Language group policies not being applied in Word 2003

[Pablo Julian Pedrocca]

Hi folks,

Sorry for the following *VERBOSE* mail, but I would like to give all
details.

Background:
Windows 2003 Server, SBS
Windows XP in all workstations
Officce 2003 in all workstations.

I donwloaded the Office Resource Kit policies templates. I created a new GPO
and added both the Office11.adm and the Word1.adm template.
Then I modified under the
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Office 2003\Language
Settings\Enabled Languages\Show controls and enable editing for

And disabled ALL the languages but English (Canada) and French (Canada).

I applied the policy. I checked that the policy is enforced. I went to an
user's workstation and issued a gpresult, which showed the policy as
applied.

However, when I am writing a text in word and suddendly I start writing in,
ie, Spanish, Word does recongnize the language. I went to
Tools->Language->Set language and ALL the languages are available.

If I go to Start->Programs->Microsoft Office->Microsoft Office
Tools->Microsoft Office 2003 Language settings, the settings appear as I
choosed and as set up by policy (so it is recognizing the policy).

The point is:

I just want English (Canada) and French (Canada) available as languages. How
could I do that? Should I uninstall the undesired languages? How? Is there
any error on my policy?



Thanks all very much,



Pablo

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Pablo,

However, when I am writing a text in word and suddendly I start writing in,
ie, Spanish, Word does recongnize the language. I went to
Tools->Language->Set language and ALL the languages are available.

I think there's a misunderstanding on your part, what the difference is between
proofing tools and language formatting. Language formatting is like any other
kind of formatting: all languages are available and can be applied to text.
There is no way to remove any languages from the list in Tools/Language/Set
language.

The PROOFING TOOLS, however, will only kick in for languages that have been
enabled, which is what you have done. That means that Spanish, for instance,
will be skipped during language proofing.

Which language format is applied is not (unfortunately IMO) primarily
controlled by the Office applications, but by Windows. So you need to check
which languages and keyboard layouts are installed in WINDOWS. Remove any that
you don't want being used.

In addition, in Word, you should make sure that the language Autodetection and
keyboard detection are turned off.

Language fine-tuning is available in Word, and can be very powerful. But with
Windows having the upperhand, it's very difficult to implement it. You'll find
more information on how language formatting is handled in Word in an article in
the Tips section on my website.

If I go to Start->Programs->Microsoft Office->Microsoft Office
Tools->Microsoft Office 2003 Language settings, the settings appear as I
choosed and as set up by policy (so it is recognizing the policy).

The point is:

I just want English (Canada) and French (Canada) available as languages. How
could I do that? Should I uninstall the undesired languages? How? Is there
any error on my policy?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Pablo Julian Pedrocca]

Thank you very much, Cindy,

Pablo

Hi Pablo,

I think there's a misunderstanding on your part, what the difference is
between
proofing tools and language formatting. Language formatting is like any
other
kind of formatting: all languages are available and can be applied to
text.
There is no way to remove any languages from the list in
Tools/Language/Set
language.

The PROOFING TOOLS, however, will only kick in for languages that have
been
enabled, which is what you have done. That means that Spanish, for
instance,
will be skipped during language proofing.

Which language format is applied is not (unfortunately IMO) primarily
controlled by the Office applications, but by Windows. So you need to
check
which languages and keyboard layouts are installed in WINDOWS. Remove any
that
you don't want being used.

In addition, in Word, you should make sure that the language Autodetection
and
keyboard detection are turned off.

Language fine-tuning is available in Word, and can be very powerful. But
with
Windows having the upperhand, it's very difficult to implement it. You'll
find
more information on how language formatting is handled in Word in an
article in
the Tips section on my website.


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)


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reply
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