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Is it possible to have more than one proofing language set in Office products?

Anonymous
2023-01-03T15:56:58+00:00

Or is there quick way to alternate between them? Or at least quick way to disable proofing for current document I'm working on?

I would like to use different proofing languages for different emails I write and I can't find the easy way to do it.

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Stefan Blom 341.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2023-01-04T13:42:51+00:00

If you click in the paragraph with the Czech text (don't select anything—just leave the insertion point blinking) and then re-visit the Language dialog box, does it correctly state Czech as the text language?

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  1. Stefan Blom 341.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2023-01-04T10:24:36+00:00

    Is Czech your system default? In that case, you should be able to rely on the automatic detection of language to get the correct proofing language when you are typing in English in Outlook.

    In a new e-mail, click Review tab > Language group > Language > Set Proofing Language. In the language dialog box, select the option to "Detect language automatically."

    Note that I do not recommend relying on "Detect language automatically" in Word.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-01-04T09:17:39+00:00

    I'm having this problem when writing emails in Outlook. I don't really need proofing when writing in czech cause it is my first language so it looks like I could only use english proofing but than Outlook tries to autocorrect my czech into english if some word is similar. I would like english proofing when I write in english and vice versa but other solution can be just to disable proofing when writing in czech. Is there an easy way to do it? Maybe some button on the Ribbon I couldn't find? Having to go to settings seems unnecessarily complicated.

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  3. Stefan Blom 341.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2023-01-04T02:02:00+00:00

    You can have more than one proofing language installed. The best way to switch between languages will depend on which specific Office product you are running.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-01-03T17:44:58+00:00

    Hello,

    Greetings for the day! Thank you for posting here in this forum and I'm an Independent advisor. We are happy to help you.

    Please follow below steps in OneNote to add a proofing language.

    To change the Proofing Language of OneNote 2016, please refer to the link below. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/change-the-proofing-language-for-a-whole-notebook/75de343f-604c-4187-8fa1-ddb2de7193c9

    You may also change the default Proofing Language of OneNote 2016.

    1. Open OneNote 2016.
    2. Click File and go to Options.
    3. Select Language.
    4. Under Choose Editing Languages, select the additional language on Add additional editing languages and click Add.
    5. Select 'New language' and click Set as Default.
    6. Click Yes to continue.
    7. Changes will take effect after restarting OneNote 2016.

    To make sure the language is installed on your computer, follow these steps:

    1. Click the Start button.
    2. Type Language and press Enter.
    3. If the language is not yet added, click Add a language.
    4. Select the language you want to add and click Add.

    After adding the language, please follow the steps in below link to set the default one. https://support.microsoft.com/office/667ba67a-a202-42fd-8596-edc1fa320e00

    Hope this information would be useful to you. Please feel free to get back if you need any additional info.

    Thank you! Ravikumar Help the next person who has this issue by indicating if this reply solved your problem. Click Yes or No below.

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