[access-uk] Re: UK Spellchecker

  • From: "ANDY COLLINS" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 10:06:44 -0000

Yes John -

Andy
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Gregory 
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 8:52 PM
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: UK Spellchecker


  Andy, are you using Vista with Windows Mail?

  John.



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  From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
ANDY COLLINS
  Sent: 03 January 2012 17:18
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: UK Spellchecker


  Hi John - I'm not using Outlook,  but Windows Mail. I looked at spelling 
options under tools\options, but the only language choices are English, French, 
Spanish and German. Nothing to denote UK or US English -

  Andy 
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: John Gregory 
    To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 4:26 PM
    Subject: [access-uk] Re: UK Spellchecker


    Hi Andy,

    As Outlook 2007 still has the menu styles rather than the ribbon, the 
process should be the same as for Outlook 2003, try:

    1. Open the 'tools' menu, i.e. hold down the 'alt' key and press 't', 
release the keys and press 'o;;

    2. In the 'options' dialog box shift + tab once to go to the tabs and then 
right arrow 3 times for the 'spelling' sheet tab;

    3. Tab down until you get to 'language', which should tell you which 
language is default, this should be English
    (UK), if it is English (US) then just arrow up once to English (UK) and 
then tab to 'apply' and press enter;

    4. Click on 'OK' which will close the options dialog and take you back to 
the in box. Close Outlook and then restart it.

    Hopefully this will change the language to English (UK). Cannot guarantee 
this will work as I don't have 2007 and 2010 is different as it uses ribbons, 
but from memory, 2007 is similar to 2003. You might want to check the default 
language settings in the options in MS Word as described to Sharon earlier to 
ensure that Word is using English (UK) as its default.

    John.
    3. click on the 



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    From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
ANDY COLLINS
    Sent: 03 January 2012 13:35
    To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Subject: [access-uk] Re: UK Spellchecker


    John - can I ask about spell checking in emails please. Using spell check 
in office 2007 gives me English UK spellings, but spell checking when writing 
emails tries to correct English spellings to US spellings. I did think both 
programmes used the same settings, but it would appear not. So, how do I 
correct this?

    Thanks -

     Andy 
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: John Gregory 
      To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 1:02 PM
      Subject: [access-uk] Re: UK Spellchecker


      Sharon,

      If the language in MS Office 2007 is defaulting to US English then it is 
possible that the default language in Windows is US English as Office normally 
takes the default display language as its setting. Anyway, to answer your first 
question, to change the language setting in Office 2007:

      1. Open Word as normal;

      2. Hold down the Alt key and press t and then release  these keys, then 
press o. The options dialog should open;

      3. Scroll down the tabs until you get to 'language', then tab once and 
JAWS should announce the 'default language'. If this is UK English then fine, 
but if it is US English, then down or up arro until you get to UK English;

      4. If there are no other options, i.e. UK English then you need to tab 
once to the 'add additional editing languages' where you should find UK English;

      5. Once the UK English option is the 'default', then click 'OK' or 
'Apply' as necessary.

      I don't know which operating system you are using, but if it is Windows 
7, then check the following before completing the above steps to change the 
language option in Office:

      1. Press the 'Windows' key and type 'region' in the search box and choose 
region and language from the list;

      2. The dialog box that opens should focus on the formatting language 
option, on mine it is UK English, but it may be that yours says US English, if 
so, then arrow up the list to UK English and then click on 'Apply';

      3. Tab to the tabs and right arrow to the 'Locations' tab, tab once and 
the focus should be on the 'current location' which should be United Kingdom', 
if not, then choose United Kingdom and click 'Apply';

      4. Tab to the tabs and right arrow to 'Keyboards and languages' tab. Tab 
once and your focus will be on 'change keyboards ...' button. Press enter on 
this button;

      5. The focus should be on the default input language which should be 
'English (United Kingdom), if not, then again, choose it from the list and then 
press 'OK', then on the dialog box that appears tab to 'Apply' and press enter;

      6. Press 'OK' on any other dialog boxes that appear until you are back to 
desktop, then reboot the system (it may be that Windows prompts you to do this 
anyway).

      Following the steps above and a reboot, check the Office 2007 default 
language settings as described at the top of this message and amend if 
necessary.

      Hope this helps, but if you have any problems just let me know.

      John.


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      From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of Sharon Bowell
      Sent: 03 January 2012 11:58
      To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
      Subject: [access-uk] UK Spellchecker


      Hi,

       

      Could someone kindly tell me how to make my spellchecker in office 2007 
default to the UK one, for some reason it is using the USA one.

       

      Many thanks.

       

      Sharon 

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