Using Spellcheck in NeoOffice

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	# In the '''Language''' tab of the '''International''' pane of the Mac OS X System Preferences, set the language whose writing tools you wish to enable to be the topmost in the '''Languages:''' list.		# In the '''Language''' tab of the '''International''' pane of the Mac OS X System Preferences, set the language whose writing tools you wish to enable to be the topmost in the '''Languages:''' list.
	# Launch NeoOffice/J.		# Launch NeoOffice/J.
		+	#:NeoOffice/J will enable the writing tools for the language selected in step 2.
		+	# Quit NeoOffice/J.
		+	#: If you wish to enable writing tools for more languages, repeat steps 1-4 for each additional language.
		+	# Finally, in the '''Language''' tab of the '''International''' pane of the Mac OS X System Preferences, set the language you wish to use for the user interface in NeoOffice/J to be the topmost in the '''Languages:''' list (i.e., choose the language that was set as topmost before beginning this process).
-	NeoOffice/J will enable the writing tools for that language. If you have multiple users on the same Macintosh, you will need to repeat these steps for each user, as the list of enabled writing tools is set per-user.	+	If you have multiple users on the same Macintosh, you will need to repeat steps 2-5 for each user, as the list of enabled writing tools is set per-user (each language pack needs only to be installed once, though).
	==Selecting the Dictionary to be Used in a Document or Section==		==Selecting the Dictionary to be Used in a Document or Section==

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NeoOffice/J activates the language tools (spell check, thesaurus, etc.) for the language that is set as the default in the System Preferences when you launch NeoOffice/J, provided your language is one of the 12 shipped in the default NeoOffice/J install or you have the appropriate language pack installed.

Contents 1 Activating the Writing Tools for Your Preferred Language 2 Enabling Writing Tools for Additional Languages 3 Selecting the Dictionary to be Used in a Document or Section 4 Changing the language of the NeoOffice/J user interface

Activating the Writing Tools for Your Preferred Language

In order to active the writing tools for your preferred language, simply ensure that language is set as topmost one in the Languages: list in the Language tab of the International pane of the Mac OS X System Preferences before launching NeoOffice/J for the first time.

Enabling Writing Tools for Additional Languages

NeoOffice/J does not activate all available dictionaries because of a crippling bug in the OpenOffice.org code which causes tremendous slowdowns when more than one or two dictionaries are activated. By default, NeoOffice/J uses only the dictionary for your default language.

If you desire to use writing tools for additional languages (e.g., to work on a document in French and German), you can follow these steps to activate the writing tools for additional languages (again, provided you have the appropriate language pack installed for languages other than the 12 in the default NeoOffice/J install).

For each additional language whose writing tools you wish to enable, perform the following steps:

1. Install the appropriate language pack, if necessary.
2. In the Language tab of the International pane of the Mac OS X System Preferences, set the language whose writing tools you wish to enable to be the topmost in the Languages: list.
3. Launch NeoOffice/J.

   NeoOffice/J will enable the writing tools for the language selected in step 2.

4. Quit NeoOffice/J.

   If you wish to enable writing tools for more languages, repeat steps 1-4 for each additional language.

5. Finally, in the Language tab of the International pane of the Mac OS X System Preferences, set the language you wish to use for the user interface in NeoOffice/J to be the topmost in the Languages: list (i.e., choose the language that was set as topmost before beginning this process).

If you have multiple users on the same Macintosh, you will need to repeat steps 2-5 for each user, as the list of enabled writing tools is set per-user (each language pack needs only to be installed once, though).

Selecting the Dictionary to be Used in a Document or Section

If you have multiple languages and dictionaries enabled, you can control which dictionary is used by setting the appropriate preferences.

To set the language of an entire document, select Preferences… from the NeoOffice/J menu, then click the "plus in a box" next to Language Settings to expand that section. Next select the Languages item and set the "Default languages for documents" as desired (either for all new documents, or for the current document only with the appropriate checkbox).

To set the the language of a particular section of text, select the text and choose Character... from the Format menu; set the appropriate language via the appropriate Language box in the Font tab.

Be sure to set the language of the document and/or each section of text appropriately or spell-check will not work.

Sometimes this process gets convoluted; there is a trinity thread that attempts to walk through troubleshooting why language (and thus dictionary) settings "don't stick" sometimes.

Changing the language of the NeoOffice/J user interface

NeoOffice/J uses the topmost language in the list in the International pane of the System Preferences to determine the interface language. For details on using an interface language other than the one specified in the System Preferences, consult Changing the Language of the User Interface.