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Change the default date, time, number or measurement format

Article See how to change the default date format and other formats such as time, number, and measurement.

Type or edit text in another language

Article Use other languages by switching keyboard layouts, identifying languages, and enabling proofing tool languages or automatic language detection in Office 2007.

Enable another language in the display of Office programs

Article Use a language pack to change the language used by the Ribbon, menus, and Help in Office 2007 programs.

Step-by-step: Preparing your computer to type and edit text in another language

Article Guides you through all steps needed to configure your Office 2007 programs to support typing and editing in a different language.

Turn on automatic language options

Article Make switching between languages easier in Office 2007 programs by automatically detecting those languages and switching the keyboard layout to match them.

Issues with finding and replacing characters in Indic, Southeast Asian, and right-to-left languages

Article Show All Hide All Finding and replacing characters or words in Indic, Southeast Asian, and right-to-left languages in Microsoft Office products presents...

Right-to-left language features

Article Implement right-to-left features to support languages that work in a right-to-left or a mixed environment for entering, editing, and displaying text.

Remove languages and fonts that you don't use

Article If there are languages or fonts that you no longer work with in Microsoft Office, you can simplify the appearance of your user interface and free memory...

Change the default language for Office programs

Article Change the default language for the Office 2007 programs to any language that is supported by your version of the Windows operating system.

Enable the use of other languages in your Office programs

Article Change the keyboard layout, proofing tools, display elements (such as ribbon items), and ScreenTips to another language in your Office 2007 programs.

Enter or edit text in another language

Article Show All Hide All Microsoft Office supports creating and editing text in any language that is supported and enabled in Microsoft Windows. You can enter...

Determine if you need a language pack

Article Find out if a language pack is required for what you want to do and how to check which Language Packs are installed on your computer.

Locale identification numbers for language-specific files

Article See a list of locale identification (LCID) numbers so that you can find and use language-specific files, such as templates or exclusion dictionaries.

Insert ASCII or Unicode Latin-based symbols and characters

Article Show All Hide All ASCII and Unicode character encoding enables computers to store and exchange data with other computers and programs. Below are lists of...

The spelling or grammar checker isn't checking words in another language correctly

Article Avoid spell check errors in other languages by enabling languages or ensuring the right language is used to identify text in Office 2007.

Use Translation ScreenTips

Article Translation ScreenTips translate words in document that you pause on with your mouse pointer. The languages supported by default are Arabic, English, French...

Look up words in the English Assistant

Article The English Assistant is a Microsoft Office Online feature that is available only in the Chinese (Simplified, PRC), Japanese, or English language version...

Where are the Translation options?

Article The translation options lists the languages that are available to translate text from or into for the bilingual dictionary and machine translation options...

Keyboard shortcuts for international characters

Article For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or more keys simultaneously, the keys to press are separated by a plus sign (+) in Word Help. For keyboard...

Choose text encoding when you open and save files

Article Show All Hide All Typically, you can share text files without worrying about the underlying details of how the text is stored. However, if you share text...

Translate text

Article Using the Translate feature, you can translate words, phrases, or paragraphs by using bilingual dictionaries or translate your whole document by using Web...

Switch between different languages as you type

Article Use the Set Language method or the Language Bar method to switch between different languages when typing in Office 2007 programs.

Check spelling and grammar in another language

Article Set or change your dictionary's language to spell check an Office 2007 document written in another language, such as Spanish or French.

Enable keyboard layouts for different languages

Article Enable system support for Asian, Indic, and right-to-left languages, and then enable a keyboard layout manually or by using the Language bar in Office 2007.

Check spelling and grammar in another language

Training This training course will show you how to use the spelling and grammar checker in a Word 2007 document that has text in four different languages.

 
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