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If you are writing an essay at a UK university, chances are you will have to write in British English. Likewise, if you’re in the UK and writing for an international audience, you should make sure to adapt your language use accordingly.

Most word processors, including Microsoft Word, are automatically set to US spelling. This is fine if you’re writing for an American (or even international) audience. But otherwise you might need to make a change. In this post, we explain how to change the language of a document in Microsoft Word.

Step One

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Select all of the text in your document. To do this quickly, use ‘Ctrl + A’ (or ‘command + A’ on Mac). If you want to use different language settings in different parts of the document, simply selected the text you want to modify.

Step Two

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On a Windows PC, go to the ‘Review’ tab, click ‘Language’ and select ‘Set Proofing Language’.

On a Mac, go to ‘Tools-Language’.

On a Windows PC, go to the ‘Review’ tab, click ‘Language’ and select ‘Set Proofing Language’. On a Mac, go to ‘Tools-Language’. Alternatively, you can click on the ‘Language’ setting at the bottom of the screen. This will open a new dialogue box. To use another language in your document, you need to add an input source for that language (for example, a second keyboard) in System Preferences. Set up a keyboard or other input source for another language Create a document with the formatting of a different language Change a document’s language and formatting. Go to ToolsLanguage, select a Language, and click Default. Word will automatically add that language tag to your Normal style, which is the default style for text in a new blank document. Be sure the 'do not check spelling or grammar' box is NOT checked.

Feb 15, 2019 To change the laptop keyboard layout language for OS X: Go to Language & Region Keyboard Preferences. When the language you want isn’t on the list, choose the Plus(+) and add it there. Proofing Language. To change the proofing language in Office for Mac: Select Tools Language in Word or any other Office application.
Go to ToolsLanguage, select a Language, and click Default. Word will automatically add that language tag to your Normal style, which is the default style for text in a new blank document. Be sure the 'do not check spelling or grammar' box is NOT checked.

Alternatively, you can click on the ‘Language’ setting at the bottom of the screen.

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This will open a new dialogue box.

Step Three

In the window that opens, choose your preferred language from the list. Click ‘OK’ to change the proofing language of the selected text.

Step Four

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If you usually use this language for your documents, click ‘Set As Default’. And that’s it! Good luck!