Word keeps automatically switching my language settings to Spanish and when I switch it back to English and begin working again it automatically reverts back to Spanish again. It's not just that all of the redlines bug me; some of the words that are semantically similar get autocorrected and I can't have that for content we'll be publishing. Details that might help; this seems to only be happening when I'm working with files that have a fairly complex template associated with them, with many macros that are used to link the template document to a sharepoint site/SQL db and subsequently to a web site. Could this be something in the template? -- JF
"Jfettig" wrote > Word keeps automatically switching my language settings to Spanish and > when I > switch it back to English and begin working again it automatically reverts > back to Spanish again. Do you have automatic language detection turned on? Tools > Language > Set language > [x] Detect language automatically If so, try turning it off. -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com
Thanks Opinicus...yes, the automatic language detection was off already. Thanks for taking the time to post; any other ideas? -- JF "Opinicus" wrote: > "Jfettig" wrote > > > Word keeps automatically switching my language settings to Spanish and > > when I > > switch it back to English and begin working again it automatically reverts > > back to Spanish again. > > Do you have automatic language detection turned on? > > Tools > Language > Set language > [x] Detect language automatically > > If so, try turning it off. > > -- > Bob > http://www.kanyak.com > > >
When you go to Tools > Language > Set Language are both Spanish and English at the top of the list above Afrikaans? If so, you'll need to do an Edit > Select all (or CTRL + A) and then go back to Tools > Language > Set Language > click on English > click Default > OK to accept English as default > Close Let us know if this helped. Cheers -- BO Haynes MOS Word Expert 2003 MOS PowerPoint 2003 "Jfettig" wrote: > Thanks Opinicus...yes, the automatic language detection was off already. > > Thanks for taking the time to post; any other ideas? > > -- > JF > > > "Opinicus" wrote: > > > "Jfettig" wrote > > > > > Word keeps automatically switching my language settings to Spanish and > > > when I > > > switch it back to English and begin working again it automatically reverts > > > back to Spanish again. > > > > Do you have automatic language detection turned on? > > > > Tools > Language > Set language > [x] Detect language automatically > > > > If so, try turning it off. > > > > -- > > Bob > > http://www.kanyak.com > > > > > >
Thanks BO. That's right; both languages appear at the top. This is in Word 2007...when I do a "select all", the option to Set Language in the Proofing section of the Review tab goes grey and I can't go back in to select English as the default as you suggested. Why would that option not be available after selection all of the content? -- JF "BO" wrote: > When you go to Tools > Language > Set Language are both Spanish and English > at the top of the list above Afrikaans? If so, you'll need to do an Edit > > Select all (or CTRL + A) and then go back to Tools > Language > Set Language > > click on English > click Default > OK to accept English as default > Close > > Let us know if this helped. > > Cheers > > -- > BO Haynes > MOS Word Expert 2003 > MOS PowerPoint 2003 > > > "Jfettig" wrote: > > > Thanks Opinicus...yes, the automatic language detection was off already. > > > > Thanks for taking the time to post; any other ideas? > > > > -- > > JF > > > > > > "Opinicus" wrote: > > > > > "Jfettig" wrote > > > > > > > Word keeps automatically switching my language settings to Spanish and > > > > when I > > > > switch it back to English and begin working again it automatically reverts > > > > back to Spanish again. > > > > > > Do you have automatic language detection turned on? > > > > > > Tools > Language > Set language > [x] Detect language automatically > > > > > > If so, try turning it off. > > > > > > -- > > > Bob > > > http://www.kanyak.com > > > > > > > > >
