{"id":5345,"date":"2024-12-16T19:59:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T17:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecnocentres.org\/?p=5345"},"modified":"2024-12-16T20:14:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T18:14:44","slug":"using-language-tool-in-spreadsheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tecnocentres.org\/en\/blog\/2024\/12\/16\/using-language-tool-in-spreadsheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Language tool in spreadsheets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spell checkers have evolved a lot, and I think one that works very well is Language Tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is an extension that is installed in the browser and, from then on, it warns you of spelling and grammatical errors in almost all the texts you write in your browser: documents, presentations, blogs, etc. If you do not have it installed, you can do so at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it does not work on spreadsheets. It does not recognize the cells of spreadsheets as text, and this means that it does not mark the errors. In the educational field (and also in the business field), this is a major limitation, since we use spreadsheets a lot: to make notebooks to monitor the progress of students, end-of-term bulletins, school organization, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Here’s how I use Language Tool in these cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you already have it installed and are typing text into a spreadsheet cell, you can use the following procedure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n