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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.
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...