setting default language in footnotes/endnotes

[aliby]

Hi, new to this so hope I'm in the right place.
I'm trying to stop Word defaulting to US English for footnotes/endnotes.
I've tried setting the language for footnote/endnote style in normal.dot and
in the document (selecting add to template), but as soon as I add a new note
it goes back to US speak. I know I can select and change to UK English when
I'm done but this will mean going through and changing back everything that
has been auto-corrected to its US version ... or turning off auto-correct
which is not a good idea given my typing ability.

I'm using Word 2003 and windows XP
thanks for any help

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Are you pasting anything into the footnotes/endnotes? Language is a
character format that can apply to as little as a single character and will
ride in on pasted text; if the language at the insertion point (as a result
of a paste) is US English, then you will be typing in US English.

 

[aliby]

Hi Suzanne, thanks for the suggestion. It is not because I am pasting - as
soon as I insert a new footnote the langauage defaults to 'english US'. I've
just tried re-setting footnote text style to english UK in my template and it
still does it. I think I'll have to just try remembering to set to UK speak
each time I want a footnote.
the only think I was wondering was if the insert reference dialogue box is
looking somewhere else, or isn't connected to the styles?
thanks for your help,
ali

 

[Stefan Blom]

Turn off the automatic detection of language and keyboard layout.
See http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/LangFmt.htm.

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Microsoft Word MVP


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[aliby]

OK, have sorted it I think.

In case anyone else has probs, I hadnt got the default language set up right
on the computer (whoops!). In input langauges/settings I had the keyboard as
English UK, but the top one (where it says EN) as US. Having changed that I
seem to be ok with my footnotes.

thanks for the suggestions!

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

I think I'll have to just try remembering to set to UK speak
each time I want a footnote.

If it continues to mess up, rather than resetting it every time--you can use
find and replace to switch text from US to UK English after the fact. Edit
| Replace, click on More. Cursor in the Find box, use Format | Language to
format the empty box as English US. Cursor in the Replace box, use Format |
Language to format the empty box as English UK.

 

[Stefan Blom]

You are welcome.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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