FreeOffice: SoftMaker FreeOffice does not have the premium SoftMaker dictionaries normally included in SoftMaker Office. Only Hunspell dictionaries can be used here.
SoftMaker Office comes with premium dictionaries for numerous languages. In addition to SoftMaker 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.
Hunspell dictionaries are available for numerous languages. If there is no SoftMaker dictionary for a language, you will certainly find a Hunspell dictionary for it.
In this section, you will learn how to install dictionaries that are not currently installed:
Windows, Mac and Linux
When you install SoftMaker Office for Windows, Mac or Linux, all relevant dictionaries are already integrated automatically – so there is usually no need to subsequently install additional dictionaries.
Note, however, that you can choose between different dictionaries here (Hunspell, SoftMaker) by clicking on Switch for the respective dictionary. For more information, see the next section Choosing a different dictionary for a language.
Android and iOS
The situation is different with SoftMaker Office for Android and iOS: Here, dictionaries are not automatically integrated and must be subsequently installed for a language as needed.
Proceed as follows:
| 1. | Launch any of the apps (TextMaker, PlanMaker or Presentations) on your Android/iOS device. |
| 2. | Choose the ribbon command File | Options  for the dialog box and switch to the Language tab. |
| 3. | Click on the Manage dictionaries button. |
| 4. | The program displays the dialog box "Dictionaries" with a list of all available languages. To download a dictionary for a language, select it from the list and press the Install button. |
The dictionary is now installed and will be available from now on in any SoftMaker Office application.
Note: In addition to Hunspell dictionaries (with Hunspell added at the end), the above list also includes in-house SoftMaker dictionaries (nothing added to the end) for many languages. If both dictionaries are installed for a language, you can select which dictionary to use by clicking on the Switch button. For more information, see the next section.
Ask to install dictionaries when necessary
This option in the dialog box "Dictionaries" is also particularly important for the Android and iOS versions, as dictionaries are not pre-installed in these versions.
When enabled, the option has the following effect: If you enter text in your document in a language for which a dictionary is not yet installed, the program will automatically ask you whether you want to install the dictionary now.
Note: Of course, the automatic prompting by the program only occurs if the Spell check is enabled.