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There are three areas in Microsoft Office where you may want to change the language.

• Editing or Authoring is the language in which you write and edit your content. You may need to install an associated keyboard for this language via Windows settings.

• Proofing tools are spelling and grammar check. Typically, you’ll set this language to be the same as the editing or authoring language.

• Display language is for all the buttons, menus, and controls in Office.

You can set the display and editing or authoring languages independently from each other. For example, you may want the display language to be English, but the document you’re writing or editing is in French.

Note: If you want to completely change Office, permanently, to a different language you’ll get the best results if you first set that to be your default display language in Windows as well. For more information on doing that see this article for Windows 10 or this article for Windows 7 or 8.

Tip: To prevent having to manually configure the proofing language with each new document in Word, switch on the option to detect the language you’re writing. On the Review tab, go to Language. Choose Language > Set Proofing Language, and then select Detect language automatically.

Note:  If you’re using Office 365 and the commands available are different from what’s shown here, expand the Configure Office language for Office 2016 or earlier section and follow the instructions there.

In Office, the language options are in the Office Language Preferences dialog box. The display and authoring languages can be set independently. For example, you could have everything match the language of your operating system, or you could use a combination of languages for your operating system, authoring, and display.

To configure the display language:

1. Within any Office application, select File > Options > Language.

2. Under Office display Language, make sure the display language you want Office to use is listed.

   

3. Select the language you want, and then select Set as Preferred. If you want your Office display language to match the display language you have for Windows, select Match Microsoft Windows [Language].

4. If the language you want is not listed, select Install additional display languages from Office.com and follow the instructions there.

To configure the authoring and proofing language:

1. Within any Office application, select File > Options > Language.

2. Under Office authoring languages and proofing, make sure the language you want to use for authoring your document is listed.

   

3. If the language you want appears in the list, select it, and then select Set as Preferred. If the language you want is not listed, select Add a language, and then follow the instructions in the Add an authoring language dialog box.

4. If the language accessory pack includes proofing tools for that language, its status appears as Proofing installed. If the status is Proofing available, click the link to install the proofing tools.

Tip: To prevent having to manually configure the proofing language with each new document in Word, switch on the option to detect the language you’re writing. On the Review tab, go to Language. Choose Language > Set Proofing Language, and then select Detect language automatically.

In Office, the language options are in the Set the Office Language Preferences dialog box. The display and help languages can be set independently. For example, you could have everything match the language of your operating system, or you could use a combination of languages for your operating system, editing, display, and Help.

To configure the editing and proofing language:

1. Within any Office application, select File > Options > Language.

   

2. If your language already appears among the editing languages press Set as Default. Otherwise select the language from the Add additional editing languages list then press the Add button. The new language will appear in the list of editing languages.

If the Keyboard Layout shows as Enabled, you’re all set for editing. If it says Not enabled in the Keyboard Layout column follow these steps to enable it:

1. Click the Not enabled link.

2. In the Add Languages dialog box, press Add a language, select your language in the list, and then press Add.

3. Close the Add Languages dialog box. Your language should display as Enabled under Keyboard Layout in the Choose Editing Languages section.

Under Proofing, if your language shows as Installed, you’re ready to go. Otherwise press Not installed and Office will take you to a page where you can download the necessary Language Accessory Pack for that language. Follow the instructions on that page to download and install the pack, then come back to the Office Language Preferences dialog box to confirm that it’s now installed.

To configure the display and help languages:

• Within any Office application, select File > Options > Language.

  

If you’ve already set your Microsoft Windows display language to be the language you want Office to display in you can leave this set to Match Microsoft Windows. Otherwise select your language and press Set as Default to move that language to the top of the list. The language that is listed first is the one Office will use for its menus and buttons. Please note, if your Windows display language is not also installed in Office, your Office display language will appear in the next language in the display list.

Repeat to configure your help language if you want to.

If the language you want isn’t available…

Download the proper Language Accessory Pack for the language you want to use from this page: Language Accessory Pack for Office. The Language Accessory Pack contains the display and proofing tools for most languages, but you can still choose to have your display in one language and editing or authoring in another.

Microsoft Office for Mac already contains all of the available languages, so there’s nothing to download. To configure Office to use those languages follow these steps:

User Interface — The display language for Office for Mac uses the primary language set for operating system. To change the display language for Office for Mac, you need to set a different primary language for your operating system:

1. On the Apple menu, choose System Preferences > Language & Region

2. In the Preferred Languages list, set the desired language to be your primary language by dragging it to the top of the list.

