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Language settings in Word online
Is there a way to make the default dictionary/spelling language in Word Online not US and honour the actual regional settings of the tenant/user? It's quite annoying in an English (UK) environmen...
thanks man, this is what is was looking for for 2 months without a luck until now!
I have the same problem as the original post describes. Microsoft Word Online does not respect my language choices.
In the account settings I have chosen: "Languages
Display language
English (Canada)
Preferred languages
English (Canada)"
Whether in the app or in the M365 account settings, all my choices for region and language are set to CANADA. And yet Word shows errors for such spellings as "Colour" and "Centre" etc.
I suspect this is an error in the system related to the wide varieties of English one can select. The software is otherwise very good so it makes this very troubling. Please fix this.
In the account settings I have chosen: "Languages
Display language
English (Canada)
Preferred languages
English (Canada)"
Whether in the app or in the M365 account settings, all my choices for region and language are set to CANADA. And yet Word shows errors for such spellings as "Colour" and "Centre" etc.
I suspect this is an error in the system related to the wide varieties of English one can select. The software is otherwise very good so it makes this very troubling. Please fix this.
My online 365 Mac Excel is also in Dutch while it should be in English.
Please fix this, as it's getting very irritating. Excel for Mac is irritating enough with it's limitations, considering the price you pay for it, I already feel a second class customer
The web-based versions of Office programs use the language settings of the operating system. As far as I know, you can't change that fact. 😞
this shows how to change it, i did months ago and still is ok
https://www.digitalcitizen.life/how-change-language-used-outlookcom-office-online-more/
