!OpenOffice tips
How do I setup the spellchecker to be the correct default for my language ?
*Tools* \ *Options* then *Language Settings* \ *Languages* and set your default language.
How do I enable auto-check like in Microsoft Word? (Red dotted lines under incorrectly spelled words)
*Tools* \ *Options* then *Language Settings* \ *Writing aids* and enable !AutoCheck under Options.
This example shows an example of Auto Check in Norwegian (bokmål)
[MNFAWindowsInstall]: Information about the package distributed to [Windows] computers at MNFA
Downloading Dictionaries
"Spelling, Hyphenation, and Thesaurus Dictionaries":http://lingucomponent.openoffice.org/download_dictionary.html
Tutorial, "Installing dictionaries in OpenOffice on Linux":http://homepage.ntlworld.com/garryknight/linux/oodict.html
Obtaining more information
Please refer to OpenOffice FAQ for more information.
Tutorials:
- "OpenOffice Tutorials":http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org/
- "How to create OpenOffice.org macros and automation":http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/06/22/1926215
Differences between !StarOffice and !OpenOffice.org
The source code available at !OpenOffice.org does not consist of all of the StarOffice code. This is because Sun Microsystems, Inc. pays to license third party code to include in StarOffice that it does not have permission to make available in !OpenOffice.org. Those things which are or will be present in !StarOffice but are not available on !OpenOffice.org include the following:
* Certain fonts, especially Asian language fonts, are not included
* The database component (Adabas D) is not included. The !OpenOffice.org community is working on a way to use any database you want in the Database Access Component: http://dba.openoffice.org/
* Some templates and an extensive Clip Art Gallery,
* The Asian versions of !OpenOffice.org lack some of the same sorting functionality,
* Certain file filters such as !WordPerfect. There is a community project underway at the moment to write Open Source filters for including in !OpenOffice.org:
File extensions
filename.sxw - *!OpenOffice Writer format (replaces Microsoft Word .doc)*
filename.sxc - *!OpenOffice Spreadsheet (replaces Microsoft Excel .xls)*
filename.sxi - *!OpenOffice Presentation (replaces Microsoft Powerpoint .ppt)*