Re: Word language problem
 

Try...

Start > Control Panel > Reigional and Language Settings

Click on the Languages Tab, Click Details Button and highlight English (US) and then click Remove, then OK, then Apply.

Log off or restart and log back on.

Hope this helps...

Re: Word language problem
 

This is the way I always set it for spell checking: first, go to Tools -> Options -> Spelling & Grammar tab. Click the Dictionaries... button. CUSTOM DIC should be selected in the next box. Select English (UK) in the Language box, click OK and OK again.


To set English (UK) as the default language in Word, go to Format -> Style... click the Modify... button, then the Format button and click Languge... in the list. Select English (UK) and click OK and OK again. Don't click Apply.

This has set English (UK) as the Normal style for this document, but not for Word in general. Click the Organizer button, select Normal in the left box and click the Copy button in the middle. This will copy the document's version of Normal that you've just set to Word's Global Normal. Then you can click Close and exit your document.

Re: Word language problem
 

Thanks for this, but it still doesn't work, however it's given me a clue and I think I've finally discovered *WHY* I'm having this problem!

I've got the default keyboard set up as "English (United States)" because that's the key layout that I learned to touch type on.

It seems that this doesn't *just* set the keyboard layout, but when you go into Word, it tells Word to use United States English as the default language *over-riding* any other settings I may want to use!!!

So either I'm going to have to get used to a new keyboard layout or keep manually changing language every time I start a new document in Word!

Bloody Micro$oft and their bloody "this will be useful, let's make it happen and not give someone the option to turn the bloody feature off!!!"

:grind: :banghead:

Re: Word language problem
 

I'm still having no luck, the KB is set to UK - English, the Laptops regional setting are set to UK - English.

The problem now is that accepts both the UK spelling for REALISE and the US REALIZE which is a pain, I've done repair for office 2000 but this hasn't helped.

Re: Word language problem
 

Look under Tools/ Options/ Spelling & Grammar and click on Dictionaries, then hit Edit (it will warn you that it's about to turn off spell checking)

Have a look in there and see if you've accidentally told it to accept "realize" as a valid spelling by hitting "add" by mistake when you were spell checking.

Re: Word language problem
 

I have asked the IT bod at work to look at this because no matter what I do whenever I log in to outlook at work it defauts to the US dictionary :fit:

Will let you know if I get a result.https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2012/01/10.gif

Re: Word language problem
 

As a last resort, and with the usual caveats about registry editing - look at registry key

\\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0 \Common\LanguageResources

Check InstallLanguage key. If it is set to 409, change to 809.

Re: Word language problem
 

unrelated, maybe, but I have been using OpenOffice 'Writer' recently, in preference to Microsoft 'Word', I have the dictionary set to 'UK English' and it correctly highlights 'color' as wrong, but still accepts both 'realise' and 'realize' - go figure :dozey:

Re: Word language problem
 

Thanks for the info but as I don't use Outlook at home it doesn't bother me. Just such a pain at work though. :mad:

Re: Word language problem
 

You'll probably find a few American spellings allowed by the UK dictionaries - they were probably compiled by Americans.

Re: Word language problem
 

Removing the US language from "Start... Programs... Microsoft Office Tools... Microsoft Office Language Settings" should be all that's needed. It's Word - does it's own thing a lot of the time. It's one of the first things I do after installing Word/Office. Some English words do use Z instead of S - the usual exceptions to the rule that you get in English that make it such a joy. Additionally, the idea that Z is American and S is English is a bit dated - both have become acceptable just so long as you remain consistant in your document.