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Language settings in Word online
Hi Michael,
Word Online should follow the user's language settings (to be found in the general settings for the user).
If I set the preferred language to Dutch in the Office 365 settings then Word Online defaults to the Dutch spelling, unless specified differently in Word Online itself (by marking text and selecting a diffirent language for spelling).
Administrators can bulk change the language for a user to Dutch. If that is needed then PM me and I will send you the Powershell script to do so.
Do you mean this page (attached)? If so it's always been set to UK but Word still defaults to US.
- Mike PlatvoetJul 29, 2016Steel Contributor
Hi Michael,
No, the settings that I refer to are to be found from the General Settings from Office 365:
1. Go to the Office 365 start page
2. Click the Settings wheel- Michael PerryJul 29, 2016Iron Contributor
Not on our Tenant..
We also set all accounts to UK when we apply the initial licence.
- Mike PlatvoetJul 29, 2016Steel Contributor
Interesting....
You should try the following then:
-In the 'Search all settings' box, type in 'Language' and see what it comes up withAlternatively you can also open OWA (webmail) and check the settings there (under 'General'). That should state the same. This is the particular setting that defines the default language for Office 365 and thus Word as well.
SharePoint has it's own setting for language.