3. If the language you want doesn’t appear just press the + sign and add it.

4. You’ll have to restart your Office application for this change to take effect.

Editing — Setting the editing language depends on the program you’re working in.

Word and PowerPoint

To change your editing language in Word for Mac or PowerPoint for Mac, go to Tools > Language, select your language, and select OK.

To make it the default for all new documents select Default.

Tip: To prevent having to manually configure the proofing language with each new document in Word, switch on the option to detect the language you’re writing. On the Review tab, go to Language, and then select Detect language automatically.

Excel

To change your editing language in Excel for Mac, go to Tools > Language, select your language, and select OK.

OneNote

To change your editing language in OneNote for Mac, go to Tools > Set Proofing Language, select your language, and select OK.

User Interface & Editing — The display and keyboard languages for Office for Android is the same as the language that the device is set to. You can configure those by going to Settings > Language and Input.

Proofing — On Android you can change the proofing language in Word.

In Word on your Android phone, tap Edit  at the top of your screen, and then tap Proofing and Language under Review.

In Word on your Android tablet go to the Review tab and you can select your proofing language from the ribbon.

Proofing — On iOS you can change the proofing language in Word.

In Word on your iPhone, tap Edit , tap Home > Review > Proofing tools, and then tap Proofing Language.

In your document, on the Review tab, tap Spell Check , and then tap Proofing Language.

Proofing — On Windows Mobile you can change the proofing language in Word.

In your document, on the Review tab, you can select the proofing language from the ribbon.

User Interface — The best way to set the display language in Office for the web is to set the language in the host where your documents live. That’s usually OneDrive, SharePoint, Dropbox, etc. When you open a document from one of those sites, Office Online will use the display language you have that service set to.

Tip: If you’re using a personal Microsoft account, you can choose your preferred display language in your profile settings at https://account.microsoft.com/profile.

• Change views on OneDrive (Scroll to the bottom for language settings)

• Set your language in SharePoint. If you’re using SharePoint, and want a language other than your system language, you’ll want to be sure to select a SharePoint language.

• Change your language settings in Dropbox

To set the proofing tools language in your app go to the Review tab > Spelling & Grammar > Set Proofing Language. In OneNote for the web this is found on the Home tab.

Things to know

• This change will only take effect from this point in the document forward.

• To apply this change to any existing text in the document, press Ctrl+A to select all of the existing text, then set the proofing language with the steps above.

• This change only affects the current document. For subsequent documents you’ll need to repeat these steps.

See Also

Check spelling and grammar in a different language

What languages are supported in Office?

Translate text into a different language

Remove languages and fonts you don’t use

Right-to-left language features

If you are writing an essay at a UK university, chances are you will have to write in British English. Likewise, if you’re in the UK and writing for an international audience, you should make sure to adapt your language use accordingly.

Most word processors, including Microsoft Word, are automatically set to US spelling. This is fine if you’re writing for an American (or even international) audience. But otherwise you might need to make a change. In this post, we explain how to change the language of a document in Microsoft Word.

Step One

Select all of the text in your document. To do this quickly, use ‘Ctrl + A’ (or ‘command + A’ on Mac). If you want to use different language settings in different parts of the document, simply selected the text you want to modify.

Step Two

On a Windows PC, go to the ‘Review’ tab, click ‘Language’ and select ‘Set Proofing Language’.

On a Mac, go to ‘Tools-Language’.

Alternatively, you can click on the ‘Language’ setting at the bottom of the screen.

This will open a new dialogue box.

Step Three

In the window that opens, choose your preferred language from the list. Click ‘OK’ to change the proofing language of the selected text.

Step Four

If you usually use this language for your documents, click ‘Set As Default’. And that’s it! Good luck!

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What to Know

• In Windows: Choose the desired Display and Help Languages in File > Options > Word Options > Language.
• Then, select Choose Editing Options in the same section to change the editing language.
• All but the proofing language in Office for Mac are the same as those for the operating system. To change it in Word: Tools > Language.

This article explains how to change display and/or editing languages in Word for Office 365, Word 2019, Word 2016, Word 2013, Word 2010, Word Online, and Word for Mac. In Windows—but not in macOS—you can choose them independently of the language installed for your operating system.

