From: Brian Barker [mailto:b.m.bar...@btinternet.com.INVALID] Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2019, 18:18 UTC To: users@openoffice.apache.org Cc: David Morris Subject: thesaurus
> At 17:07 11/08/2019 +0000, David Morris wrote: >> I had a previous version of open office when I had the thesaurus on >> the tool bar (or task bar - I forget which it is) and have tried to >> get it with no luck. I know you can press ctrl+f7, but having the icon >> was so much easier. > > o Identify the toolbar that you wish to include this - perhaps the > Standard toolbar? > o With that toolbar open, click the down-arrow on the shaded rectangle > at the right end of that toolbar and select Customise Toolbar... . > o Click Add... . > o Under Category, select Options; under Commands, select Thesaurus. > o Click Add and Close. > o With Thesaurus selected in the Customise dialogue, use the up and down > arrows in the dialogue to move the new button to where you want it - > perhaps near Spelling and Grammar... and AutoSpellCheck? > o Click OK. > > I trust this helps. > > Brian Barker In addition to Brian's excellent answer, when you right mouse click on a word the context (pop-up) menu that opens will have an entry at the bottom called "Synonyms" with sub-menu options, the last of which is "Thesaurus". Selecting this option opens the Thesaurus dialog you are familiar with. Hope this helps. Dave --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
