[access-uk] Re: UK Spellchecker

  • From: "John Gregory" <jgm.gregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 16:52:43 -0000

OK Andy, good luck. Just ensure that all the language defaults are English
(UK) within Vista, i.e. 'display', 'location' and 'keyboard'. All these are
within the same dialog box, so checking is fairly straight forward.
 
John.

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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
ANDY COLLINS
Sent: 04 January 2012 16:08
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: UK Spellchecker


Hi John - I've followed those steps, so we'll see. Many thanks.
 
As for this Vista machine under Office 2007, I've got English UK selected -
 
Andy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: John  <mailto:jgm.gregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Gregory 
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 11:03 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: UK Spellchecker

Hi Andy,
 
Apparently, according to a knowledgebase article on Microsoft's website, you
need to go to 'tools', 'options' etc as I described and you confirmed in
your reply, and even if the 'English' option is set, you need to choose it
again and click 'apply'. Couldn't find any reference to English (UK), I
assume it takes this from the default setting in Vista. Have you checked the
default setting in Vista? If not, it should be the same or very similar
process as I described for Windows 7 previously.
 
Cheers.
 
John.

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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
ANDY COLLINS
Sent: 04 January 2012 10:07
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: UK Spellchecker


Yes John -
 
Andy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: John Gregory <mailto:jgm.gregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>  
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 <mailto:jgm.gregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>  
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 <mailto:jgm.gregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>  
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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