So I had to get a new laptop as the other one's finally given up. This new one has Windows 8 on it. I found out you can't install WordStarter with Windows 8. Useless. So I've had to install OpenOffice and... urgh.
Firstly, it has no grammar checker, so I've had to install one. Secondly - once you have the grammar checker, it won't tell you why it's flagging something up as wrong, or offer suggestions. It'll just blue line it.
Thirdly - the spell check keeps crashing.
Fourthly - you have to save files as odt? Really? I wanted to save my files as they were but it wouldn't let me and I had to save as odt files. So now I have two of everything.
Also, what's with the random predictive text thing it does? How do I turn that off? You'll be typing and it'll start doing suggestions, like a phone does with predictive text. I can't be doing with that. Someone tell me how to kill that, please?
Also, unrelated to OpenOffice but related to my new laptop, my down arrow key is REALLY FLAMING LOUD.
Firstly, it has no grammar checker, so I've had to install one. Secondly - once you have the grammar checker, it won't tell you why it's flagging something up as wrong, or offer suggestions. It'll just blue line it.
Thirdly - the spell check keeps crashing.
Fourthly - you have to save files as odt? Really? I wanted to save my files as they were but it wouldn't let me and I had to save as odt files. So now I have two of everything.
Also, what's with the random predictive text thing it does? How do I turn that off? You'll be typing and it'll start doing suggestions, like a phone does with predictive text. I can't be doing with that. Someone tell me how to kill that, please?
Also, unrelated to OpenOffice but related to my new laptop, my down arrow key is REALLY FLAMING LOUD.