How to change the language of a document in Word. Changing the interface language in MS Word

The first time you run a Microsoft® Office 2003 application, its language settings default to the locale of the Office suite and operating system.

The default values for these settings can be predefined by the administrator. If custom language settings are set when Office is installed (for example, in a transform file), they are not overridden by the default settings when an application starts.

There are four main language settings that affect how Office works:

Installation language

The default language for Office applications and documents.

User interface language

The language used when displaying menus and dialog boxes.

Help topic language

The language used in the content of the help system topics.

Languages available for editing documents.

The functionality required to edit documents in different languages.

Note. If the language that you plan to use by default in Office is different from the operating system locale, you must specify the correct language in the conversion file when you install Office. If you change the Office language after installation is complete, any additional changes (such as macros added to the Normal.dot template in Word) will be lost.

Language settings in the Windows registry

The first time you run any installed Office application, the following key is created in the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\LanguageResources

This section creates a parameter InstallLanguage with a value corresponding to the Office installation language ID (LCID), which in turn is based on the locale of the operating system. Parameter InstallLanguage and other settings contained in the LanguageResources section define the default language settings for all Office 2003 applications.

For example:

Microsoft Word finds records that contain language codes (LCIDs) and includes auto-detect features for all languages available for editing documents.

InstallLanguage A that specifies the language to use in the Normal.dot source file. Outlook checks against this same setting to set the default spelling checker.

Word checks parameter value UILanguage A that determines the display language of the user interface.

Ways to change language settings

You can change the language settings on users' computers in one of the following ways:

Use the Custom Installation Wizard to specify the default settings in a transform (.mst) file that will be applied to the Office installation package (.msi file).

Using the Microsoft Office Language Settings program, specify all the desired settings on the test computer, and then transfer them to the OPS file using the Profile Wizard. This file can then be added to a transform file or opened in the Profile Wizard on users' computers after Office installation is complete.

Use the Group Policy snap-in to apply policies that control language settings on users' computers.

Specifying Settings in an MST File

Most language settings can be changed on the page Change Office User Settings the Custom Installation Wizard. These settings will be applied during installation before any Office application is launched.

To change language settings in an MST file

Run the Custom Installation Wizard.

On the page Change Office User Settings expand tree node Microsoft Office (user).

In chapter Language Settings change the desired settings.

For example, to change the installation language, select Enabled Languages, double-click the item, and select the desired language from the list.

Note. Only a limited number of MUI package options can be defined in an MST file, including: installation path, component installation options, additional servers to install, and installer properties. You cannot change the language settings of an MUI package in an .mst file.

For more information about creating a transform file, see Office Customization Methods. For more information about the Custom Installation Wizard, see the Custom Installation Wizard article.

Saving Settings in an OPS File

The Profile Wizard is used to save settings in an OPS file that users can change. When you add an .ops file to a transform file, the settings saved in the .ops file are applied during Office installation. The Profile Wizard can also be run separately to apply the settings after Office is installed on users' computers.

Before creating the OPS file, you must install Office 2003 with the Multilingual User Interface Packs on a test computer. Then you should start each Office application and make any necessary settings. Most language settings can be changed using the Microsoft Office Language Preferences program included with Office 2003.

To change language settings on a test computer

Open the menu Start, select menu item All Programs, then Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Tools.

Select an item Microsoft Office Language Settings.

On the tab, click Add and select the languages you need to edit documents.

Drop Default version of Microsoft Office select the language for installing Office.

This parameter is optional. However, if the installation language of Office is English, French, German, Norwegian, or Serbian, choosing a language flavor can improve the performance of features such as spell checkers.

Click the tab.

Note that the tab User Interface only available if the Multilingual User Interface Pack is installed.

Drop Display menus and dialogs in select the display language for the user interface.

Drop Display Help language select the language for displaying the online help pages.

If no language is selected for the help system, the language specified for displaying the user interface will be used by default.

