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New features in OpenOffice 2.4 Camera icon

David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 31 Mar 2008 16:18 BST

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The Writer application in OpenOffice 2.4 now has a new control in the status bar to show what language is being used at the current cursor position or selection — a function necessary for spellchecking purposes.

The control also allows the language to be changed for the entire document or selected text, without having to delve into the main menus.

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