Hi. Spell check is not working in my Linux Mint installation. I just discovered this because I have an acquaintance who has the same problem and they sought help from me.
The attached screenshot may indicate the problem, but I don’t know how to fix it. In the test document I created, and the used “Spelling…” to spell-check it, the pop-up window indicated that the check had been completed without error. Note that in the pop-up the text language is shown as [None]. If I use the drop-down menu I see the only alternative is English (USA), but if I select this then repeat the spell check, I get the same result and the field has reverted to [None}.
My system default language is English-New Zealand-Maori and LO is set to English (New Zealand).
Hi Peter, welcome to asklibreoffice.
Make sure the default language for documents is set to what you expect. Click Tools > Options > Languages and Locales > General and set
- Locale to English (New Zealand)
- Default Languages for Documents > Western to English (New Zealand). OK
Note that English (UK) has same spelling and includes the same NZ place names but also has many extra AutoCorrect entries included so might be a more useful choice.
You should see a green tick next to languages that have a spelling dictionary available in the installation. If you don’t see a green tick then
- Click Tools > Spelling > Options and, in the new dialogue, click the link Get more dictionaries online…. Type New Zealand into the search field and select New Zealand Spellchecker. Or select English dictionary which should include English (US), English (UK), English (AU), English (CA), English (ZA). Click Install
To be honest, when I installed Mint Linux, I removed the Mint Linux version of LibreOffice and added LibreOffice as a repository. It saved some frustration trying to get a complete installation.
Thanks for the advice. I have done these things, and it now works, using the English (UK) dictionary.
Yes. I have had a frustrating day trying to resolve this, particularly for my friend, who is trying to finish a book. In the past (Ubuntu, Lubuntu, Kubuntu) installations have “just worked”.