http://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/index.php?title=LibreOffice_Hacks&feed=atom&action=historyLibreOffice Hacks - Revision history2024-03-29T14:51:54ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.27.1http://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/index.php?title=LibreOffice_Hacks&diff=3555&oldid=prevSalvatore La Cavera III: /* Changing Spell-Check Dictionary */2017-11-24T11:57:30Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Changing Spell-Check Dictionary</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>after which a computer restart is required to update the dictionary. Upon restarting and opening LibreOffice, UK English spell-check will occur automatically; if not, double check that all language settings in Tools>Options>Language Settings>Languages are set to English (UK) (except for 'User interface' which is fixed on USA).</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>after which a computer restart is required to update the dictionary. Upon restarting and opening LibreOffice, UK English spell-check will occur automatically; if not, double check that all language settings in Tools>Options>Language Settings>Languages are set to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'</ins>English (UK)<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">' </ins>(except for 'User interface' which is fixed on USA).</div></td></tr>
</table>Salvatore La Cavera IIIhttp://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/index.php?title=LibreOffice_Hacks&diff=3554&oldid=prevSalvatore La Cavera III: /* Changing Spell-Check Dictionary */2017-11-23T14:27:38Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Changing Spell-Check Dictionary</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By default, LibreOffice only contains a spell-check dictionary in USA English. Attempting to change 'Locale setting' and 'Default Languages for Documents' in Tools>Options>Language Settings>Languages is insufficient to alter the spell-checking dictionaries. To achieve this one must either add the UK English dictionary via Tools>Options>Language Settings>Writing Aids>'Get more dictionaries online...' or for a quick fix (without having to navigate an online repository), simply install the myspell package, by inputting the following line to a Terminal window:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By default, LibreOffice only contains a spell-check dictionary in USA English. Attempting to change 'Locale setting' and 'Default Languages for Documents' in Tools>Options>Language Settings>Languages is insufficient to alter the spell-checking dictionaries. To achieve this one must either add the UK English dictionary via Tools>Options>Language Settings>Writing Aids>'Get more dictionaries online...' or for a quick fix (without having to navigate an online repository), simply install the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'</ins>myspell<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">' </ins>package, by inputting the following line to a Terminal window:</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
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</table>Salvatore La Cavera IIIhttp://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/index.php?title=LibreOffice_Hacks&diff=3553&oldid=prevSalvatore La Cavera III: /* Changing Spell-Check Dictionary */2017-11-23T14:27:08Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Changing Spell-Check Dictionary</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By default, LibreOffice only contains a spell-check dictionary in USA English. Attempting to change 'Locale setting' and 'Default Languages for Documents' in Tools>Options>Language Settings>Languages <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">are </del>insufficient to alter the spell-checking dictionaries. To achieve this one must either add the UK English dictionary via Tools>Options>Language Settings>Writing Aids>'Get more dictionaries online...' or for a quick fix (without having to navigate an online repository), simply install the myspell package, by inputting the following line to a Terminal window:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By default, LibreOffice only contains a spell-check dictionary in USA English. Attempting to change 'Locale setting' and 'Default Languages for Documents' in Tools>Options>Language Settings>Languages <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">is </ins>insufficient to alter the spell-checking dictionaries. To achieve this one must either add the UK English dictionary via Tools>Options>Language Settings>Writing Aids>'Get more dictionaries online...' or for a quick fix (without having to navigate an online repository), simply install the myspell package, by inputting the following line to a Terminal window:</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>after which a computer restart is required to update the dictionary. Upon restarting and opening LibreOffice, UK English spell-check will occur automatically; if not, double check that all language settings in Tools>Options>Language Settings>Languages are set to English (UK) (except for 'User interface' which is fixed on USA).</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>after which a computer restart is required to update the dictionary. Upon restarting and opening LibreOffice, UK English spell-check will occur automatically; if not, double check that all language settings in Tools>Options>Language Settings>Languages are set to English (UK) (except for 'User interface' which is fixed on USA).</div></td></tr>
</table>Salvatore La Cavera IIIhttp://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/index.php?title=LibreOffice_Hacks&diff=3552&oldid=prevSalvatore La Cavera III: Created page with "== Changing Spell-Check Dictionary == By default, LibreOffice only contains a spell-check dictionary in USA English. Attempting to change 'Locale setting' and 'Default Languag..."2017-11-23T12:20:47Z<p>Created page with "== Changing Spell-Check Dictionary == By default, LibreOffice only contains a spell-check dictionary in USA English. Attempting to change 'Locale setting' and 'Default Languag..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Changing Spell-Check Dictionary ==<br />
By default, LibreOffice only contains a spell-check dictionary in USA English. Attempting to change 'Locale setting' and 'Default Languages for Documents' in Tools>Options>Language Settings>Languages are insufficient to alter the spell-checking dictionaries. To achieve this one must either add the UK English dictionary via Tools>Options>Language Settings>Writing Aids>'Get more dictionaries online...' or for a quick fix (without having to navigate an online repository), simply install the myspell package, by inputting the following line to a Terminal window:<br />
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after which a computer restart is required to update the dictionary. Upon restarting and opening LibreOffice, UK English spell-check will occur automatically; if not, double check that all language settings in Tools>Options>Language Settings>Languages are set to English (UK) (except for 'User interface' which is fixed on USA).</div>Salvatore La Cavera III