So much MacOS , the iOS They incorporate a fairly wide range of languages. The problem is that they do not always include a dictionary to correct words written in other languages or languages, among them the Catalan.
This is a problem for users who want to use your Mac or iPhone in Catalan, since it will not correct the text automatically in case they make some kind of grammatical error.
Luckily we have the solution for install the spell checker in catalan, both for iOS and Mac. In other words, with this simple tutorial you will be able to write Catalan on your iPhone or Mac without any problems.
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How to activate the Catalan spell checker for macOS
The first thing to do is download a dictionary in catalan that allows us to activate our spell checker in macOS. There are several ways to download dictionaries, but we are going to recommend one that is also completely free.
1. Let's go to the open office website
2. We look for “catalan” in the search bar
3. We download the file
4. We change the file extension to .zip (by pressing the ENTER key)
5. We unzip the file that we just converted to .zip
6. We open the file and look for the .aff and .dic extensions
For now we are going to leave it located there, because in the next step, we are going to need it to move them to another place. Now what we are going to do is copy those files to the directory where macOS will find the necessary files to be able to use the spell checker in Catalan.
Install the necessary files for the macOS Catalan proofer
We have to locate a folder called “Spelling”. This folder is in the macOS library, let's locate it.
1º We open the FINDER and in the menu at the top of your screen, we select Library (pressing ALT to bring it up)
2º Now we go to the folder called "Spelling"
3º We copy the files that we have downloaded (ending in .aff and .dic)
Now we just need to tell macOS where to look to select our spell checker in Catalan.
How to tell macOS that it can now use the corrector in Catalan
1. We select System Preferences
2. We go to Keyboard
3. Click on Text
4. Now in Spelling and Configure
5. And we select Catalan
And that's it! We already have our corrector in Catalan for macOS. From now on you can start writing in Catalan where macOS will not mark wrong words unless they are really misspelled in the Catalan language.
How to activate the Catalan spell checker for iOS
To activate the Catalan spell checker on iPhoneyou will have to do something different. Here we will not have to install anything, but yes switch keyboard if we want to write in catalan. In this way, every time we write something in the Catalan language, we will not have problems with the spelling correction.
1. We go to Settings / General / Keyboards
2. We add Catalan
3. When we write a text, click on the world ball
4. We select Catalan
And ready! We will now be able to write in Catalan without the iPhone showing us non-existent errors. Also, even if we have the keyboard in Spanish, when we write a word in Catalan, it will recognize us without problems. In this way, the Catalan spell checker will always be active.
How can you check, there is the possibility of install a spell checker in catalan for both iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod) like for macOS, you just have to activate them using this simple guide.