How to Change the Display Language

The display language in Word governs the ribbon, buttons, tabs, and other controls. To force a display language in Word that’s different from that of your operating system:

1. Select File > Options.

2. In the Word Options dialog box, select Language.

3. In the Choose Display Language section, choose the Display Language and Help Language you want to use. Languages installed in Windows 10 are listed.

4. If a specific language is not listed, select Get more display and help languages from Office.com. If necessary, install a Language Accessory Pack, then close and re-launch Word. You may need to reboot your computer, as well. After a language pack loads, go to the Word Options menu and choose that pack in the Display Language and Help Language lists.

5. Select Set as Default for both the Display Language and the Help Language lists.

6. Select OK to save your changes.

How to Change the Editing Language in Word

The editing language—which governs spelling, grammar, and word sorting—can be changed in the Word Options screen. Go to the Choose Editing Languages section, and select a language from the list. If the language isn’t listed, select the Add additional editing languages drop-down arrow and choose a language.

To proofread in the selected language, highlight the text, then go to the Review tab and select Language > Set proofing language. Choose a language from the list. Word will consider the highlighted selection to be the non-default, selected language and will check the spelling and grammar accordingly.

How to Change Language in Word Online

Language options for Office Online are similar to those in desktop versions of Office. In Office Online, highlight the text for proofing in the non-default language. Select Review > Spelling and Grammar > Set Proofing Language, then choose your alternative language. All proofing in that selected block will be governed by the rules of the alternative language.

How to Change Language in Word for Mac

The display and keyboard layout languages used in Office for Mac are the same as the ones for the operating system. You cannot use separate languages for the OS and Office applications. However, you can specify a different proofing language for Office for Mac.

To change the proofing language in Office for Mac, select Tools > Language in Word or another Office application. To change the proofing language for new documents, select Default.

If you select OK instead of Default, the proofing language you chose will only apply to the current file.

Normally, Word defaults to the language of the operating system. As a rule, you should use Windows to install language files rather than rely on an application like Word to do it for you.

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• How do I insert a signature in Word?

  To insert a signature in Microsoft Word, scan and insert a signature image into a new Word document and type your information beneath the signature. Then, select the signature block and go to Insert > Quick Parts > Save Selection to Quick Part Gallery. Name the signature > AutoText > OK.

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Данная информация, актуальна для ОС Windows 7/8/8.1/10

Бывает, что интерфейс Microsoft Office, меняется на английский или изначально, у вас стоял другой язык, отличающийся от того, который нужен вам.

Примечание: Есть новое решение от 15.09.2020 для тех, у кого в MS Office 2013, Word имеет настройки языка на русском, а отображает все равно на английском интерфейс (смотрите ближе к низу заметки).

Столкнулся с ситуацией, когда у человека был установлен MS Office 2013 и в Word сменился русский язык на английский. Сам пользователь, ничего не менял и произошло это у него, после очередного обновления ОС Windows 10. Система у него ОС Windows 10, версии 1909. Интересно, что в Excel и других программах, у него был русский язык. А вот в самом Word, отображался английский язык, хотя в настройках, был указан русский. Это реальная ситуация, которая у меня возникла на одном из заказов. К сожалению, помогла только полная переустановка MS Office. Однако, стоит попробовать все варианты, и уже только потом, переустанавливать MS Office.

Заметка. Заметил, что по сообщениям на форуме тех. поддержки Microsoft (на момент создание заметки: 13.09.2020), появилось несколько сообщений о том, что после установки обновлений, возникли проблемы с интерфейсом в MS Office 2013. Другие, сообщают о том, что у них интерфейс частично на русском, а часть на английском. Все эти случаи, объединяет:

1. MS Office 2013
2. Проблема появилась после очередного обновления системы
   

Возможно, это баг со стороны Microsoft и нужно ждать исправления. Если появится официальное решение, добавлю к заметке.

Вот скрин, одного из сообщений:

2. Перейдите в раздел «Options» («Параметры»).

5. Нажмите «ОК» для закрытия окна «Параметры», перезапустите приложения из пакета «Microsoft Office». 

Примечание (актуально только для тех, у кого выбран по умолчанию нужный язык и Office не отображает на нем интерфейс): Если у вас Office не новее 2013 версии, советую
удалить языковый пакет, который у вас отмечен по умолчанию и не
работает перед тем, как устанавливать новый. Для этого, достаточно нажать на другой язык и добавить его
(если у вас есть другой язык), а тот, что не работает — удалите.

