Spellcheck will work, but only if I load up the Writer application from the start menu. If I create a new Writer document in a folder and open it, spellcheck won't work.
I always use the Default template
I've already tried deleting my user profile and letting another one be created
I have autospellcheck selected
Hunspell SpellChecker, Libhyphen Hyphenator, and OpenOffice.org New Thesaurus are checked in File->Options->Language Settings->Writing Aids
I have the newest 32 bit Java
I applied the macro found here viewtopic.php?f=74&t=85529
I made sure to download and enable the English dictionary in Tools->Extension Manager
By going to the start menu, selecting settings, Time & Language, then Region & Language, my system language is English (United States) and my keyboard language is US QWERTY
Following these posts
viewtopic.php?t=16512
viewtopic.php?f=30&t=91386
It seems that when I create a new document by opening Writer from the start menu or by going to File->New->Text Document, the language is Default - English (USA) with an ABC checkmark to signify that I have a dictionary for that language.
But when I create a new text document within a folder, its language is German and that language doesn't have a checkmark beside it.
Yet despite switching the OpenOffice language to Default USA English, creating a new doc within a folder will always result in a German language. I can switch a German document to a USA one and the setting won't change back on me, but spellcheck still won't work for that document even upon closing it and opening it back up again.
But if create a document using any other method, it will be English automatically and will never have any issues with spellcheck.
If I right-click the German (or German-changed-to-English) document and go to Edit Paragraph Style->Font, there will be no language selected in the dropdown box. Selecting English - USA (which has the ABC checkmark) will cause the document to suddenly start spellchecking correctly.
I can change the default font language in Format->Styles & Formatting, right-clicking Default and selecting Modify, then changing the language to English (USA) in the dropdown menu of the Font category, but this setting will reset back to nothing being selected upon creating a new Writer doc in a folder which results the aformentioned German document.
So something is causing my OpenOffice Writer docs to always default in German with no font language regardless of the settings I change despite everything about my system being USA English, but only with a certain method of document creation.
The reason I bring this up when there are clearly instances where spellcheck does work for me is that it's handy to be able to create a document where it belongs rather than always having to navigate to the folder I want to save it in.