Delete unused languages

[Tracey End User]

How can I delete unused languages(format> character> font> language) from OpenOffice?
I mostly select either English or Spanish.
I have to scroll through all the other languages between the two.
Only English, French, and Spanish are checked (for/during) the installation process, but they all get installed anyway.
Please advise.
Thanks, Tracey
Just FYI: I was able to accomplish this functionality for the dictionary by NOT installing any dictionary then just installing the English and Spanish dictionary AFTER OpenOffice installation was completed --- BUT I do not know how to do this for the "language" which I assume also includes the language for the User Interface.

[John_Ha]

Tools > Extension Manager > select a dictionary > Remove.

Tools > Language Settings > Languages. Click Help for more information.

See Choosing Language Settings in Chapter 2 of the Writer Guide.

You will find much useful information in the User Guides, the Writer, Base and Calc Tutorials and the AOO Frequently Asked Questions. May I suggest you bookmark the pages.

If all else fails, then

1. Uninstall AOO
2. Download AOO and install AOO
3. Reset the profile - see Resetting the user profile. This deletes all the dictionaries.

You now have a shiny new default AOO. Tools > Extension Manager > Get more extensions on line ..., to download more dictionaries.

How can I delete unused languages(format> character> font> language) from OpenOffice?

What you then see is the language the selected text is in. It has nothing to do with dictionaries although you would normally add a French dictionary if you wanted to spellcheck a document containing French text.

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[Bill]

Don't use Format > Character > Font > Languages to select the language. Set up a character style for each language you use, then use Tools > Language or the language setting on the Status bar to select the language. The language lists at Tools > Language and on the Status bar should include only the language for your locale and the languages in the character styles and the interface language.

[Tracey End User]

This solution (use the status bar) is fine for the Writer, but it does not appear to work for Calc

If there is a way to delete/remove other languages that were flagged as do not install I would like to know that.

If not, I would like to know the way to enable the <language feature> in the status bar in Calc.

Please advise.
Thanks, Tracey

[Bill]

I doubt that you can remove languages from the list. That list is probably in the source code, not something that is "installed" separately.

[Hagar Delest]

The only optimization without uninstalling languages is to remove the check mark, see: Removing all these extra dictionaries I don't need.

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