Microsoft KB Archive/317983

= Some features still appear in English in Microsoft Excel when the MUI is installed =

Article ID: 317983

Article Last Modified on 6/12/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2007
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q317983



SYMPTOMS
When you use Excel with the Multilingual User Interface (MUI), the following features still appear in English:
 * Add-ins
 * Samples
 * Templates
 * Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Help

Note In the 2007 Microsoft Office suites, the MUI is now named the Multi-Language Pack.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because of a limitation in the design of the MUI feature. For more information about all MUI limitations in Microsoft Office programs, see the Microsoft Office Resource Kit documentation file that is named the IntLimit.xls file. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site, as appropriate for the version of Office that you are runnng:

For the 2007 Microsoft Office suites:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/f/?en-us/library/9994905c-9fe9-4085-9f77-924dbaa387641033.mspx

For Microsoft Office System 2003:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2003/tools/BoxA21.htm

For Microsoft Office XP:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/appndx/appa17.htm

For Microsoft Office 2000:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/appndx/toolbox.htm#Internat



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, obtain a localized version of Office. Because not all features have plug-in language capability, Office is localized in many languages for people who want to use all Office features in their own language.

Localized versions of Office are compatible with versions of Office that are installed together with Language Packs. That is, people who use one language version can easily share documents with people who use other language versions.



MORE INFORMATION
The MUI is installed from Microsoft Office MultiLanguage Packs. The MUI allows you to change the program and Help interfaces to dozens of languages, and provides proofing tools for even more languages.

Additional query words: prb XL2007 XL2003 XL2002 XL2000 ATP Analysys Analysis Toolpak Toolpack

Keywords: kbmui kbmultilingual kbexpertisebeginner kbprb KB317983

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