Important!: Your chosen language needs to be active within the Windows 7 OS, so here's how to make that happen:
You don't have to do this first step but it makes things easier and you always have quick access to the languages settings.
First create a shortcut to the 'Keyboards and Languages' setting in the control panel, this is explained on this forum:
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/5 ... reate.html (right click link and open in new tab to keep this page open!)
To simplify, my approach was: right click on desktop, select 'New' > 'Shorcut'. Paste the following into the shortcut:
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL intl.cpl,,2
Give the shortcut a new name, I simply named it 'Languages'. You could always give it another name like 'Albert' but Languages seems more apt.
Now you have a nice new shortcut on the desktop called Languages. Double click it, the 'change keyboard' button is where the magic happens.
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Now to find out how to add the new language, go here:
https://www.digitalcitizen.life/how-cha ... t-language (again, right click link and open in new tab to keep this page open!)
Follow the instructions and you will have a nice new language installed... That's it!
I have my language bar set to 'hidden' and simply use the keyboard shortcut 'Alt + Left Shift'.
(Hold down Alt and press Left Shift while Alt is still pressed. Yep, this really is for very beginners.
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In Open office writer pressing the 'Alt + Left Shift' changes the language in realtime, it's brilliant! and it's that simple. I found I didn't even have to change any settings in the 'Tools' > 'Language' menu within Apache Writer.
The only thing I don't know is if it's necessary or not to install the required language and dictionary packs in Writer beforehand.
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I already did this before working out the above so I wouldn't know. I imagine it probably helps.
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I hope this tutorial works for whoever needs it, and if there's anything that needs changing or adding let me know.
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