Check spelling and grammar in a different language
 

Click or tap where you're going to add text, or select the text that you want to mark as a different language, and then do one of the following:

  1. On the Review tab select Language > Language Preferences.
  2. Under Office authoring languages and proofing, select the language you want to use.
  3. Select OK.

Or

  1. On the Review tab select Language > Set Proofing Language.
  2. Select the language you want to use.
  3. Select OK.
 

Note: 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.
 
 
 
Last modified: Friday, 26 June 2026, 1:20 PM
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