With Office 2011 for Mac, you can check spelling and grammar in languages other than English. Word 2011 for Mac comes with foreign-language dictionaries such as Czech, French, Russian, and more. The default dictionary determines which language’s proofing tools Word uses for spelling and grammar.
You can change Word’s default language dictionary:
- Choose Tools→Language.The Language dialog opens, and you see a list of languages.
- Select the new language to use and click the Default button.
- Click Yes to change Word’s default spelling and grammar checking language to the language you selected.
- Click OK to close the Language dialog.
How To Change Office Language
There may come a time where you want to use a different language for only a portion of your document. You can also use the Language feature to change the language of just the selected text:
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- Select a word or passage in the text.
- Choose Tools→Language from the menu bar.
- Select a language to use.
- Click OK to close the Language dialog.
- Choose Tools→Spelling and Grammar.The selection will have a different spelling and grammar language applied to them and will be checked against the proofing tools for the language selected using the Language dialog. The rest of the document will be checked against Word’s default spelling and grammar language.
Making these modifications to the Language setting doesn’t change the language that’s used for the Office interface. If you want the entire Office interface to be in a particular language, you have to purchase and install an Office version that’s customized for the particular language you want to use.
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If there’s only one user account on your Mac
If there's only one user account on your Mac, use these steps to change the primary language you use with that account. This also changes the language used at the login screen:
- Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
- Click Language & Region.
- Drag the desired language to the top of the Preferred languages list. If the language you want isn't listed, click the Add (+) button to add the language you want.
- Restart your Mac.
After your Mac restarts, the login screen uses the language you set.
If there’s more than one user account on your Mac
If there's more than one user account on your Mac, or you want to change only the language at the login screen, use these steps:
- Log in as an admin user.
- Open Terminal from the Utilities folder.
- Type or paste this command in Terminal:
- Press Return.
- When prompted for a password, enter an administrator account password and press Return.
- A list of available languages is displayed. Type the number that appears next to the language you want to use, then press Return.
- Quit Terminal.
The next time you log out or restart your Mac, the login screen uses the language you set.
Change your keyboard layout
To select a different input method or keyboard at the login screen, click the Input menu in the upper-right corner of the menu bar and choose an option.
If you don't see the Input menu, use these steps to add it to the login screen:
- Log in.
- From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
- Click the Users & Groups icon.
- Click the lock icon. Enter an admin user name and password.
- Click Login Options.
- Select the option to Show Input menu in login window.