How do I select English (UK) as default language on inter. keyboar

[Guest]

I work in Asia and have an international English keyboard layout (ie. English
characters are arranged on a US layout). I want to set all my normal
templates to English (UK), but without having to always change the input
language to english (UK) which actually doesn't correspond to the layout of
the keys on my keyboard. Needless to say, everytime I open Microsoft Word it
defaults to English (US).

Help! It's driving me mad! (I'm using Word 2002 SP2)

 

[Graham Mayor]

Change Windows regional settings to English UK with US pattern keyboard.
In Word tools > language > set language > English UK.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/LangFmt.htm

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[Guest]

I looked at, http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/LangFmt.htm
and it doesn't have the UK option to click on, I only have 1 choice which
is the US version, any ideas ?????

 

[Guest]

I looked at the page you suggested
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/LangFmt.htm
But the drop down menu hasn't got a UK option only the US option which is
the one I have already, any ideas?

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi

Where is it that you only have the US version available: in the Windows,
Office or Word settings?

Shauna

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word

 

[Guest]

Hi
I have the US version option only keyboard functions, in Word I have other
language settings I use like spellcheck and so on, I just want my @ button to
be like in the UK 2 buttons to the right of my L (letter) button and my
sterling pound sign to be on the 3 (number) key

 

[Graham Mayor]

You can install as many or as few keyboard layouts as you want in Windows -
each with its own mapping. The pictures on the keys are largely irrelevant.
You need to add the UK keyboard layout and remove the US one.

Windows > Control panel > Regional and language options > languages >
details > add the UK English keyboard
Remove the US English keyboard. OK out of the dialog and reboot the PC.

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[Guest]

Hi
I understand what you are saying, but when I go to languages>details>I cant
add the UK english keyboard as it isn't there to be selected in the drop down
menu, in the drop down menu I only have US english to pick from and no others.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Have you clicked the add button? There are umpteen languages included with
Windows from Afrikaans to Zulu!. The add button provides access to them.

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[Guest]

Cheers fella, you're a life saver, everything back to normal now. Thanks