Language packs enable you to change the user interface (UI) language for the Microsoft Office programs installed on your computer, access Help, and use proofing and editing tools in your preferred language.

If you already have a language pack installed and want to learn how to change the language that you type in or that displays in Step-by-step: Preparing your computer to type and edit text in another language.

• Buy, download, and install a language pack

• Configure a language pack

• Uninstall a language pack

• More information

Buy, download, and install a Language Pack

Language packs must be purchased and installed together with another language version of your 2007 Microsoft Office system programs, for example, the German version of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 suite.

1. On the Buy a Language Pack page, click the down arrow to select the language that you want, and then click .
2. Select the options that you want, and then follow the instructions to purchase, download, and install the software.

After you buy, download, install, and configure a language pack, you can use that language for all the installed 2007 Office release programs.

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Configure a Language Pack in an 2007 Office release program

After you install the software, you must configure your 2007 Office release program for your new language preferences.

 Important   All Office products must be closed for your changes to take effect.

1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Microsoft Office, click Microsoft Office Tools, and then click Microsoft Office 2007 Language Settings.
2. In the Microsoft Office Language Settings 2007 dialog box, on the Display Language tab, select the options that you want, for example, the Office menus and dialog boxes, Help, and language priority order, and then click OK.
3. Click the Editing tab, scroll through the list of Available editing languages, click the language that you want, and then click Add to move the language to the Enabled editing languages box.
4. Click a language to select your Primary editing language. The Primary editing language sets the default proofing tools language (spell check dictionary, thesaurus, grammar checker, and so on). After you open an Office product, your changes will take effect.

 Note    The Display Language tab is only visible after you install a language pack. If you purchased a language pack, make sure that it is installed. To check which language packs are installed on your computer, see Determine if you need a Language Pack.

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Uninstall a Language Pack

In Windows XP (Classic View)

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Remove a Program.

    Note   In Category View, click Add or Remove Programs.

2. In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, scroll down to the Microsoft Office Language Pack 2007 - <language> that you want to uninstall, click the language pack, click Remove, and then follow the instructions.

In Windows Vista (Category View)

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Uninstall a program.

    Note   In Classic View, double-click Programs and Features.

2. In the Uninstall or change a program dialog box, click the Microsoft Office Language Pack 2007 - <language> that you want to uninstall, click Uninstall, and then follow the instructions.

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More information

• Type or edit text in another language
• Enable keyboard layouts for different languages
• Look up words in the thesaurus

Language Packs

• Microsoft Office Language Pack 2007 feature comparison
• Options for using the 2007 Microsoft Office suites in multiple languages
• The 2007 Microsoft Office suites localized versions

Language Interface Packs

• Microsoft Office 2007 Language Interface Pack overview

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