After completing the language settings, run the Profile Wizard and save the configuration you created as an OPS file.

To save language settings in an OPS file

Start the Profile Wizard.

On the page Save or Restore Settings select item Save the settings from this machine and enter a name and location for the .ops file.

Check the boxes next to the Office 2003 applications whose settings you want to include in the OPS file.

Don't forget to check the box for Microsoft Office Shared Settings.

Click the button Finish.

The Profile Wizard saves Office application settings to the specified .ops file.

For more information about the Profile Wizard and adding an .ops file to a transform file, see the article Customizing Settings Users Can Change .

Changing Language Settings Without Installing Multilingual User Interface Packs

In the Microsoft Office Language Settings program, on the User Interface only languages installed with multilingual user interface (MUI) packages are displayed. However, on the tab Available languages All languages that can be used for editing are available for selection, regardless of whether any MUI packages are installed.

This provides support for some languages for which no MUI packs have been installed yet. For example, if you select Korean to edit your documents, Word will have Asian language capabilities, even though the Korean spelling checker from the MUI package might not be installed. If you install the proofing tools from the MUI package or from the Microsoft Office 2003 Proofing Tools, they will be used in Office applications.

You must keep in mind that before you enable the ability to edit in any language, you must ensure that the language is supported by the operating system. This can be done in the control panel section Language and Regional Standards (Regional and Language Options)(in Windows XP) or Language and Standards (Regional Options)(in Windows 2000).

Using policies to manage language settings

Policies can enforce initial language settings for groups of users or computers. Unlike default settings set in .ops or .mst files, policy-enforced settings cannot be changed by users.

After loading the Office Administrative Templates (.adm files) into the Group Policy snap-in, the policies that affect language settings can be found in the Group Policy snap-in User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Office 2003\Language Settings.

Office 2003 language settings are determined by the following policies:

Politics Display menus and dialog boxes in

Available in a group user interface. Specifies the language of the user interface.

Politics Display help in

Available in a group user interface. Specifies the language in which help web pages are displayed.

Politics Installed version of Microsoft Office

Available in a group Enabled Languages. Affects the installation language. By default, Office uses the language of the operating system.

Politicians Show controls and enable editing for

Available in a group Enabled Languages. Define languages for editing from the list supported by Office.

Politics Do not adjust defaults to user's locale

Available in a group Other. If the policy is set to Never run language tune-up, Office will not change language settings based on system properties. In order for the application to launch its configuration at startup (for example, to test new input method editors (IME) and national alphabets), the policy value must be changed to Only run language tune-up for new scripts.

For more information about using the Group Policy snap-in, see Managing Office 2003 User Configurations with Group Policies.

Configure Office language settings related to system localization

Based on the specified installation language, Office modifies related settings related to the regional configuration of the operating system (for example, the number format). This behavior is determined by the value of the registry setting LangTuneUp located in the section language resources. If you don't want the user's language settings to affect the default language settings, you can reset the setting LangTuneUp when installing Office.

Parameter LangTuneUp can take two values:

OfficeCompleted(default)

Custom locale-specific settings don't apply to Office as a whole; however, individual applications continue to check for new input method editors (IMEs) and national scripts, and use custom locale settings. For example, applications check for available languages for editing when a new keyboard layout is installed, and Word populates the Normal.dot file with fonts based on the user's locale.

Prohibited

Settings related to user locales are not configured either by Office as a whole or by its individual applications.

If the parameter LangTuneUp does not exist, Office creates it the first time you run any application and assigns it a value OfficeCompleted.

In some cases, ignoring custom locales allows you to keep the default configuration in international organizations. Parameter assignment LangTuneUp values Prohibited ensures the immutability of the language settings and b about Greater compatibility of macros with different language configurations.

For example, if your organization is located in the United States and you want to create a single configuration for different localizations, you can deploy Office with the parameter value InstallLanguage equal 1033 (English (United States)) and the parameter LangTuneUp assign a value Prohibited. In this case, all users will receive the same set of initial settings, regardless of locale.

