For your spelling check problem please see
https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=89050
The update problem is a known issue; version 4.1.7 is the latest version
of Apache OpenOffice. Just go to http://www.openoffice.org/download/ if
you need to download a later version than
Hi!
Have not been able to use spellcheck or Update for a while. All words are
rejected as mispelled <.
Updates show following:
Checking for an update failed.
Error reading data from the Internet.Server error message: .
Please advise