(в левом нижнем углу) и выберите во всплывающем меню пункт Приложения и возможности.

2. Выберите продукт Microsoft Office, который вы хотите восстановить, и выберите пункт Изменить.

Скрин ниже, если у вас MS Office установлен с установочного пакета (на основе MSI):

Примечание: Таким образом будет восстановлен весь набор Office, даже если вы хотите восстановить лишь отдельное приложение, например Word или Excel. Если у вас автономное приложение, вы можете найти его по имени.

Если у вас Технология «нажми и работай»:

В окне Как вы хотели бы восстановить программы Office? выберите вариант Восстановление по сети, чтобы исправить все неполадки, а затем выберите Восстановить. (Доступен также вариант Быстрое восстановление, при котором восстановление происходит быстрее, но предполагается только обнаружение поврежденных файлов и их замена.) 

№ 4 (решение для тех, у кого язык по умолчанию стоит нужный, а интерфейс все равно не отображается на нем).

Если, вышеприведенные способы не помогли, в такой ситуации, есть только один выход — полностью переустановить MS Office. Это связанно часто с повреждением установочных файлов MS Office. Как указал в самом начале заметки, это возможно баг со стороны Microsoft, исходя из сообщений на форумах тех. полддержки Microsoft. Единого и 100% решения пока нет. В моем случае, этот способ помог и пока проблем с отображением интерфейса на нужном языке нет.

Решение. 

Удалите полностью MS Office, перезагрузите систему и повторно установите пакет MS Office.

Скачать необходимый пакет MS Office, можно с официального сайта Microsoft. Не используйте пиратские версии. Воспользуйтесь для загрузки MS Office данной утилитой Windows ISO Downloader. Пользоваться утилитой, крайне просто.

Вместо заключения.

Для профилактики, проверьте систему на вирусы утилитой Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool и/или Dr.Web CureIt!

Проверьте системные файлы на целостность. 

Белый ярлык Microsoft Word 2007 и неопознанные Word-овские файлы. Актуально для всех всех версий MS Office (2007/2010/2013/2016/2019 + MS Office 365), а не только для MS Office 2007.

Заметка подготовлена на основе анализа и применения информации с официального сайта поддержки Microsoft:

Добавлено 15.09.2020

Временное решение для MS Office 2013, если у вас выбран русский язык, а Word все равно отображает английский.

Если у вас изменился язык в MS Office 2013, вам нужно проверить, установлено ли у вас обновления для системы безопасности для Word 2013: 8 сентября 2020 г. (kb4484522).

Вы можете проверить установленные обновления, через новый интерфейс в ОС Windows 10 Параметры: 

Если оно у вас установлено, щелкните дважды левой кнопкой мыши по нему и удалите.

Примечание: Найдите номер обновления KB4484522 и удалите его. У меня на скрине ниже, не соответствует номер обновления. Скрин приведен как пример. Вам нужно найти и выбрать обновление KB4484522.

Вы можете проверить установленные обновления и через Панель управления (актуальный способ для ОС Windows 7/8/8.1/10). Для этого, откройте панель управления и:

 

Далее, в открывшемся окне, находим обновление KB4484522 и щелкаем по нему дважды левой кнопкой мыши и удаляем.

Самый простой и удобный способ удаления обновления KB4484522 (универсальный способ для ОС Windows 7/8/8.1/10), удалить его через командную строку. Для этого, запустите Командную строку от администратора и укажите следующую команду:

wusa /uninstall /kb:4484522

И нажмите Enter. 

Вот скрин:

Если у вас данное обновление установлено, после поиска, вам будет предложено удалить его. После удаления, перезагрузите систему и проверьте отображение языка в Word 2013 (MS Office).

Это временное решение и необходимо ждать исправления от Microsoft. Так же, вам нужно запретить временно обновлять систему. Иначе, система автоматически установит данное обновление и проблемам с отображение нужного языка в Word, снова повторится.

Если у вас ОС Windows 10, отложите установку обновлений. Таким образом можно приостановить установку обновлений максимум до 35 дней.

Можете воспользоваться сторонним решение, для полного отключения установки обновлений в автоматическом режиме для ОС Windows 10:

Если язык по прежнему на английском, после удаления обновления KB4484522, удалите полностью MS Office и повторно его установите. Смотрите решение № 4 в данной заметке.

Добавлено 02.11.2020

Если у вас MS Office 2013, попробуйте установить для него новое обновление KB4486692 для Word 2013 от 13 октября 2020 года в ручном режиме.