However, ignoring user locales is not always the best choice. If the language of the Office 2003 installation differs from the language of the installed version, then the value Prohibited parameter LangTuneUp users won't be able to keep their preferences when upgrading a localized version of Office.

In addition, when working with documents containing Asian characters, the necessary fonts may not always be available. If the language of the Office installation on the user's computer does not match the language used in the document, and the setting LangTuneUp has the meaning Prohibited, fonts for the language of this document will not be displayed. In cases where Office needs to support multiple Asian locales, you should make sure that the LangTuneUp has the meaning OfficeCompleted. You can set a policy to prevent users from changing this value.

Note. Administrators can disable support for the Taiwan data format in Office 2003 by changing the setting Disable Taiwan Calendar. In the Custom Installation Wizard and Custom Maintenance Wizard, this setting can be changed on the page Change Office User Settings. In the group policy snap-in Disallow Taiwanese Calendar available in section User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Office 2003\Language Settings\Other.

Related Resources

Most language settings are specified when Office 2003 is deployed, whether MUI Packs are bundled with the main Office installation or planned to be added later. Language settings can be changed after Office installation is complete by configuring policies (in the Group Policy snap-in) or propagating new values using the Custom Maintenance Wizard. For more information about changing language settings after you finish installing Office, see Update language settings in Office.

Each Office application uses custom language settings differently, making changes to the interface as well as other language-specific areas. For more information see article

Words in English or another language embedded in an array of Russian text are automatically checked according to the rules of Russian spelling, which, of course, is fundamentally wrong. For such words, it is necessary to change the verification language.

1 way:

1. In the window of an open document, right-click on an

Glian (for example) word.

2. In the context menu, hover over the "Language" item.

3. In the "Language" menu, select the "English" item.

4. If the original word was in another language, select the "Select language" item in the menu.

5. In the "Language" window in the column "Mark selected text as:"

select the desired language from the list.

Note. After that, in the "Language" menu, the selected language will be added to the list for quick use.

2 way:

rovanie".

2. Select the desired English (or any other non-Russian)

3. In the "Spelling" group, click on the "Select Language" button.

4. In the "Language" window, select the desired language in the same way as described in the first instruction.

How to replenish the dictionary for spell checking?

Very often, when entering proper names, non-common geographical names, abbreviations, etc. into a document. they are underlined with a red wavy line. In this case, as a rule, we are talking not about an error (although these words may also be misspelled), but about the absence of these word forms in the program dictionary. In the course of work, these words can be entered into the Word dictionary:

1. In the open document window, right-click on the layer

wu underlined with a red wavy line.

2. In the context menu, select the "Add to dictionary" item.

Note. When performing this operation, be extremely low

careful in writing words so that erroneous ways do not get into the dictionary.

How to find a synonym for the right word?

Word 2007 has a built-in ability to replace the desired words with their synonyms, which make up the thesaurus dictionary.

To replace a word with a synonym in the text, you must use one of the following methods:

1 way:

1. In the window of an open document, right-click on the desired

nomu word.

2. In the context menu, hover over the "Synonyms" item.

3. In the "Synonyms" menu, select the desired synonym.

4. If a suitable word is not found in the menu, or

we go to choose not a synonym, but, for example, an antonym, then in the menu

"Synonym" select the item "Thesaurus".

5. The "Reference Materials" area will open on the right with input

which "Thesaurus: Russian" (Fig. 2.65).

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6. In his extensive list of proposals, we find the right spo

sob words and hover over it with the cursor.

7. A menu button will be displayed to the right of the word, by clicking on it

swarm, in the list of commands, select the item "Insert".

8. The thesaurus area is closed with a cross button in the right

in the upper corner.

2 way:

1. In the open document window, go to the "Reviews" tab

rovanie".

