How to Customize an Office 2007 Proofing Kit

The proofing kit in Office 2007 may be customized for most languages.

Microsoft Office 2007 contains a variety of proofing tools that check spelling, grammar and hyphenation. The default proofing language can be changed to the majority of the world's major languages. Customize your language proofing kit in Office 2007 through any of the Office 2007 programs, such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint. The change in language will then be reflected in all other Office 2007 programs when they are next started up.

Instructions

1. Open any one of the Microsoft Office 2007 programs. Click on the "File" tab, then choose "Options." In the options dialog, select "Language."

2. Scroll down the list of languages in the "Choose Editing Languages" section. All languages that are currently installed in Office 2007 will be displayed. If your language is not displayed, select your proofing language from the "Add additional editing languages" drop-down list, which will add your language to the language list.

3. Click "Not Installed" next to your chosen language in the language list. Your web browser will then open, and you will be taken to Microsoft Office's language download site. Again pick the language you want to install, and follow the prompts on your operating system.

Tips & Warnings

• When selecting a new proofing language, many languages are divided into additional regional variants (for example, U.S. English and U.K. English). These variants do not only have different spelling systems, but also are tuned to different regional keyboard layouts.

References

• Microsoft Office: Language Options
• Microsoft Office: Installing Proofing Tools