When using spell check on word on a PC the option to choose what
language you want the word checked in is given. I am trying to do this
on my mac, but I choose the languagge option and it does not work. How
can I spell check in another language. What am I doing wrong?
Hard to tell what you are doing wrong--it's not actually very clear what you
tried.
First make sure you installed the proofing tools for the language. Look in
apps/office/shared applications/proofing tools to see if you see the
language. MacWord offers spellcheck for many languages, but will only check
the grammar for a few, and will not offer definitions for anything but
English.
If you don't see the languages, go back to the install CD and try installing
them. How you do that depends on the version, which you didn't say. Which
languages are available to you also depends on the version.
If you see the proofing tools for the language you want, then you need to
make sure that you specifically tell Word what language the text is. To do
so, select text, go to Tools | Language, select the desired language, and
click OK. Once the text is properly tagged, Word will automatically use the
correct proofing tools when you right-click or when you run Tools | Spelling
& Grammar, even if your sentences mix more than one language.
If you are doing this in a lot of documents, post back, there are ways to
speed that up, or to use a template that has a different language set as the
default.
If you try this and it doesn't work, be very specific and clear about
exactly what you did and at what point it failed, and any error messages you
may get.