2. Select the desired word (or put the text input cursor on it).

3. In the "Spelling" group, click on the "Thesaurus" button.

4. On the right, the "Reference Materials" area will open with the "Thesaurus: Russian" tab, in which we are looking for the necessary synonyms or antonyms.

3 way:

1. In the window of an open document, put the cursor on the desired word.

2. Use the key combination Shift+F7.

3. The “Reference materials” area will open on the right with the “Thesaurus: Russian” tab, in which we are looking for the necessary synonyms or antonyms.

When users ask how to change the language in Word, 99.9% of the time it's not about changing the keyboard layout. The latter, as you know, is carried out in the entire system with one combination - by pressing the ALT + SHIFT or CTRL + SHIFT keys, depending on what you have selected in the language settings. And, if everything is simple and clear with switching layouts, then with changing the interface language everything is a little more complicated. Especially if in Word you have an interface in a language that you do not quite understand.

In this article, we will look at how to change the interface language from English to Russian. In the same case, if you need to perform the opposite action, it will be even easier. In any case, the main thing is to remember the position of the items that need to be selected (this is if you do not know the language at all). So let's get started.

1. Open Word and go to the menu File("File").

2. Go to the section Options("Options").

3. In the settings window, select the item "Language"("Language").

4. Scroll through the options window to "Display Language"("Interface language").

5. Select Russian("Russian") or any other that you want to use in the program as an interface language. Click the button Set As Default("Default") below the selection box.

6. Click "OK" to close the window "Options", restart applications from the package "Microsoft Office".

Note: The interface language will be changed to the one you choose for all programs included in the Microsoft Office package.

Changing the interface language for single language versions of MS Office

Some versions of Microsoft Office are monolingual, that is, they support only one interface language and you cannot change it in the settings. In this case, you should download the necessary language pack from the Microsoft website and install it on your computer.

2. In the table below the language selection window, select the version to download (32 bit or 64 bit):

Download (x86);
Download (x64).

3. Wait for the language pack to download to your computer, install it (just run the installation file for this).

Note: The installation of the language pack takes place automatically and takes some time, so you will have to wait a bit.

After the language pack is installed on your computer, launch Word and change the interface language following the instructions described in the previous section of this article.

That's all, now you know how to change the interface language in Word.

Changing the interface language in the program settings

1. Open Word and go to the menu File("File").

2. Go to the section Options("Options").

3. In the settings window, select the item "Language"("Language").

4. Scroll through the options window to "Display Language"("Interface language").

5. Select Russian("Russian") or any other that you want to use in the program as an interface language. Click the button Set As Default("Default") below the selection box.

6. Click "OK" to close the window "Options", restart applications from the package "Microsoft Office".

Note: The interface language will be changed to the one you choose for all programs included in the Microsoft Office package.

Changing the interface language for single language versions of MS Office

Download language pack

2. In the table below the language selection window, select the version to download (32 bit or 64 bit):

Download (x86);
Download (x64).

3. Wait for the language pack to download to your computer, install it (just run the installation file for this).

Note: The installation of the language pack takes place automatically and takes some time, so you will have to wait a bit.

After the language pack is installed on your computer, launch Word and change the interface language following the instructions described in the previous section of this article.

Lesson: Check spelling in Word

That's all, now you know how to change the interface language in Word.

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How to change the language in Word? In this article, we will look at how to change the language in Word (Word) in two ways. The instructions apply to Office 2010 and later. It should be noted that when working in Word, you can use several languages. In addition, you can assign different languages for the interface, help and editing.

First way. Go to the "Set Office Language Options" tab, which is located in "File - Options - Language". At the top of the window are settings for the editing language, then, from left to right, the language of the interface and help, and at the very bottom - tooltips.

The desired language may not be available and will have to be added. In the same window, you need to click on the "Add additional editing languages" drop-down list, select the desired language and click on the "Add" button to the right of the list.

In the table of editing languages, opposite the new language in the "Keyboard layout" column, the value "Not included" can be, click on it.

