Choosing a different dictionary for a language

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Choosing a different dictionary for a language

FreeOffice: SoftMaker FreeOffice does not have the premium SoftMaker dictionaries normally included in SoftMaker Office. Only Hunspell dictionaries can be used here.

If you have multiple dictionaries installed for a language (for example, a SoftMaker dictionary and a Hunspell dictionary), you can always choose which of these dictionaries to use for the language. Proceed as follows:

1.Choose the ribbon command File | Options options_icon for the dialog box and switch to the Language tab.
2.Click on the Manage dictionaries button.

The program displays the dialog box "Dictionaries" with a list of all installed languages/dictionaries.

3.Navigate to the desired Language in this list. The dictionaries of a language can appear in the list with the following additions:
No addition: SoftMaker Office's in-house dictionary for this language.
Hunspell: Free Hunspell dictionary for this language.
4.Now specify which of these dictionaries should be used for the desired language. Here, the icons to the left of a dictionary have the following meaning:
Blue icon: The dictionary is already installed and switched on.
Gray icon: The dictionary is already installed and is not switched on.
No icon: The dictionary is not yet installed.
A blue icon thus indicates the currently active dictionary for the respective language. If you want to change the active dictionary, select another dictionary for this language from the list and click on the Switch button.
(If the dictionary is not installed yet, click on the Install button beforehand.)
5.Confirm your changes by pressing OK.

From now on, the spell check will use the selected dictionary for the specified language.

Show only installed dictionaries

Enable this option if only the installed dictionaries should be displayed in the list.

Ask to install dictionaries when necessary

For more information on this option, see the descriptions in the previous section Installing additional dictionaries.