How do I get my Microsoft word to permanently stay in Spanish?

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I go to languages and set the default language to Spanish, but it immediately just switches back to English! How do I fix this? I need it in Spanish so I can use spell check and auto correct, because its in English and keeps changing my spanish words into English . grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Update:

My keyboard is already in Spanish. Duh.

What do you have to say now a$$ wipe?

The Phlebob · Accepted Answer

Try this.  The Default button is for future documents. For the current one, you have to do something slightly different.

In Word versions prior to Word 2007:

1.	Press CTRL/A to select the entire document.
2.	Click the Tools->Language->Set Language menu item.
3.	Select the language you want in the list box.
4.	If you want to make this the default language for future documents, click the Default button.
5.	Click Yes in the message box.
6.	Click OK.

In Word 2007, possibly 2010:

1.	Press CTRL/A to select the entire document.
2.	Click the Review tab on the Ribbon.
3.	In the Proofing section, click Set Language.
4.	Continue as in Step 3, above.

That should do it.

? · Answer

If you're just doing simple word processing you don't have to have MS Word unless your workplace requires it. Many free alternatives are available such as Libre Office, Open Office (these can be downloaded as Office Software Suites or you can just download the word processor portions), Abiword, Jarte, etc. These can also be downloaded as portable apps so that they do not add more junk into the Windows Registry (presuming you have a laptop with the MS Windows Operating System installed on it, but free alternatives to MS Word exist for the Mac and Linux as well). Navigate to your C: drive and create a folder called C:&#92;portableapps; then once you double-click on the portable app install file, it will do the rest. Then you can just create a shortcut on your desktop. A lot of people just use cloud based alternatives such as Zoho or Google Docs. If you really have to have a version of MS Word, Microsoft themselves gave out Microsoft Word 5.5 for DOS for free but unless you are "old school" or are technically skilled, you are probably better off sticking with word processors that use a GUI (Graphical User Interface). HTH (Hope This Helps).

Michael W · Answer

Actually I think this is covered in Word's online help by searching on "Spanish" but that's too easy for most people...

Each and every word in Word has its own language label, just like the font type or whether it's italic or bold.

When you type text in, you should set the Windows keyboard language to Spanish. That's all covered in the Word Help topic.

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