At 16:15 10/11/2022 +, Robin Lord wrote: Does the spell checker work with other files, i have had a single file that did not spell check. ... the only solution i could find was to cut and paste all the text into notepad and grin there cut and paste it back into a new document in OO ... Th

Re: Auto Spell-Check

2022-11-10 Thread Robin Lord
Does the spell checker work with other files, i have had a single file that did not spell check. If it does not work on all files then just Google it and there are answers that work. If it is just the one file the only solution i could find was to cut and paste all the text into notepad and grin

Re: Auto Spell-Check

2022-11-10 Thread Rory O'Farrell
On Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:28:32 +0200 Bob Holley wrote: > To Whom it May Concern: > >I am using Open Office Writer for the manuscript of a book on which > I am working and for no reason the Auto Spell Check feature ceases to > function. The first time it stopped I closed the program and re

RE: Auto Spell-Check

2022-11-10 Thread aminanimator
Yes, the "fix" exists: writing a manuscript manually and checking it before rewriting electronically (when a masterpiece is ready). -Original Message- From: Bob Holley Sent: Thursday, 10 November 2022 11:29 am To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Auto Spell-Check To Whom it May Co

Re: Auto Spell Check not working on laptop, but does on desktop

2019-07-07 Thread Steven Ahlers
Forwarding to list. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 7, 2019, at 10:35 AM, David & Louise Koch wrote: > > Thanks for your reply. I found that article somewhat confusing, but I did > reset the user profile using Brian's method and that worked. So your > solution was on the mark. > > --David >

Re: Auto Spell Check not working on laptop, but does on desktop

2019-07-06 Thread Steven Ahlers
The following link from the users forum links to how to reset your users profile, the most common source of this problem. https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=89052 The most common cause of this problem is caused by a too hasty shutdown or closing of top of laptop before

Re: auto spell check not working

2017-02-20 Thread Amparo Humphrey
It worked. Thank you. Can you install two dictionaries; for two different languages to use when typing in a language other than English? Thanks, ARH Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 19, 2017, at 1:54 AM, Rory O'Farrell wrote: > > On Sat, 18 Feb 2017 18:05:52 -0700 > Amparo Humphrey wrote: > >>

Re: auto spell check not working

2017-02-19 Thread Rory O'Farrell
On Sat, 18 Feb 2017 18:05:52 -0700 Amparo Humphrey wrote: > My auto spellcheck is no longer working. It either underlines in red every > word, correct or not, or ignores misspelled words. It's very frustrating. > Please send CLEAR instructions on how to fix this problem. > > Thank you, > Frustra

Re: Auto Spell Check--it's how you create, open, or access your file

2014-09-17 Thread Anthony J. Rudgers
Greetings, Back when I was attempting to get some useful results using OpenOffice Writer, I had a number of experiences similar to your present one. Sometimes the OOo "spellcheck" worked just fine for American English. Other times it didn't work at all, failing to "redline" obvious misspellin

Re: Auto Spell Check

2014-09-17 Thread Robert Funnell
A Google search for 'open office spell check highlights every word' led me to this forum thread from 2012: https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=56074 It points to a trouble-shooting procedure: https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16512 The bottom line in th