The "Change language settings" window will open. We are interested in the "Add language" button.

In the list of available languages that opens, select the required one and click "Add".

The added language is now set to Enabled in the Keyboard Layout column. Select the desired language and click on the "Default" button.

We do the same to change the default language for other components (interface, help, tips).

The second way. This method is suitable if you subscribe to Office 365, including the student, home or personal packages, as well as the Office 2016 suite. But only if you have not installed Office yet, since adding a new language requires a complete reinstallation of the Office package. The installed office, before using this method, must be removed from the system through "Programs and Features".

1. Sign in to your Office account at office.com/myaccount.

2. Go to the "My Account" page and click on the "Install" button. (Skip this step and continue from step 3 if you purchased the Office suite).

4. Select the desired language from the list that opens, which you want to install.

5. After selecting the language, click on the "Install" button and follow the instructions.

How to change the language in Word; change the language in the Word interface?

If you mean changing the interface language, then this can only be done if you have a set of languages in the package when insolating or changing the program (unless, of course, the package includes a set of languages).

You can view the available languages in the menu File-Language

If you mean how to change the language layout in word, then this can also be seen on the screen.

I also join Wale's answer, you can download the language library and replace them manually in the directory where the program is installed.

Starting from the 2007 version of Microsoft Word, this is done like this (for the Russian-language interface, an example):

the quot button is pressed; Office (upper left corner);
the item Word Optionsquot ; is selected at the bottom;
in the section at the bottom there is an item Language settingsquot ;;
in this window, the parameter Language of menus and dialog boxesquot ;.

If there are no languages in the list except the current one, this version has only one localization

The interface language of MS office, including Word, as far as I know, cannot be changed from the menu or something similar. In order for the word to be Russified, you need to find a distribution kit with support for the Russian language and, when installing, accordingly, select Russianquot ;. It seems to me that there are no other simple options (and reinstalling Word in this case is an easy option). A difficult option is to find the file / files where all the elements of the interface are recorded and replace them there hand-to-hand with similar Russian names

Although many still use this most used office software package in the world in the version of 2007, you should not forget that it is already the year 2017, and it is worth using more modern software in order to keep up with the times. I will write about him.

In Office versions 2010, 2013 and 2016, in order to change the interface language, we use the Office language settings settingsquot ; dialog. Everything is quite simple in it, as you can see (see the bottom half of the dialog box):

In order to change the interface language in the Word program, you will have to act differently in different versions of this MS office element. But if you tell in general terms in which direction to move, you get this:

Find Optionsquot ; in the menu. They can be located, for example, under the button Office in the upper left corner of the monitor.
In these parameters, select the item Basicquot ;. If not, go through all the options.
Look now for buttons Language or Language Options and click on the found button.
Most likely, a certain table with a list of available languages will appear on the screen. There may be two separate lists - editing language and interface language. Select the ones you need and click OKquot ;.

Changes in the interface language of Word 2007 (the instruction is also suitable for other Office components: Outlok, Excel, Access, PowerPoint):
1. We pass Start -> All Programs -> Microsoft Office -> Microsoft Office Tools -> Microsoft Office 2007 Language Settings.
2. If you already have another language pack installed (and this is required to change the language), then you will see the Display Language button - click on it.
Next, you will need to choose in which places to change the language: in support (Help), installation / removal language, etc. To change the language of the interface and menus, select the Language used in menus and dialogs item and change the language.

Ask your neighbor:

What translator program do you use?

You will most likely hear:

Translate - (aka PROMT)

Or Yandex -

Or google-

But - 99% sure - it's not Bing.

Yes, Microsoft has its own translator. And he's pretty good too.

Moreover, it is sometimes MUCH more convenient to use it.

Now I'll tell you.

Start Word.

Open the text, say, in English.

Or type something like:

lay an egg

Click on the "Review" item in the main menu

Find the tricky "Translate" icon on the toolbar

If you click on it, a list will pop up.

