Check Spelling Automatically in LO

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#21

OK started over again.

Tutorial per your suggestion

Below are the steps *(with my results)*Check spelling as you type must be checked

*Was not checked So I checked it (corrects typos in real time)

In the Language drop-down box, select Your_language, which must be preceded by the checkmark (✓) icon.
Does not have checkmark

If you don’t see it, then the dictionary is not installed or not recognized by LibreOffice. Try to install it again. Just click the link Get more dictionaries online…

Followed link to Extensions and only could find “US english Spellchecker” (poorly rated) There is no indication how to download or install dictionary, either in the tutorial or on the linked page.

In the Spelling module, a dictionary must be checked (by default Hunspell SpellChecker).
Not Checked

In the section Default language for Documents, Western field, select Your_language in the drop-down list.
Checkmark icon not visible

Next steps please??

#22

no indication how to download or install dictionary

Because it is just an extension. Thus, simply click on the green DOWNLOAD button and install it by the conventional procedure.

Note that you can also find spell checkers at the LO extensions site.

#23

Anyone out there? I don’t want to jump ship back to Word :unamused:

#24

You have been given with all relevant guidance. As per your description, there is no spellcheck dictionary. Find and install.

#25

I have followed the tutorial and per my comment, I hit a dead-end. I would appreciate some specific guidance as to next step(s).

I am not a programmer or developer. I realize folks are here as volunteers. I appreciate that. In other contexts where I have expertise I contribute my time as well.

#26

See above. The specific guidance is (once again): install a dictionary.

#27

One more thing to try: LanguageTool. Install, go to Tools → Language Tools → Options. On the General tab, tick Add LanguageTool to LibreOffice spell check.

#28

More hours of frustration. None of the extension options suggested worked.

Re LanguageTool, your direction go to Tools → Language Tools → Options. was not an option

Tried Tools → Language → More Dictionaries online. Downloaded first Option (English Dictionaries). Installed (said it would replace older version) and I tried and got a warning “Cannot Detect Media type” clicked OK. It asked me to restart LO which I did. Still no Spell Checking

#29

Oops, my mistake, it should be LanguageTool, not Language Tools (if LanguageTool is installed, both menu items will be present). But did you actually install LanguageTool?

#30

Not sure, since I got that error ‘warning’. How would I check?

#31

You did not mention any warning. Never mind, go to the extension manager and see.

https://help.libreoffice.org/7.0/en-US/text/shared/01/packagemanager.html

#32

" Installed (said it would replace older version) and I tried and got a warning “Cannot Detect Media type” clicked OK. It asked me to restart LO which I did. Still no Spell Checking" (above)

#33

Provide more detail. How did you get to installing the extension.

#34

I’ve tried so many routes I’ve forgotten details (though always got the same message). I’ll try later again and document.

#35

I went to the link you suggest.

If I search in Windows Explorer .oxt I land on dict-en-20210301

I click on that I get:

“You are about to install version 2021.03.01 of the extension ‘English spelling, hyphenation dictionaries and thesaurus’.
The older version 0, named ‘dict-en-20210101.oxt’, is already installed.
Click ‘OK’ to replace the installed extension.
Click ‘Cancel’ to stop the installation.”

I click OK and I get:

“(com.sun.star.lang.IllegalArgumentException) { { { Message = “Cannot detect media-type: file:///C:/Users/JAY/AppData/Roaming/LibreOffice/4/user/uno_packages/cache/uno_packages/lu9924bx3i.tmp_/dict-en-20210101.oxt”, Context = (com.sun.star.uno.XInterface) @1b398773220 } }, ArgumentPosition = (short) -1 }”

Alternative steps would be greatly appreciated.

#36

The messages mean that

a) a US English spell check extension is already installed (check if it is active in the extension manager, you may also need to reset your user profile);

b) the downloaded file might be broken, try downloading again;

c) it might be one of many quirks of Windows, well, delete that trash from your hard drive, install a free operating system such as Linux or BSD and be happy.

As for alternative steps, once again, try LanguageTool.

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