On the Language tab in the dialog box of the ribbon command File | Options 
, you can make settings for TextMaker's language tools:
Default language
Here, you can select the default language to be used for spell check, hyphenation and the thesaurus. To do so, open the dropdown list and select the desired language from the available options.
Note: Please note that there are two entries in this list for German:
▪"German (Germany)" stands for the new spelling (according to the 1996 German spelling reform in its last revision in 2006).
▪"German (Germany, old)", on the other hand, stands for the old spelling.
The same applies to "German (Austria)" and "German (Switzerland)".
Tip: If you want to use several languages simultaneously in a document, you can format any sections of text in another language on the Font tab in the dialog box of the command group Home | Character 
.
For more information on this topic, see Setting the language.
Spell check
Here, you can make the following settings for the spell-check:
▪Check spelling as you type
| If you enable this option, the spelling of the entire document will be continuously checked in the background. Incorrectly spelled words are indicated with wavy red underlines and can be corrected at any time. For more information, see Checking the spelling as you type. |
| Note: If this option is disabled, you don't have to do without a spell check – you can always start it manually with the ribbon command Review | Spell check. For more information, see Manual spell check. |
▪Color
| Here, you can change the color of the red underlines used by the function "Check spelling as you type" to indicate misspelled words. |
▪Underline old German spellings in blue
| If this option is enabled, the function Check spelling as you type also underlines with a blue wavy line all words that correspond to the old German spelling but should be spelled differently according to the new spelling of the spelling reform of 1996. For more information, see also Conversion to the new German spelling. |
| Note: This option only works for text in the language "German (Germany)", "German (Austria)" or "German (Switzerland)". |
▪Use Duden Korrektor for German spell check
This feature is only available in SoftMaker Office Professional and NX Universal.
| If you enable this option, the spell check will no longer use the module integrated in TextMaker but will instead use the spelling module of Duden Korrektor (and its dictionary, of course). For more information, see also Using the Duden spell check. |
| Note: The Duden Korrektor only works for text in the language "German (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, etc.)". |
▪Ignore words that start with a number
| If you enable this option, the spell check ignores all words that start with a number (for example, "1980s"). |
▪Hunspell dictionaries
FreeOffice: SoftMaker FreeOffice does not include the premium SoftMaker dictionaries normally shipped with SoftMaker Office. Only Hunspell dictionaries can be used here.
Only Hunspell dictionaries for English and German are already installed. If you need more languages, see Installing Hunspell dictionaries.
| As an alternative to its own dictionaries, SoftMaker Office also supports the use of Hunspell dictionaries. These dictionaries are available as free downloads. Most of them were created by private users or non-profit organizations. |
| The Hunspell dictionaries button allows you to install downloaded Hunspell dictionaries and also set the languages for which Hunspell dictionaries are to be used. For more information, see Installing additional dictionaries. |
Hyphenation
Here, you can make settings for hyphenation:
▪Use automatic hyphenation
This option corresponds to the ribbon command Review | Hyphenation  | Automatic hyphenation. |
| Hyphenation usually occurs fully automatically when typing. If you disable this option, however, there will be no automatic hyphenation for the current document, and all existing hyphens will be removed. For more information, see also Hyphenation. |
| Important: Unlike all other options on this tab, this setting is a document option rather than a global setting. TextMaker thus remembers the state of this setting per document. |
▪Use Duden Korrektor for German hyphenation
This feature is only available in SoftMaker Office Professional and NX Universal.
| If you enable this option, the hyphenation module of Duden Korrektor will be used for hyphenation instead of the module integrated into TextMaker. For more information, see also Using the Duden hyphenation. |
| Note: The Duden Korrektor only works for text in the language "German (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, etc.)". |
Grammar check
Here, you can make settings for the grammar check:
▪Use Duden Korrektor for German grammar check
This feature is only available in SoftMaker Office Professional and NX Universal.
| If you enable this option, the Duden Korrektor grammar check is enabled. This works according to the same principle as the option Check spelling as you type. However, it does not search for spelling errors, but for grammatical errors. If an error is found, it marks it with a green underline. For more information, see also Using the Duden grammar check. |
| Note: The Duden Korrektor only works for text in the language "German (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, etc.)". |
▪Color
| Here, you can change the color of the green underlines that the grammar check uses to identify misspelled words or phrases. |
Duden Korrektor options
This feature is only available in SoftMaker Office Professional and NX Universal.
This button opens a dialog box in which you can configure all modules of Duden Korrektor (i.e., Duden spell check, Duden hyphenation and Duden grammar check).
For more information, see Configuring Duden Korrektor.