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Changing Proofing Language for an Entire Presentation in PowerPoint
- Jul 03, 2022
I am an independent advisor and have investigated and tested this inquiry.
You can assign the Set Proofing Language to all text boxes on a page or to all slides at once in PowerPoint Desktop.
- You must change the view to Outline.
From the ribbon, Select View | Outline
From the left Outline navigation pane, complete the appropriate options below
Option 1: Individual Slide: Click on one slide, then press Ctrl + A to select all content on the page.
Option 2: Multiple slides: While holding down the Ctrl key, click on the preferred slides. For example, Slides 1 and 3. This method selects and deselects multiple objects and the content on the page.
Option 3: Entire presentation: This time, select all slides by pressing Ctrl + A
- Now, you can set your proofing language.
From the ribbon, select Review | Language | Set Proofing Language - Choose your language
See the updated information below dated Feb 14, 2023: Re: Changing Proofing Language for an Entire Presentation in PowerPoint - Microsoft Community Hub
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Teresa
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- You must change the view to Outline.
Hi all, I think I found the following solution:
1) Select any type of content on a single slide selected (otherwise the "Set Proofing Language" feature becomes unavailable)
2) Go to Review --> Language --> Set Proofing Language
3) Mark the language your are trying to set for the entire document
4) Click "All Text" at the bottom of the pop-up window
This will take a few seconds (depending on the size of your presentation) but appears to apply the proofing language to "all text" across your entire presentation.
- Kamil_StachurskiJul 28, 2023Copper Contributor
does the above solution still work for you? It did for me until recenly - now I no longer see the 'All Text' checkbox...
- Pascal145Jul 28, 2023Copper Contributor
Kamil_Stachurski Still works for me. But I do not need this "all text" checkbox. I simply follow @hat Teresa has written
- QayrayJul 28, 2023Copper Contributor
Hi Kamil; weird - still works for me. What version are you on? I'm on version 2302 build 16130.20644 (Enterprise)
- Kamil_StachurskiJul 28, 2023Copper ContributorHi. I'm on Version 2306 Build 16.0.16529.20164. I think I've got an update recently - think cell also stopped working...