I want to disable (deselect) the UK English dictionary so that when I open a doc, only US English will be used. Yes, I can and did make a normal odt, but want it permanently stored in its correct location in my LO program folders.
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LibreOffice does not use an equivalent of msoffice “normal.dot” file, it uses templates and gives you the possibility to set your favorite template as the default template. To proceed, set a blank document as you like (in your case, edit the paragraph style called Predefined to set the text language), then go to File → Template → Save as Template, give it a name and don’t forget to check the option to set that template as the default one. You can later manage templates on File → Template → Manage Templates.
The location of your templates can be seen on Tools → Options → LibreOffice → Paths.
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If your goal is only to set your personal default language, Tools>Options, Language Settings>Languages and choose one from Default language for documents, Western drop-down menu.
This setting is saved in your user profile and survives close-reopen.
Of course, it will not apply to existing document; it becomes active for new ones.
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In Windows 11, when the checkmark to ‘Select as default’ is grayed out, I was able to make my chosen template the default by editing:
C:\Users[YOURNAME]\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4\user\registrymodifications.xcu
First, CLOSE LibreOffice, then:
I suggest you ask one of the Ai’s exactly what line to add, but for me, I had to add the following line as the second-to-last line of that file:
file:///C:/Users/[YOUR NAME AS WINDOWS USES IT]/AppData/Roaming/LibreOffice/4/user/template/[YOUR TEMPLATE’S FILENAME].ott
Then ‘Save’, ‘Close’, and re-try LibreOffice. It worked for me.
WARNING! Do NOT use Notepad to edit your file. It will only save as a ‘txt’ file, and the file extension must be: ‘xcu’ or this fix won’t work. I recommend you install NotePad++ (freeware) and use that. Remember, your template’s file extension MUST be .ott (template), not .odt
Also, when I say, ‘YOUR NAME AS WINDOWS USES IT,’ I mean your name (often abbreviated) as the Windows file system uses it to identify your user files.
Or you could read about the Template Manager and use the built in tools to do this without problems.
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