Или, проверьте наличие обновлений, через интерфейс MS Office и установите их. Если у вас ОС Windows 7, проверьте новые обновления для MS Office, через Центр обновлений Windows. 

Для других версий MS Office, под управлением ОС Windows 10, проверьте наличие новых обновлений через интерфейс самой программы и установите их.

На ОС Windows 7, проверьте наличие новых обновлений для MS Office, через Центр обновлений Windows.

Насколько вижу по активности на форумах, на данный момент, проблема с неверным отображением языка в MS Office — решена посредством установки новых обновлений для MS Office с исправлениями от Microsoft. 

Метод решения проблемы с неверным отображением языка в интерфейсе MS Office, посредством установки последних обновлений, актуален для лицензионных и нелицензионных (активированных KMS активаторами) версий MS Office.

Будут вопросы, уточнения, дополнения — оставляйте комментарии. Они могут быть полезны для других пользователей.

This article tells you how to change the language of your document in Word 2007, 2010 or 2013.

Why would I want to change the language of my Word document?

The language that is set for your Word document sets the language in which the spelling and grammar checks work. If you are working, say, at a university that uses UK English, and you use a version of Word that’s set for US English, when you run a spell check (or if you ask Word to highlight errors as you go along), the spelling will default to American English. You will submit your document in the incorrect version of the language. This can really matter if you’re instructed to use one particular version, and will matter more as you move into submitting articles for journals (which may specify either version of English) or working for a company that uses British or American spelling as standard.

If you’re working in the field of localisation, or even just, as I used to, writing documents for the US and UK markets simultaneously, making sure that the language set for your document matches the language you’re working in means that you can run final checks and make sure that you’re using the appropriate spelling.

If your document has come from another country which uses a language other than English, for example if you’re working on a document prepared by a translator working out of their own language, you really need to change the language to English before you start editing it, or when you run a final spell check, every word will be highlighted and confusion will ensue.

So it’s important to make sure that the language of your document matches the language in which you wish to work. I receive many documents to proofread which are set for US English but are for a student at a UK university – a quick set of actions is all that it takes, but I fear that students will be penalised if they use the inappropriate spellings for the context.

How do I view and change the language in my document?

In Word, the language that is set for your document should appear in the lower status bar of your document:

From here, you can easily change the language of selected text or the whole document (see below). But first we’ll look at how to add this useful display if it’s not showing.

How do I make the language display on my status bar?

If the language isn’t showing on your status bar and you want to see it there, right-click anywhere on the lower status bar. A menu should appear with lots of options to tick. Any item that is ticked will appear on the status bar – this is also useful if you want to view your word count there.

Click on Language or tick the tick-box next to it, and your language will appear for ever more in the bottom status bar.

This works exactly the same for Word 2007, 2010 and 2013.

How do I change the language using the status bar display?

First you need to highlight the text whose language you want to change.

You might want to highlight parts of the document (for example if it’s a dual translation in two languages and you just want to set one to UK English, or it’s a localisation and you just want to change one column of a two-column original and target language table), keeping the control key pressed down if you want to select several individual blocks of text.

If you want to change the language of the whole document, go to the Home tab and choose Select to the very right of the tab, then Select All:

(or you might press the Select All button on your Quick Access Toolbar if you’ve added it there (marked with an arrow on the screenshot above) – see my article on Adding Buttons to the QAT if you need to know how to do that).

Once you’ve highlighted the text for which you want to set the language, click on the language display in the bottom status bar and choose your language:

Note: Do not check spelling or grammar has a blue square next to it. Click in this square twice so that first a tick, then nothing, appears in the square.

Now click on OK. Your language will have changed to the language you selected.

This works exactly the same for Word 2007, 2010 and 2013.

How do I change the language using the menus in the ribbon?

If you don’t choose to display the language in the lower status bar, you can access it via the menus in the ribbon at the top of the screen instead. This works slightly differently in Word 2007, 2010 and 2013, so I’ll show you screenshots of all three.

In Word 2007, choose the Review tab and then Set Language in the Proofing section:

In Word 2010, choose the Review tab, then the Language button in the Language section, and click Set Proofing Language:

In Word 2013, again, choose the Review tab, Language section, Language button and Set Proofing Language:

For Word 2007, 2010 and 2013, once you’ve clicked on the relevant button, you will see the dialogue box for changing the language: select your language, remembering to click the blue square next to Do not check spelling and grammar once, twice, so there’s a tick then nothing:

How do I make the language appear in the lower status bar of my document?

