For some reason, Word has decided to switch my spelling checker to British English rather than American English. I thought I knew how to change it, but darn if I can figure out how now. Help!

Try going into "Review". Then choose "Set Language" and select American English. I *think* that effects the spell checker but I might be wrong.

Hope this works!

This has happened to me, but it switched it over to Spanish! I find the best way to make sure that your entire document is spell checked in the correct language is on the HOME tab press the "Select" button and "Select All". Then do as DC suggested: Click on the Review tab and press the "Set Language" button and chose the correct language. Then SAVE your document to make sure these changes will remain the next time you open your story.

I found that if you just "set language" without selecting the entire document, it only "Sets Language" for that particular "spell check" word / session. And then will revert back to whatever it had chosen for your official language after you leave spell check.

I find saving often is always a good option. My WORD has been freezing during spell checking lately (very frustrating, must have something to do with my bad spelling :rolleyes: ) and if I don't SAVE before spell checking I am paranoid that I might lose everything I worked on before spell checking.

Hope this solves your problem. Good luck.

What version of Word are you using?

In Word 2007 (the one I have access to at home), you can click on the Office button and from there go into Word Options. The last of the Popular options lets you choose the language you wish to use.

Joy,
Lynn

ANOTHER MS WORD QUESTION (My apologies to Classicalla for highjacking her thread)

WORD Version 2007

Does anyone know how to switch the default font? It drives me crazy that every time I start a document I have to set it for my style.

I believe you have to modify the Style. By default, Word uses the Normal style to format all texts. Make sure you are on the Home tab. Then, right-click on the Normal style and click Modify.
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In the dialog box change the font to your preferred font.


If you want to apply to every document from here on out click the radio button labeled "New documents based on this template" near the bottom of the Modify Style dialog, then click OK.


Hope his works.

Andreia

Thanks, Ultra Woman! That does the trick. I wish I had asked this question months ago.

Yes, thanks for these replies. I have an older version of WORD and just the other day was being driven crazy by the fact that it seemed to have switched to UK English and I couldn't get it to stick on US while I was editing a story from a US author.

Course, I was doing just that - fixing it on the spell check, so it was obviously reverting back as soon as I came out. Now I know to select all text first, it should be fine.

Thanks!

LabRat