On Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:28:32 +0200 Bob Holley <robertwmhol...@gmail.com> 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 rebooted my > laptop and it worked again. This time, however, nothing makes it work > again. All the proper buttons are on and all the appropriate boxes are > checked but it will not work to show misspelled words with the squiggly > line underneath. It will,however, fix capital letters and automatically > complete words it thinks I am writing (a feature I wish I could turn off!), > but no Auto Spell-Check as I type. Is there a "fix" for this, I hope??? > > Sincerely, > Robert Holley It's not just a case of pressing buttons. You need to verify that the precise Language dialect is installed, and that dialect is selected for the text being entered. The dialect of the entered language is shown on the middle of the Status Bar at OO Window bottom. Turn off the capital letters etc on /Tools /Autocorrect options. -- Rory O'Farrell --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
