[Solved] Spell check highlights correctly spelled words

[Hagar Delest]

The spell checker was originally operating correctly, but since today when I opened a saved Open Office document... when I click on the spell checker button (ABC blue check arrow button), the spell checkers highlights in red obviously correctly spelled words like "the", "of", "a", "when", etc...etc...
I have checked that correct language is select (UK English) and have even tried changing to US English and South African English, but to no avail.

Then how can I add an English Thesaurus?

Can you please help?

[robleyd]

For the spell checking problem, please see [Solved] Spell Check Not Working (words red underlined) which is the first topic in this forum.

[RoryOF]

Once you have the spell check working correctly, right click on a word, select "Synonyms" from the popuyp menu; at the end of its suggestions you will see a link to Thesaurus. Or /Tools /Language /Thesaurus (ctrl F7) will offer a suggestuion for the word currently under the cursor.

Also, see the Help file and look up "thesaurus" ; you may need to change some settings to allow the thesaurus and this finds the information.

[Desire]

For the spell checking problem, please see [Solved] Spell Check Not Working (words red underlined) which is the first topic in this forum.

Thank you. Problem now easily fixed by renaming "user" file to "user.old" and then re-opening OpenOffice again and using Wizard set-up.

I had assumed because the Spell checker was operating that it was not relevant to the first topic in the thread.

Many thanx

[RoryOF]

You have probably lost your spellchecker (and may do again) because of an OpenOffice or system crash, or because of over-hasty close down of the computer before all internal housekeeping was written to disk

To avoid this, always use the forml Shutdown procedure for your computer, then wait a few seconds for all disk activity to cease after the "OK to shiutdown message" or the dark screen before disconnecting from the power or closing the laptop lid.