You may find yourself unable to display the language in the lower status bar, however much you right click and tell Word to display it. Please pop over to this article if you’re having this problem, where you will find screen prints that will walk you through the process.

How do I change the language in my comments balloons?

You may find that the language in your comments balloons remains the original language of the document. If you need to change the language in your comments, see this article.

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In this article, I’ve shown you how to change the language of your Word document. If you have found this useful, please leave a comment and click on the sharing buttons below. Thank you!

This is part of my series on how to avoid time-consuming “short cuts” and use Word in the right way to maximise your time and improve the look of your documents.

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Please note, these hints work with versions of Microsoft Word currently in use – Word 2007, Word 2010 and Word 2013, all for PC. Mac compatible versions of Word should have similar options. Always save a copy of your document before manipulating it. I bear no responsibility for any pickles you might get yourself into!

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• Изменение языка интерфейса в настройках программы
• Изменение языка интерфейса для одноязычных версий MS Office
• Вопросы и ответы

Когда пользователи задаются вопросом, как поменять язык в Word, в 99,9% случаев речь идет не об изменении раскладки клавиатуры. Последняя, как известно, во всей системе осуществляется одной комбинацией — нажатием клавиш ALT+SHIFT либо CTRL+SHIFT, в зависимости от того, что у вас выбрано в языковых настройках. И, если с переключением раскладки все просто и понятно, то со сменой языка интерфейса все чуточку сложнее. Особенно, если в Ворде у вас интерфейс на языке, который вы не совсем понимаете.

В данной статье мы рассмотрим то, как изменить язык интерфейса с английского на русский. В том же случае, если вам необходимо выполнить обратное действие, это будет еще проще. В любом случае, главное запомнить положение пунктов, которые необходимо выбирать (это если вы совсем не знаете языка). Итак, приступим.

Изменение языка интерфейса в настройках программы

1. Откройте Word и перейдите в меню «File» («Файл»).

2. Перейдите в раздел «Options» («Параметры»).

3. В окне настроек выберите пункт «Language» («Язык»).

4. Пролистайте окно параметров до пункта «Display Language» («Язык интерфейса»).

5. Выберите «Russian» («Русский») или любой другой, который вы хотите использовать в программе в качестве языка интерфейса. Нажмите кнопку «Set As Default» («По умолчанию»), расположенную под окном выбора.

6. Нажмите «ОК» для закрытия окна «Параметры», перезапустите приложения из пакета «Microsoft Office».

Примечание: Язык интерфейса будет изменен на выбранный вами для всех программ, входящих в состав пакета Майкрософт Офис.

Изменение языка интерфейса для одноязычных версий MS Office

Некоторые версии Майкрософт Офис являются одноязычных, то есть, поддерживают только один язык интерфейса и в настройках его изменить нельзя. В таком случае следует скачать необходимый языковой пакет с сайта Microsoft и установить его на компьютер.

Скачать языковой пакет

1. Перейдите по ссылке выше и в пункте «Step 1» выберите язык, который вы хотите использовать в Word в качестве языка интерфейса по умолчанию.

2. В таблице, которая расположена под окном выбора языка, выберите версию для скачивания (32 бит или 64 бит):

• Download (x86);
• Download (x64).

3. Дождитесь скачивания языкового пакета на компьютер, установите его (для этого достаточно просто запустить установочный файл).

Примечание: Инсталляция языкового пакета происходит в автоматическом режиме и занимает некоторое время, так что придется немного подождать.

После того, как языковой пакет будет установлен на компьютер, запустите Ворд и измените язык интерфейса, следуя инструкции, описанной в предыдущем разделе этой статьи.

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Microsoft Office applications are one of the most popular apps for documentation purposes. Sometimes, you have multiple users using different native languages on the same computer. They may prepare documents or presentation or using Outlook. Although people type in English, many feel convenient to have the menu items displayed in their native language. Fortunately, Microsoft Office allows you to change display language for this purpose.

Display and Input Languages in Microsoft Office

Display language is the one you see in all app menu items and text display of your system. Other than the display language, there is an app input language which is the one you use for typing text in an app. However, Windows display language and Office languages are different and work independently. This is a big advantage especially when you have purchased laptop from countries like China with Chinese Windows version. Though you cannot change the Windows system language from Chinese to English, you can still change Office apps display and editing language to English.

