Question

OpenOffice: Activate spell check

Answer 1

Check your spelling automatically

1st step:
2nd step:
Check spelling and grammar manually
1st step:
2nd step:
3rd step:
Brief instructions: Have OpenOffice check your spelling automatically
Quick start guide: Manually check spelling and grammar

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Would you like OpenOffice to check your text for spelling errors? To enable automatic spell checking:

The spell checker is particularly useful for long documents in order to improve the quality of the document. Small mistakes can happen quickly if typing too fast. It's good that OpenOffice also has a standard spelling test. We will show you where you can find and activate this in the following instructions.

• Check your spelling automatically
• Check spelling and grammar manually

Check your spelling automatically

The spell check in OpenOffice is already activated immediately after the installation. If this is not active for any reason or has been deactivated, you can of course switch it on again. To do this, follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions ..

1st step:

Create a new document in OpenOffice or open an existing document. The button for the spell check is located at the top of the menu ribbon . If this is not already activated (highlighted in blue), click on the ABC symbol with the red line .

2nd step:

With the automatic spell check , which you have now activated, errors in the text are indicated by a red dashed line . This enables you to identify and correct errors more quickly.

You can also correct mistakes by right-clicking the word underlined in red :

OpenOffice will give you possible suggestions for correction. Click either on a suggestion or on " Ignore " if the word is spelled correctly despite being highlighted in red. You can also click " Add " to add the word to the dictionary. As a result, it is no longer marked in the further text.

Check spelling and grammar manually

Have you deactivated the automatic spell check, but still want to check individual text passages? You can use the manual spell checker for this . To do this, follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions :

1st step:

Open OpenOffice . If you want to check the spelling of an existing document, open it. First, click your cursor at the beginning of your document. Alternatively, you can also select just a specific section of text. Now click on the " ABC " symbol with the blue tick at the top of the menu ribbon . This activates the spell check. Use the symbol to the right to deactivate the spell checker again.

2nd step:

All errors in the document will now be displayed in a new window . Select a suggested correction . You can now change the errors individually or click " Change all " to speed up the process.

3rd step:

This notification appears when all errors have been corrected. Click OK . This means that your document is free from spelling mistakes.

Brief instructions: Have OpenOffice check your spelling automatically

1. Create a new document in OpenOffice or open an existing document. In the menu ribbon click on the button with the ABC symbol and the red line .
2. The automatic spell check is now activated (you can also recognize this by the fact that the button is highlighted in blue.

Quick start guide: Manually check spelling and grammar

1. Open OpenOffice . If you want to check an existing document, open it.
2. Click with the cursor at the beginning of the document. Alternatively, you can also mark a specific section of text.
3. Click on the " ABC " symbol with the blue tick at the top of the menu ribbon . Another option for activation is to press the [ F7 ] key .
4. All errors in the document are displayed in a new window. Click on one of the suggestions , then click on " Change ".

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