Microsoft KB Archive/241173

= PPT2000: Setting Default Language Doesn't Appear to Work with Spelling Checker =

Article ID: 241173

Article Last Modified on 3/8/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q241173



SYMPTOMS
When you select a different default language, and then type text in any new text frames, slides, or presentations, Microsoft PowerPoint still checks the spelling using your original language settings.

For example, when you do the following, the text is marked as misspelled by PowerPoint:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Language.
 * 2) Click the language that you want to be the new default language, and then click Default.
 * 3) Click Yes.
 * 4) Create a new slide and type some words from the new default language.

Also, if you check the language setting for this new text, you find that it has reverted back to the original language setting.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when your keyboard language setting is different from the language that you selected in PowerPoint. The keyboard setting takes precedence over any other language setting in PowerPoint.



RESOLUTION
To change the default language in PowerPoint, you must install the appropriate keyboard language support files.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
To find out how to install and switch to different keyboard language layouts:
 * 1) On the Start menu click Help.
 * 2) On the Index tab, type keyboard as a keyword.
 * 3) Under the keyboard topic, click the subtopic languages, layouts, and then click Display

NOTE: You must already have the appropriate language dictionaries installed to be able to check the spelling correctly in any Microsoft Office 2000 program.

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