Hello Atlantisorum:
Although I have both the US and British dictionaries installed (and English Canada also shows up on the Language list on the status bar), the default language always seems to be US English.
The Regional and Language Options in the Control Panel are set to Canada. But, as I also often type in French, it is easiest to keep the keyboard in the US layout.
As I would prefer to use the Canadian (usually British) spellings in my documents, is there an option that would allow me to set that as the default language whenever Atlantis opens?
Thanks in advance for your interest.
Default Language
Default Language
Cheers,
Peter
Peter
Default language in Atlantis Word Processor
Hi pdr,
Whenever you create a new document in Atlantis (Ctrl+N), it is created using the default template, that is the “Normal.rtf” template. So if you want all new documents to have British English as their default language coding, you must make sure that your default template has that coding. Here is how to do it:
1. Click “File | Document Templates…”
2. Choose “Normal.rtf” in the list.
3. Click “Open”.
4. When “Normal.rtf” is open, press Ctr+A to select the whole template.
5. Click “Format | Language…”
6. Choose “British English” in the list and OK out of the dialog.
7. Click “Format | Default Language…”
8. Check “Associate all new text with the following language” and select “British English”. OK out of the dialog.
9. Press Ctrl+S to save the template, Ctrl+W to close it.
From then on, all newly-created documents will have British English as their default language.
Now if you often create documents in French, you might want to have a template that helps you create new documents with French as their default language. Here is how to proceed:
1. Press Ctrl+N.
2. Press Ctr+A to select the whole document.
5. Click “Format | Language…”
6. Choose “French” from the list and OK out of the dialog.
7. Click “Format | Default Language…”
8. Check “Associate all new text with the following language” and select “French”. OK out of the dialog.
9. Click “File | Save Special… > Save As Template…”
10. Give that new template any suitable name, e.g. “Normal (French)”.
11. Save it.
When you want to create a new document with French as its default language, simply click “File | New | Create From Template…”, choose “Normal (French)”, and open it.
Hope that helps.
Cheers,
Robert
Whenever you create a new document in Atlantis (Ctrl+N), it is created using the default template, that is the “Normal.rtf” template. So if you want all new documents to have British English as their default language coding, you must make sure that your default template has that coding. Here is how to do it:
1. Click “File | Document Templates…”
2. Choose “Normal.rtf” in the list.
3. Click “Open”.
4. When “Normal.rtf” is open, press Ctr+A to select the whole template.
5. Click “Format | Language…”
6. Choose “British English” in the list and OK out of the dialog.
7. Click “Format | Default Language…”
8. Check “Associate all new text with the following language” and select “British English”. OK out of the dialog.
9. Press Ctrl+S to save the template, Ctrl+W to close it.
From then on, all newly-created documents will have British English as their default language.
Now if you often create documents in French, you might want to have a template that helps you create new documents with French as their default language. Here is how to proceed:
1. Press Ctrl+N.
2. Press Ctr+A to select the whole document.
5. Click “Format | Language…”
6. Choose “French” from the list and OK out of the dialog.
7. Click “Format | Default Language…”
8. Check “Associate all new text with the following language” and select “French”. OK out of the dialog.
9. Click “File | Save Special… > Save As Template…”
10. Give that new template any suitable name, e.g. “Normal (French)”.
11. Save it.
When you want to create a new document with French as its default language, simply click “File | New | Create From Template…”, choose “Normal (French)”, and open it.
Hope that helps.
Cheers,
Robert
Thanks very much Robert for your thoughtfully detailed reply. I have followed your suggestions, and now I can happily type colour and neighbour without having either to add them to the dictionary or to tell the Spelling Checker to Ignore All.
Your help with the French documents are also appreciated, and telephone is now flagged with the suggested téléphone -- which, in turn, speeds up my typing, so that I do not have to go over to the Alt 130 (number pad) to get the é.
Now I am a bit curious about one thing. I have tried the following change from your suggestions:
-- I select Canadian English instead of British English as you suggest:
Thanks again for your help.
Your help with the French documents are also appreciated, and telephone is now flagged with the suggested téléphone -- which, in turn, speeds up my typing, so that I do not have to go over to the Alt 130 (number pad) to get the é.
Now I am a bit curious about one thing. I have tried the following change from your suggestions:
-- I select Canadian English instead of British English as you suggest:
- and follow your suggestion about the Default Language5. Click “Format | Language…”
6. Choose “British English” in the list and OK out of the dialog.
It does seem to work as far as the Spelling goes. So what is the actual purpose of the "Language" setting as opposed to the "Default Language" setting?7. Click “Format | Default Language…”
8. Check “Associate all new text with the following language” and select “British English”. OK out of the dialog.
Thanks again for your help.
Cheers,
Peter
Peter
Hi Peter,
If you do not have a keyboard with direct access to French characters, you can add AutoCorrect “Replace With” entries for the French words that you type most frequently. For example, you could add “telephone téléphone” as an AutoCorrect “Replace With” entry so that Atlantis would automatically replace “telephone” with “téléphone” whenever you type “telephone”. To make sure that your AutoCorrect “Replace With” entries are entered for the French language, do not forget to place the caret within a word marked with the French language coding before calling the “Tools | AutoCorrect Options…” dialog.
Note that Atlantis currently has no specific spellchecker for “Canadian English”. As things stand, “Canadian English” is treated as “British English” by Atlantis.
The "Default Language" setting makes sure that any unmarked text pasted from the Web or from a pure text editor gets pasted with the current "Default Language" setting. This might not always be the case with the “Language…” setting only.
Cheers,
Robert
If you do not have a keyboard with direct access to French characters, you can add AutoCorrect “Replace With” entries for the French words that you type most frequently. For example, you could add “telephone téléphone” as an AutoCorrect “Replace With” entry so that Atlantis would automatically replace “telephone” with “téléphone” whenever you type “telephone”. To make sure that your AutoCorrect “Replace With” entries are entered for the French language, do not forget to place the caret within a word marked with the French language coding before calling the “Tools | AutoCorrect Options…” dialog.
Note that Atlantis currently has no specific spellchecker for “Canadian English”. As things stand, “Canadian English” is treated as “British English” by Atlantis.
The "Default Language" setting makes sure that any unmarked text pasted from the Web or from a pure text editor gets pasted with the current "Default Language" setting. This might not always be the case with the “Language…” setting only.
Cheers,
Robert
The following topic of the Online Help of Atlantis Word Processor explains these settings:pdr wrote:So what is the actual purpose of the "Language" setting as opposed to the "Default Language" setting?
http://www.atlantiswordprocessor.com/en ... ecking.htm