spell checker

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#1

Hello

I have Windows 8 and Libre office 4.1. I am needing the spellchecker to work. It does on some things and not on others.

Can you help please, because otherwise its excellent.

Thanks

#2

Hi :slight_smile:
Try this and let us know what happens.

Open one of the ones it doesn't work for and go to

Tools - Options - "Language Settings" - "Writing Aids"

and have a look in the top 2 boxes to make sure the settings look
sensible, The main one is top of the top box, make sure the spell
checker is ticked.

It might be interesting to compare what is different about the ones
the spell-checker does work for, Not just in the settings but also is
it certain formats, such as maybe some MS Word documents don't work
but it seems like native ODF ones do?
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#3

I seem to have it on writer, does the same apply to drawing? I have found that changing the speller to US on all text is working.

Thanks, hopefully it continues to be consistent.

#4

"Amanda Sloan":

I seem to have it on writer, does the same apply to drawing?

There are several bugs with language assignment in Calc and Draw. Try changing the language, saving the document, exiting the program completely, then reopening.