Add an editing or writing language or set language preferences in Office (2023)

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You can use the Office language options to add a language, choose the display language of the user interface, and set the writing and proofing languages.

You can find the language options atSet your Office language preferencesSection of the Office Options dialog box that you access by going tofile>choices>Language. Display and author languages can be set independently of each other. For example, you could set everything to match the language of your operating system, or you could use a combination of languages for your operating system, the creation, and display of the Office user interface.

The available languages depend on the language version of Office and any additional language packs, language interface packs, or tooltip languages that are installed on your computer.

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You can add a display language or an authoring language. A display language specifies the language that Office uses in the user interface—ribbon, buttons, dialog boxes, and so on. A syntax language affects the direction and layout of text for vertical, right-to-left, and mixed text. Authoring languages also include proofreading tools such as spelling and grammar checking dictionaries. (The author's preferred language is shown in bold at the top of the list. You can change it by selecting and selecting your preferred languageSet as preferred.)

To add a display language:

Open an Office program, e.g. B. Word.
Choosefile>choices>Language.
UnderOffice display language, in theSet your Office language preferences, selectInstall additional display languages from Office.com.
Select the language you want from the menuAdd an author languagedialog and then selectAddition. A browser page opens where you can download the installation file.
Select on the browser pagedownloadand run the downloaded package to complete the installation.
The added language will appear in the list of Office display languages.

To add an authoring language:

Open an Office program, e.g. B. Word.
Choosefile>choices>Language.
In theSet your Office language preferences, underOffice writing languages and proofreading, selectAdd language...
Select the language you want from the menuAdd an author languagedialog and then selectAddition. A browser page opens where you can download the installation file.
Select on the browser pagedownloadand run the downloaded package to complete the installation.
The added language appears in the list of Office release languages.

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Both types of Office languages (view and write) have a preferred language that you can set independently.

The preferred language is shown in bold at the top of each language list. The order of the languages in the list reflects the order in which Office uses the languages. For example, if your display language range is Spanish, German and Japanese, and Spanish language resources are removed from your computer, the preferred display language will be German.

To set your preferred language:

Open an Office program, e.g. B. Word.
Choosefile>choices>Language.
UnderSet your Office language preferences, do one or both of the following:
- UnderOffice display language, select the language you want from the list, and then selectSet as preferred.
- UnderOffice writing languages and proofreading, select the language you want from the list, and then selectSet as preferred.

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You can add a language to your Office programs by adding an editing language. An editing language consists of the typesetting and proofreading tools for that language. Proofreading tools include language-specific features such as spelling and grammar checking dictionaries. (The default editing language is shown in bold at the top of the list. You can change this by selecting and choosing your preferred languageSet as default.)

Open an Office program, e.g. B. Word.
Choosefile>choices>Language.
ImSet your Office language preferencesdialog box, belowSelect editing languages, select the editing language you want to addAdd additional editing languageslist, and then selectAddition.

The added language appears in the list of editing languages.

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The Language page opens in Windows settings. In theAdd languagesSelect "Windows Settings" in the dialog boxadd language, select your language from the list, and then selectAddition.
Shut upAdd languagesDialog box in Windows settings. The Office dialog should show your language asBe allowedunderkeyboard layoutimSelect editing languagesUnity.

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Display and Help languages are the languages that Office uses for display elements, such as menu items, commands, and tabs, in addition to the display language of the Help file.

The default language is shown in bold at the top of the list. The order of the languages in the display and help lists reflects the order in which Office uses the languages. For example, if your display language range is Spanish, German and Japanese and the Spanish language tools are removed from your computer, the default display language will be German.

To set the default language:

Open an Office program, e.g. B. Word.
clickfile>choices>Language.
ImSet your Office language preferencesdialog box, belowSelect display and help languages, select the language you want to use, and then clickSet as default.

Which display language is used for which Office program?

If you use multiple languages and have customized Office to match the way you work, you can check each Office program to see which language is the default display language.

ImSet your Office language preferencesdialog box, belowSelect display and help languages, selectSee the display languages installed for each Microsoft Office program.

Note:This feature is only available for the following Office programs: Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio, and Word. Not available for Office 2016 programs.

Tooltips are small pop-up windows that provide brief, context-sensitive help when you hover over an indicator, such as a button, tab, dialog box control, or menu. Setting the tooltip language in an Office program sets it for all Office programs you have installed.

Open an Office program, e.g. B. Word.
Choosefile>choices>Language.
ImSet your Office language preferencesdialog box, belowSelect the tooltip language, select the tooltip language.
Remarks:
- This feature is not available in Office 2016.
- If the language you want is not listed, you may need to add additional language services. ChooseHow can I get more ToolTip languages from Office.com?and then follow the download and installation instructions.
- After you install a new tool tip language, it becomes your default screen tip language.

For more information about ScreenTips, seeShow or hide ScreenTips.

Add an editing or writing language or set language preferences in Office (2023)

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