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| ==== Spelling check ==== | | ==== Spelling check ==== |
− | <gallery mode="packed" heights="250px" caption="Formatting in LibreOffice Writer"> | + | #Spelling - By enabling '''automatic spell checking''' under tools, you can check spelling within your document. You will see a red underline below a word spelt wrongly. (If you see a green line below a word, it suggests a grammatical error). You can move your cursor to the word and right click to get suggestions for correcting the spelling. In case you are clear your word is correct, you can also 'add your word to the dictionary' so that the next time you use it, it will not be treated as a wrong spelling. |
| + | #You can also do a manual spelling and grammar checking of the document. Select the text and click on '''spelling and grammar''' under tools option. it will start looking spelling and grammar for the document. It is a good habit to always run a spelling check on your document before sharing. |
| + | #To check the spelling and the grammar of a text, the appropriate dictionaries must be installed. You can have dictionaries for your own language (Telugu, Urdu etc) installed, apart from the one in English. |
| + | <gallery mode="packed" heights="400px" caption="Formatting in LibreOffice Writer"> |
| File:Auto spell checking LO writer .png|Auto spell checking | | File:Auto spell checking LO writer .png|Auto spell checking |
| File:Checking spelling and grammar by manually .png|Spelling and grammar checking | | File:Checking spelling and grammar by manually .png|Spelling and grammar checking |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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− | #Spelling - By enabling '''automatic spell checking''' under tools, you can check spelling within your document. You will see a red underline below a word spelt wrongly. (If you see a green line below a word, it suggests a grammatical error). You can move your cursor to the word and right click to get suggestions for correcting the spelling. In case you are clear your word is correct, you can also 'add your word to the dictionary' so that the next time you use it, it will not be treated as a wrong spelling.
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− | #You can also do a manual spelling and grammar checking of the document. Select the text and click on '''spelling and grammar''' under tools option. it will start looking spelling and grammar for the document. It is a good habit to always run a spelling check on your document before sharing.
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− | #To check the spelling and the grammar of a text, the appropriate dictionaries must be installed. You can have dictionaries for your own language (Telugu, Urdu etc) installed, apart from the one in English.
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| ====Saving the file==== | | ====Saving the file==== |
| Like in most applications, a file can be saved using the FILE –> SAVE command, or by the shortcut key CTRL+S. Always give a meaningful file name, reading which you should get an idea of the file contents. Often adding the month-year information when the file was created can be useful later | | Like in most applications, a file can be saved using the FILE –> SAVE command, or by the shortcut key CTRL+S. Always give a meaningful file name, reading which you should get an idea of the file contents. Often adding the month-year information when the file was created can be useful later |