In word 2003, on the tools menu, there's a language submenu, and you might just have to select all text first before setting the language. HTH Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: Carel Ewald To: 'National Accessibility Portal mailing list with topics focused on accessibility for users with visual disabilities.' ; blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 10:19 AM Subject: [blindza] Giberish Hi, When I receive a document which was typed in English, but the document writer has his/her language set to Italian/French/German or something similar, the English Jaws voice reads it with a accent which is completely not understandable. How do I fix this, or convert the text to English so that jaws read the text as it looks like on the page?? Regards, Carel Ewald Redfoot cc Cell: +27 (0) 83 463 4023 Fax: +27 (0) 86 610 0895 E-mail: cewald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5103 (20100510) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5103 (20100510) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com