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This wikiHow will show you how to change the language in Word. You can easily change the editing, display, and priority languages on a Windows computer, but if you have a Mac, Android, or iOS device, you cannot set Word to a language other than what your OS uses. However, you can specify a different editing language on these devices.
Steps
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Open Word. This document icon looks like two pieces of paper, one with a bunch of lines and one with a large "W." You can find this app on your Home screen, in the app drawer, or by searching.
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Tap the icon that looks like a pencil and an "A" at the top of your screen. This will open the editing menu.Advertisement
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Tap Home . You'll see a list of options.
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Tap Proofing and Language . The options in the menu will change again.
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Tap the language you want for your document. You'll be redirected back to the previous menu.
- You can tap to select boxes next to "Hide All Proofing Marks" and "Hide Proofing Marks in Selected Text" if you want your current text to remain un-edited. [2] X Research source
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Open a document in Word. You can open a project you're working on or you can create a new document to change these settings. But any settings you edit will apply every time you open Word. For example, if you set the language to French from a new document, the language will still be in French when you open Word later.
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Click Options . A new window will open.
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Click Language . You'll see this tab in the left pane. A new window titled, "Set the Office Language Preferences" will open.
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Choose an "editing language. " Remember that changing the language here will also change any language-specific features including dictionaries, grammar checking, and spelling.
- For example, if you type "casa" instead of "case" and your language is set to Spanish, Word won't suggest it's incorrectly spelled.
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Click Set as Default to confirm.
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Choose "Display and Help Languages. " This will change the language of any dialogue box that pops up.
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Click OK . The "Set the Office Language Preferences" window will close and your settings will be applied.
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Open a document in Word. You can open a project you're working on or you can create a new document to change these settings. But any settings you edit will apply every time you open Word. For example, if you set the language to French from a new document, the language will still be in French when you open Word later.
- If you want to change the display and help languages, you'll have to change your OS language in Apple menu>System Preferences>Language&Region.
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Click Language . A new window will pop-up.
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Click to select your language. If you want this to apply to every instance you open Word, click Default . If you don't set the language as the default, then Word will return to the original language the next time you open it.
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Click OK . You'll see this in the bottom right of the pop-up window.
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References
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/change-the-language-office-uses-in-its-menus-and-proofing-tools-f5c54ff9-a6fa-4348-a43c-760e7ef148f8#ID0EAACAAA=iOS
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/change-the-language-office-uses-in-its-menus-and-proofing-tools-f5c54ff9-a6fa-4348-a43c-760e7ef148f8#ID0EAACAAA=Android
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/add-an-editing-language-or-set-language-preferences-in-office-663d9d94-ca99-4a0d-973e-7c4a6b8a827d
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/change-the-language-office-uses-in-its-menus-and-proofing-tools-f5c54ff9-a6fa-4348-a43c-760e7ef148f8#ID0EAACAAA=MacOS
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1. Open Word.
2. Tap the edit
icon that looks like an "A" and pencil.
3. Tap Home
and Review
.
4. Tap Proofing and Language
.
5. Tap the right-pointing arrow next to the current language.
6. Tap the language you want for your document.
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