If you and your colleagues normally work in only one language, having the text identified with the wrong language is probably not the problem. However, if you work in more than one language, and some text that appears to be correct is being flagged with grammar or spelling errors, there are some things you can do to investigate if the problem is related to language-specific features in Microsoft Office.

Make sure you have enabled the language

For Microsoft Office to correctly check spelling and grammar in another language correctly, Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office need to be set up correctly. In some cases, you may need to install a Language Pack before you can check spelling in certain languages.

For more information, see the following topics:

Make sure the text is identified with the correct language

If the spelling checker isn't checking words that you typed in another language, or it indicates that words in another language that you typed correctly are misspelled, it may be that the words are not identified with the correct language identification. For more information, see .

Investigate other possible problems

Find links to more information about other troubleshooting steps in the See Also section.

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