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In OOo100 and before, there were only user dictionaries, therefore, each user would have
to install the dictionaries of their choice in the directory:
c:\Program Files\OOo100\user\wordbook\ or
/home/jrandom/OOo100/user/wordbook/
Network installation by SysAdmin: Linux and Windows
By popular demand, in OOo101 (the latest stable release), there is now a shared dictionary location:
<network installation directory>/OpenOffice.org1.0.1/share/dict/ooo/
so that System Administrators, or root types, can install dictionaries there, that will be available for users to activate
as needed. The process of registering the dictionaries by the SysAdmin is the same, add the appropriate lines to the
<net path>/OOo101/share/dict/ooo/dictionary.lst in the -net install location. (see Activation)
Standalone installation by Windows user:
The installation for users on standalone boxes remains the same:
Unzip the dictionary of your choice into the directory: c:\Program Files\OOo101\user\wordbook\
then, edit / create the dictionary.lst file in this directory, by adding a line corresponding to the dictionary
you installed, e.g., DICT it IT it_IT (see Activation)
Standalone installation by Linux user:
Since Linux is a multi-user OS, the network install is required for proper functioning.
Unzip the dictionary of your choice into the directory:
/home/jrandom/OOo10x/user/wordbook/ or
<network installation directory>/OpenOffice.org1.0.1/share/dict/ooo/
then, edit/create the dictionary.lst file in this directory, by adding a line corresponding to the dictionary
you installed, e.g., DICT es ES es_ES (see Activation)
ACTIVATION of additional dictionaries by all users:
Each user now needs to restart OOo (and quickstarter) to force OOo to reparse the lines in dictionary.lst,
then go to: Tools->Options->LanguageSettings->WritingAids and press the "Edit" button.
There, each user, using the pulldown can select their language(s) and enable MySpell spellchecking
by putting a mark in the checkbox. Then, in Language, select the one in which you wish to write and spell check.
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