I've heard about strange things happening when saving in non-native
formats in OO.  Sounds like a bug...can you upgrade to a newer version? 
I'm using OpenOffice 1.1Beta and it spellchecks correctly when saving in
Windows 95 or other formats.  1.1Beta is the first release of OO I have
been satisfied with...    
On Thu, 2003-07-24 at 20:19, Frank Roberts - SOTL wrote:
> Hi All and Especially the OO writer users.
> 
> Issue
> I have a file which I would like to spell check but for some reason the spell 
> checker will not work. The file is all text saved in Win 95 format.
> 
> I can open a new blank file and type what ever I desire spell check the new 
> file, save the new file, and reopen the new file, deliberately change words 
> to be spelled incorrectly, spell check it with no problems then switch back 
> to the original open window and still receive the same message that OO Writer 
> can not find a dictionary.
> 
> Hopefully some body has some incite in to what the source and solution are.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Frank
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