The process has three steps, you can ignore the second step if you have an existing Office language pack installed.

• Check available Office language packs
• Install additional language
• Change display and proofing language

You can check and update the display language using any of the Office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. The changes in one application will affect all Office applications installed on your computer. In this article, Microsoft Word app is used for explaining how to change the language.

Step 1 – Check Available Office Language Packs

• Launch Microsoft Word and open a blank document.
• Go to “File” menu and choose “Options”.

• Click on the “Language” tab to view available languages for your Office installation.
• Alternatively, go to “Review > Language” and select “Language Preferences…”.

The “Language” section has three parts:

Choose Editing Language

This is a language used for typing with keyboard and you have to add necessary keyboard input method in Windows for using the language in Office applications. In addition, you have to check the language has installation package for proofing spelling and grammar mistakes. Office allows you to add a new language in this section directly by selecting from the dropdown that shows “Add additional editing language”. However, it will just add the language to the list and show “Not Enabled” and “Not Installed”. You have to install Office language as explained in step 2 and add keyboard layout / input method in Windows as explained in this article. After that you will see the “Keyboard Layout” column shows “Enabled” and “Proofing (Spelling, Grammar…)” column shows “Installed”.

You can also check the box “Let me know when I should download additional proofing tools” option. This will allow Office to remind you when you process documents in different languages.

You can toggle the input language in apps using language bar or “Windows Key + Space” keyboard shortcut.

Change Display and Help Language

This is the display language affecting menu and other relevant text items when you open Office applications. As you can see in the below screenshot, it is possible in Office to match the display language as Windows operating system language. In addition, you can make the display language as default for help language. This gives lot of flexibility in choosing the language for different display purposes.

View All Installed Languages

This section shows a list of available display languages for each Office application.

Check whether you have a required language pack installed and showing under all three sections. If you only want to change the display language, it is sufficient to have the language listed under “Choose Display and Help Languages” section. If you have a language pack installed then skip step 2 and move on to step 3.

Step 2 – Install Office Language Pack

If you do not have the language listed, you have to download and install the required language. Again, remember that this is Office language and different from Windows display language.

• Open official Microsoft Office page for language accessory pack.
• Scroll down to “Install the language accessory pack” section.
• Go to the Office version 2013, 2016, 2019 or Office 2021, Microsoft 365 subscription tab as per your Office product version.

• Select the language from the dropdown and check under “Description” column. It should show the pack details whether the language includes display, help and proofing options. Not all languages will have all the options, for example below is an example showing only display and proofing are available. The “Download Instructions” explains further details like read the documentation after installation.

• After choosing the language, click on “Download (64-bit)” link. This is for the computers with 64-bit processor as 32-bit is obsolete and all modern desktops and laptops use 64-bit processors. If you are not sure about your processor type, check this article to find whether you have 32-bit or 64-bit.
• It may take some time for the file to download. Depending upon the browser, you can either download the file to your computer or run directly without downloading.

• If you have downloaded the file, start the installation process by double clicking on the “OfficeSetup.exe” file from your downloads folder.

Step 3 – Change Display Language in Office Apps

After successful installation of the language pack, launch any Office application and go to “File > Options > Language” section as explained in step 1.

• You should see the installed language under “Choose Display and Help Languages” section.

• Click on the language and click “Set as Default” button to make the language as default for your display or help.
• Alternatively, you can move the selected language up or down using the arrow buttons to change the priority. Office will use the priority from this list to decide which language to use for display and help. In the above screenshot example, Office will use Windows language as default then try German, English or Chinese. This is helpful when there I no sufficient help documents available in the default language.

Proofreading in Different Languages

Word app will underline each word in red when you view the documents with different language setup. For example, entire document will be underlined when you open Russian language with English display. In some cases, you may also need to use a single word or phrase in different language without showing grammar error. There is a quick fix to avoid this by switching editing language or ignoring grammar check only on that document.

• Open you document and click the language showing in the bottom status bar in Word.

• If you do not see the language in the status bar, go to “Review > Language” menu and select “Set Proofing Language…” option. You will see a small pop-up window to switch the language for that document.

• You have options to ignore spelling / grammar check, detect language automatically or change the default language.

Final Words

I hope the above content helped you to understand how to change display, editing and proofing languages in Office applications. You can follow the same process for setting up right-to-left languages like Arabic in Word.