Word language problem

Hom3r · 21-10-2005, 23:30

I have a problem with word.

For some reason I have UK & US set in my word languages, How do I get rid of the US version, its most annoying to find US spelling in printed work because it acepts the US spelling.

I've even save UK as default in NORMAL.DOT but still no luck.

21-10-2005, 23:31

See the default button????

And select detect language automatically

Hom3r · 21-10-2005, 23:34

I did no luck

21-10-2005, 23:38

Try setting the actual language that Windows uses by going into Regional Settings, that might work, if it's not already set as English UK.

Graham · 22-10-2005, 00:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by david.ewles

For some reason I have UK & US set in my word languages, How do I get rid of the US version, its most annoying to find US spelling in printed work because it acepts the US spelling.

If you find out, tell me, because I've been trying to get the damn thing to use UK English as the default on the normal.dot template for ages!

But even when I change it and it prompts "changes have been made to normal.dot, do you want to save them?" it *still* defaults to US!

It works fine with every other template I've got

bonzoe · 22-10-2005, 19:52

Have you tried selecting English (UK) as the default dictionary under spelling and grammar?

Paul K · 22-10-2005, 20:01

Set your regional settings correctly in the control panel, make sure you check all tabs and then check your options in the Office software applications. Also in my installation I got a "Microsoft Office Language settings" tool in the Office/Office tools folder.

Hom3r · 22-10-2005, 20:01

Yep

Paul K · 22-10-2005, 20:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by david.ewles

Yep

Yep???? In your regional settings how many languages do you have listed when you click "languages" and then "details"?

Hom3r · 22-10-2005, 20:21

1 English UK

Paul K · 22-10-2005, 20:31

What version of Word is it?
Just found this, hope it's not still the case

Quote:

Hi,
I seem to continually re-set my computer through both
Start/Settings etc and in Word itself to UK English. Yet
somehow or other it finds its way back to US English.
I can't tell you how infuriating this is. It makes me
look so ignorant if I type something in US English.

I need to totally and utterly remove US English from my
computer so that it can never ever let me spell something
incorrectly. How do I do this/??
THanks
Diana

2. Doug Potter [MSFT] Jun 2 2004, 6:07 am show options
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.word.spelling.grammar
From: "Doug Potter [MSFT]

You cannot. The dictionary for US and UK English is the same file.

Hom3r · 22-10-2005, 20:37

i'm using word 2000

Paul K · 22-10-2005, 20:41

All I can say is that it may be a "feature" but to be sure I would double check all regional and language settings (including Keyboard layout) and if it still won't hold then I would say the quote in my last post is correct

pedantic · 22-10-2005, 21:01

Is this any use ? http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/LangFmt.htm

Regards.

Graham · 22-10-2005, 21:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by bonzoe

Have you tried selecting English (UK) as the default dictionary under spelling and grammar?

*Repeatedly*!