Spell Checker in Writer not working simple Ubuntu setup
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:19 pm
Hi, Just a quick note of my experiences. When I installed OpenOffice onto a clean Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop I discovered that the spell checker was not working. I fiddled around inside OpenOffice wondering why it was not working, all the suggestions where to download language packs, add default languages etc. Nothing helped. The answer however was very simple. If you have changed the default system language inside Ubuntu (as had I), I was using UK English and not US English. When you look at the setting inside OpenOffice, the spell checker lists just one language (US English) It is in the drop down list under the spell checker settings, but can not be selected.
To resolve the problem, I went over to Ubuntu's settings for 'Language and Region', then choose 'Manage Installed Languages'. As soon as I did this, Ubuntu automagically suggested I download a bunch of apt packages that support application specific language functions. Included in the list was everything that OpenOffice needed. Hey Presto as soon as I restarted OpenOffice spell check was working perfectly.
Hope this helps, it was simple but not too obvious.
Aidan
To resolve the problem, I went over to Ubuntu's settings for 'Language and Region', then choose 'Manage Installed Languages'. As soon as I did this, Ubuntu automagically suggested I download a bunch of apt packages that support application specific language functions. Included in the list was everything that OpenOffice needed. Hey Presto as soon as I restarted OpenOffice spell check was working perfectly.
Hope this helps, it was simple but not too obvious.
Aidan