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January 15, 2008

Grammar checker addon for OpenOffice Writer

There isn't a built-in grammar checker. If you want to add one, here's a grammar checker extension, one of the many on the extensions page for OpenOffice.org.

Once you download it, choose Tools > Extension Manager to install it.

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Posted at 07:29 AM in Extensions, Open source, Opendocument format, OpenOffice, OpenOffice books, OpenOffice training, OpenOffice.org, Writer: 2008 |

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I got it installed but I don't see how to use it.

Posted by: Scott B | January 15, 2008 at 10:18 AM

Never mind. You have to close and re-open Writer.

Posted by: Scott B | January 15, 2008 at 10:19 AM

So far I'm not impressed. I entered "This is going be a great day." into Writer and it found nothing wrong with the grammar at all.

Posted by: Scott B | January 15, 2008 at 10:21 AM

Hmm, there should be a new LanguageTool menu with appropriate options for running it.

Posted by: Solveig | January 16, 2008 at 03:41 AM

Hi! I have just added your post on my personal blog. Very good work! ;)

Posted by: Sandro M. | January 18, 2008 at 12:42 PM

This is going to come in very handy. Thanks.

Posted by: Fabio | July 28, 2008 at 11:11 AM

This is going to come in very handy. Thanks.

Posted by: Fabio | July 28, 2008 at 11:11 AM

I have openoffice 3.0 beta and it wont detect anything do i have to get openoffice 2 instead

Posted by: Josh Bruce | September 07, 2008 at 01:11 PM

I expected something like the grammar checker in Microsoft Word. It turned out to be only a spelling checker.

Posted by: yonif | November 16, 2008 at 10:27 AM

Hi Yonif,

It is a grammar checker. Close and re-open Writer. It might not look the same way as the one in Word.

Posted by: Solveig | November 17, 2008 at 05:25 AM

very worst

Posted by: vhvcas | January 01, 2009 at 01:42 PM

...at least Abiword shows grammatical errors.

Posted by: Reuben | March 16, 2009 at 11:42 AM

I think have loaded the language package.
I still cannot get Writer to flag a single grammar error.

Should not "The ball was painted red." be flagged as passive?

Can we get a more through description of the install and testing of the grammar checker?

Posted by: Forrest Erickson | July 11, 2009 at 09:04 AM

Not a very good grammar checker. It did not find a very obvious who/whom mistake.

Posted by: rob | October 26, 2009 at 07:18 PM

This is not working at all. I have tried over five grammar mistakes, and did not detect

Posted by: Seleste | November 28, 2009 at 07:56 PM

it still doesn't work properly. it does not catch well like MS words. i even have Open Office 3.0 and it still doesn't work.

Posted by: Cherise | December 02, 2009 at 05:01 PM

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