OpenOffice : why spellcheck doesn't work ?

[Clayton]

> I setup the 'Tools - Options - Language settings - Writing aids' and activate
> all options (user-defined dictionaries ..etc.. are all activated).
> Language setup is correct,
> but none errors are detected, as typing or by request.
>
> What's wrong ?
> How to activate spell-check (manual or auto) ?
> I use OpenOffice v2.4.

OpenOffice.org is a style based Office tool.. this means that the
languages also need to be set on the paragraph style level.

See here for a good explanation of how it all works:
http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=67

C.