How do I remove the US (english) as a default language

[Mandy]

Hi everyone

I am using Word 2007 and would like to know how to remove the English (US)
setting to default to English (Australia). I have been into "Word Options",
"Popular" tab and changed it and have also changed it in a Word under
"Thesaurus", "Set Language", however it keeps reverting back to English (US)
which is very frustrating.

Could someone please show me how to permanently default it to English
(Australia)?

 

[Gordon Bentley-Mix]

Do they speak English in Oz? <g>

You have to look in a couple of places to make this work. Check your
Regional Settings in Windows and also check the keyboard language.
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Cheers!

Gordon Bentley-Mix
Word MVP
Auckland, New Zealand

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MasterSpellCheck.htm, especially the
portion that refers to
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/LangFmt.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Mandy]

Thanks for your help Gordon.

I was able to change the "Regional Settings" to English (Australia) in the
Control Panel, however in the drop down list for "Keyboard layout IME"
Australia does not appear - only US and UK

Is there a way I can add it to the list?
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Thanks and regards

Mandy

Do they speak English in Oz? <g>

You have to look in a couple of places to make this work. Check your
Regional Settings in Windows and also check the keyboard language.
--
Cheers!

Gordon Bentley-Mix
Word MVP
Auckland, New Zealand

 

[Graham Mayor]

Tke keyboard *layout* refers to the actual layout of the keyboard and not to
the country per se. I suspect you will have a US pattern keyboard It is the
input language that is relevant to the problem and not the keyboard itself.

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[magicone58]

Hi Mandy,

I had the same problem, but figured out how to remove English US as one of the default languages and have English Australia as the default language in word 2007 (for that matter any language)

1. Click on the Office button on the top left of the word 2007 document.

2. Click on ‘Word Options’ button at the bottom of the menu that opens.

3. Click on the ‘Popular’ tab.

4. Click on ‘Language Settings’ button.

5. Here you can add and remove the default language/languages.

6. Click ‘Ok’ and you’re done.