[Solved] No language when I open an existing file

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Dongatrash
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[Solved] No language when I open an existing file

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I open a file and save as something else, ie to do minutes from a meeting, and keep the same format. Sometimes the language says Unknown. I right click in the bottom panel, change to English (Australia), and save it, and when I go back in, it defaults to Unknown or (none).
Why won't it save?
And how do I stop this once and for all?
The only way I can find is to copy and paste into a new document.
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Re: No language when I open an existing file.

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See if that helps: [Troubleshooting] Spell check in OpenOffice.

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Dongatrash
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Re: No language when I open an existing file

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Ok, I think it's from 3, Paragraph Style Settings, where the Language menu has been saying None. If I select my chosen blue tick one, save, and re-open, it seems to be holding. So I hope it's solved, and I'll mark as such. Thanks again Hagar!
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