diff --git a/sw/source/ui/inc/workctrl.hxx b/sw/source/ui/inc/workctrl.hxx
index 1c7b231717fa..be38a2960f55 100644
--- a/sw/source/ui/inc/workctrl.hxx
+++ b/sw/source/ui/inc/workctrl.hxx
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class SwScrollNaviPopup : public SfxPopupWindow
     FixedInfo       aInfoField;
     ImageList       aIList;
 
-    String          sQuickHelp[2 * NID_COUNT];
+    OUString        sQuickHelp[2 * NID_COUNT];
 
     void            ApplyImageList();
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class SwNaviImageButton : public ImageButton
 {
         SwScrollNaviPopup*  pPopup;
         Image               aImage;
-        String              sQuickText;
+        OUString            sQuickText;
         SfxPopupWindow*     pPopupWindow;
         SfxPopupWindow*     pFloatingWindow;
         ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::frame::XFrame > m_xFrame;
diff --git a/sw/source/ui/ribbar/workctrl.cxx b/sw/source/ui/ribbar/workctrl.cxx
index c925aed8229a..69cded27639b 100644
--- a/sw/source/ui/ribbar/workctrl.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/ui/ribbar/workctrl.cxx
@@ -467,13 +467,13 @@ SwScrollNaviPopup::SwScrollNaviPopup( sal_uInt16 nId, const Reference< XFrame >&
     for( i = 0; i < NID_COUNT; i++)
     {
         sal_uInt16 nNaviId = aNavigationInsertIds[i];
-        String sText;
+        OUString sText;
         ToolBoxItemBits  nTbxBits = 0;
         if((NID_PREV != nNaviId) && (NID_NEXT != nNaviId))
         {
             // -2, there's no string for Next/Prev
             sal_uInt16 nResStr = ST_TBL - 2 + nNaviId - NID_START;
-            sText = String(SW_RES(nResStr));
+            sText = SW_RESSTR(nResStr);
             nTbxBits = TIB_CHECKABLE;
         }
         aToolBox.InsertItem(nNaviId, sText, nTbxBits);
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ SwScrollNaviPopup::SwScrollNaviPopup( sal_uInt16 nId, const Reference< XFrame >&
     // these are global strings
     for( i = 0; i < 2 * NID_COUNT; i++)
     {
-        sQuickHelp[i] = String(SW_RES(STR_IMGBTN_START + i));
+        sQuickHelp[i] = SW_RESSTR(STR_IMGBTN_START + i);
     }
 
     Size aImgSize = aIList.GetImageSize();
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ String  SwScrollNaviPopup::GetQuickHelpText(sal_Bool bNext)
     nResId += SwView::GetMoveType() - NID_START;
     if(!bNext)
         nResId += NID_COUNT;
-    return String(SW_RES(nResId));
+    return SW_RESSTR(nResId);
 }
 
 void SwNaviImageButton::Click()
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ SwNaviImageButton::SwNaviImageButton(
     ImageButton(pParent, SW_RES(BTN_NAVI)),
         pPopup(0),
         aImage(SW_RES(IMG_BTN)),
-        sQuickText(SW_RES(ST_QUICK)),
+        sQuickText(SW_RESSTR(ST_QUICK)),
         pPopupWindow(0),
         pFloatingWindow(0),
         m_xFrame( rFrame )
@@ -715,8 +715,7 @@ SwZoomBox_Impl::SwZoomBox_Impl(
     {   25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200 };
     for(sal_uInt16 i = 0; i < sizeof(aZoomValues)/sizeof(sal_uInt16); i++)
     {
-        String sEntry = OUString::number(aZoomValues[i]);
-        sEntry += '%';
+        OUString sEntry = OUString::number(aZoomValues[i]) + "%";
         InsertEntry(sEntry);
     }
 }
@@ -728,8 +727,8 @@ void    SwZoomBox_Impl::Select()
 {
     if ( !IsTravelSelect() )
     {
-        String sEntry(comphelper::string::remove(GetText(), '%'));
-        sal_uInt16 nZoom = (sal_uInt16)sEntry.ToInt32();
+        OUString sEntry(comphelper::string::remove(GetText(), '%'));
+        sal_uInt16 nZoom = (sal_uInt16)sEntry.toInt32();
         if(nZoom < MINZOOM)
             nZoom = MINZOOM;
         if(nZoom > MAXZOOM)
@@ -831,8 +830,8 @@ void SwPreviewZoomControl::StateChanged( sal_uInt16 /*nSID*/,
     SwZoomBox_Impl* pBox = (SwZoomBox_Impl*)GetToolBox().GetItemWindow( GetId() );
     if(SFX_ITEM_AVAILABLE <= eState)
     {
-        String sZoom(OUString::number(((const SfxUInt16Item*)pState)->GetValue()));
-        sZoom += '%';
+        OUString sZoom(OUString::number(((const SfxUInt16Item*)pState)->GetValue()));
+        sZoom += "%";
         pBox->SetText(sZoom);
         pBox->SaveValue();
     }
diff --git a/sw/source/ui/shells/textglos.cxx b/sw/source/ui/shells/textglos.cxx
index b1dbb1c34fd0..89d02edf5190 100644
--- a/sw/source/ui/shells/textglos.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/ui/shells/textglos.cxx
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ void SwTextShell::ExecGlossary(SfxRequest &rReq)
         case FN_NEW_GLOSSARY:
             if(pItem && pArgs->Count() == 3 )
             {
-                String aGroup = (( const SfxStringItem *)pItem)->GetValue();
-                String aName;
+                OUString aGroup = (( const SfxStringItem *)pItem)->GetValue();
+                OUString aName;
                 if(SFX_ITEM_SET ==  pArgs->GetItemState(FN_PARAM_1, sal_False, &pItem ))
                     aName = (( const SfxStringItem *)pItem)->GetValue();
-                String aShortName;
+                OUString aShortName;
                 if(SFX_ITEM_SET ==  pArgs->GetItemState(FN_PARAM_2, sal_False, &pItem ))
                     aShortName = (( const SfxStringItem *)pItem)->GetValue();
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void SwTextShell::ExecGlossary(SfxRequest &rReq)
         case FN_SET_ACT_GLOSSARY:
             if(pItem)
             {
-                String aGroup = (( const SfxStringItem *)pItem)->GetValue();
+                OUString aGroup = (( const SfxStringItem *)pItem)->GetValue();
                 SwAbstractDialogFactory* pFact = SwAbstractDialogFactory::Create();
                 OSL_ENSURE(pFact, "Dialogdiet fail!");
                 ::GlossarySetActGroup fnSetActGroup = pFact->SetGlossaryActGroupFunc();
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ void SwTextShell::ExecGlossary(SfxRequest &rReq)
         {
             if(pItem && pArgs->Count() > 1)
             {
-                String aGroup = (( const SfxStringItem *)pItem)->GetValue();
-                String aName;
+                OUString aGroup = (( const SfxStringItem *)pItem)->GetValue();
+                OUString aName;
                 if(SFX_ITEM_SET ==  pArgs->GetItemState(FN_PARAM_1, sal_False, &pItem ))
                     aName = (( const SfxStringItem *)pItem)->GetValue();
                 SwAbstractDialogFactory* pFact = SwAbstractDialogFactory::Create();