[libreoffice-users] Spell checking etc does not work

My OS is Debian Stretch.  My version of LibreOffice is 1:5.2.7-1+deb9u4 
from the stretch-backports depository. The installed version of hunspell 
GB has the same as the version number as LO. The US version is 20070829-7.

I can open the Spelling window with F7. At the top of the window is a 
place to indicate text language, which when the window opens says 
<none>.  The two options are English (UK) or English (USA).  Preceding 
each option is a blue check mark with in a small font the letters ABC. 
When I click on one or other of these options nothing happens; the 
selection box still says <none>.  So I cannot check spelling, or have 
hyphenated words.

Comments/suggestions anybody?

Regards, Ken


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