Try selecting the text first.(CTRL A should do it) The language is an attribute of the style not the document. Donald Halley -----Original Message----- From: Ilana Cohney [mailto:Ilana.Cohney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, 21 August 2003 3:11 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [austechwriter] Setting languages in Word 2000 Hi all, Sorry if this is a basic question but I can't get my spell check to = work. I created a Word document using a template that uses English (Australia) language. I then saved a copy of the document, changed the format to = Letter and want to apply English (USA) spelling. I go to the menu bar and = select Tools>Set Language>English USA and but it still continues to spell check using the Australian spelling. I have tried applying the new language setting with the entire document highlighted. Also does not work! Any ideas anyone please! Ilana Cohney ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to = austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to = austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject = field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx = with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to = www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to = austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ************************************************** ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************