Select "Translate selected text".

The right panel will open, in which there will be a translation.

If you decide to use the Word translation mode, I recommend:

select language for translation (screenshot 2, position 2)
configure dictionaries (screenshot 3, position 2)

That's it: translate text into another language without leaving Word!

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The modern economy is dominated by globalization and multiculturalism, which is why many people use several languages in their work. This article will show you how to change the language in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and other Office applications.

Microsoft Office has three main areas whose language can be changed.

Editing language The on which content is entered and edited. It mainly determines the language of the keyboard.

Which perform spelling and grammar checking. Typically, the same language is used for spell checking as for editing.

User interface, which includes all Office buttons, menus, and controls. The language of this area is often referred to as the interface language.

The user interface and editing languages may be the same or different depending on the settings. There may be situations where, for example, the names of buttons and controls must be displayed in French, while documents must be entered in German.

In Office, the language options are in a dialog box Set Office Language Preferences. The interface and help languages can be set independently of each other. For example, you can set the same language everywhere as in the operating system, or use different languages for the operating system, editing, interface, and help.

Editing and spelling

If for the parameter Keyboard layout status is displayed Included, everything is ready for editing. If in a column Keyboard layout status is displayed Not included, use the instructions below to enable the layout.

In the dialog box Adding languages press the button Add language, select the desired language from the list, and click Add.

Close the dialog Adding languages. In column Keyboard layout In chapter Choice of editing languages the language must have a value Enabled.

If in a column Spelling status is shown for your language Installed, you can proceed. Otherwise, click the link Not installed to go to the page where you can download the Language Accessory Pack for that language. Follow the instructions on this page to download and install the package, and then return to the Customize Office Language Preferences dialog to make sure everything is in order.

Note: If you're using Office from the Microsoft Store, clicking the link Not installed, go to the Windows language settings section, where you can select the desired language, and if necessary, it will download automatically.

Interface languages and help

In any Office application, select File > Options > Language.

If you have already set the Microsoft Windows language as the display language for Office, you can leave the option Use Microsoft Windows language. Otherwise, select a language and click the button Default to move it to the top of the list. The first language in the list is used for menus and buttons in Office applications.

Note: If you're using Office from the Microsoft Store and want to change the default display language, on Windows 10 open Settings Region and language. Click the language you want to set as default and click the button Use as primary language.

To select a help language, repeat these steps.

If the desired language is not supported

Download the Language Accessory Pack for the language you want to use from the page. The Language Accessory Pack contains interface elements and spelling checkers for most languages, but you can also choose different languages for interface and editing.

Microsoft Office for Mac comes with all available languages already, so you don't have to download anything. To configure Office to use these languages, follow these steps:

User interface. The interface language of Office for Mac is selected according to the language of the operating system.

It can be configured on OS X by selecting from the menu Apple elements System settings > Language and region and specifying the required language as the main one (for this, it must be dragged to the top of the list Preferred Languages).

If the desired language is not displayed, just click the button + and add it.

You will most likely need to restart your Office application for the changes to take effect.

Editing. To change the editing language of the current file in Office for Mac, on the menu Service select item Language, select the desired language and click OK.

To use it for all new documents, click the button Default.

The display language for Office for Android is selected according to the language of the device. It can be set by selecting items Settings > Language and Input.

Spell check. On Android, you can change the spelling language in Word.

On an Android phone, in Word, tap the Show Commands icon at the top of the screen, open the tab Peer review and select the item Spell checker and language.

In Word on an Android tablet, open the Ribbon tab Peer review and select an editing language.

User interface and editing. The interface language for Office for iOS is selected according to the language of the device. See Change language on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch for instructions.

Spell check. On iOS, you can change the spelling language in Word.

In Word on iPhone, tap the Show commands icon , select items home > Peer review > Spell checkers and paragraph Spell checker language.

In the document on the tab Peer review tap the Spell Checker icon and select Spell checker language.