Preferred language - Complete removal of unwanted languages

[Juandre_Scheepers]

Hey there!

So I work for a large international company and we need to use "English (United Kingdom)" in all our writings, and I have been having such a hard time to get this to be my default setting on my Office Suite. It seems like it ALWAYS reverts to English (United States). I have tried the File>Options>Language route, with no success, and I have aso removed English (United States) by using the Start>Settings>Time & Language route, also to no avail.

So my question is, can I somehow "force" my Office Suite to ALWAYS use English (UK), regardless of who created the document, or how can I completely remove the English (US) language as an option from my OS?

Thanks!

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Juandre_Scheepers,

o force your Office Suite to ALWAYS use English (UK), regardless of who created the document, you can try the following:

1. Set English (UK) as your default language in Windows.

   • Go to Settings > Time & Language > Language.
   • Under Preferred languages, click on the three dots next to English (United States) and select Remove.
   • Click Add a language and select English (United Kingdom).
   • Click Add and then drag English (United Kingdom) to the top of the list.

1. Set English (UK) as your default language in Office.

   • Open any Office application.
   • Go to File > Options > Language.
   • Under Choose Editing Languages, make sure that English (UK) is listed as the first language.
   • Click Set as Preferred.

To Remove "English (United States)" as a language option:

1. Open the "Control Panel" on your computer.
2. Click on "Region."
3. Select "Language."
4. In the "Preferred languages" section, if you see "English (United States)," click on it, and then click the "Remove" button. e. Confirm the removal when prompted.

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[#3]

@Juandre_Scheepers 

The single most important thing to do is to turn off the "Detect language automatically" option in the Language dialog box (Review tab > Language group > Language > Set Proofing Language), because keeping it active encourages Word to guess the language and possibly change it at the insertion point (which frequently happens). 

Note that "Detect language automatically" is global to your Word installation; the option does not travel with the document, which may be problematic. 

For more on language options in Word, see http://wordfaqs.ssbarnhill.com/MasterSpellCheck.htm.