

Under Editing options, de-select the "Automatically switch keyboard to match language of surrounding text check box". Under Help, click Options, then Advanced. There is an option in Word that can cause this problem. Select the appropriate language from the list and click OK.ĭoes Word suddenly change the language of your keyboard? On the Review tab, in the Language group, click on the Language button and choose Set Proofing Language. In the Language dialog box, select the "Detect language automatically" check box. On the Review tab, in the Language group, click on the Language button and choose Set Proofing Language.Option 1: Set Word to automatically detect the language of your text.For the spell-checker to work in another language besides English, you just need to make sure that your text is marked as that language: For example, if you have automatic spell-checking turned on, Word shows the red squiggly lines underneath possible misspelled words, or you can choose to run the spell-checker manually. The proofing tools in Office are used the same regardless of language. In the Set the Office Language Preferences dialog box, in the Proofing (Spelling, Grammar) list, if the Spelling & Grammar icon is next to the language that you want, then that language pack is installed. Open a Microsoft Office program, such as Word.Check which language packs are installed on your computer (Windows)

#EXCEL FOR MAC PROOFING TOOL INSTALL#
We are able to install additional languages on the LRC computers. If you would like to use the proofing tools for a language not in that list, please contact the Language Resource Center. Office Language Packs installed at MHC (Windows):Īrabic, Bulgarian, Chinese (PRC and Taiwan), French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi (also includes Urdu), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.
#EXCEL FOR MAC PROOFING TOOL WINDOWS#
(The languages included with your copy of Office depend on where in the world you purchased it.) See the instructions below to "Check which language packs are installed on your computer." On most Windows computers at MHC, we have installed the following proofing tools: Microsoft Office for Windows offers proofing tools in a greater number of languages (37) however, not all of the languages are included when you purchase Office. Proofing Tools in Microsoft Office for Windows

See the boxes below for step-by-step instructions on using these tools on Windows and Mac.
