There doesn't seem to be a feature in Word to let me select UK English
permanently for the dictionary. Sometimes I start off in UK English but then
type a word like 'globalization' (which can be spelt with a z or an s in the
UK) and from then on the spell check thinks I want to use American spelling.
Even in the spell check feature where you can select UK English as a
preference, it only does this on a word by word basis and even then switches
back when I continue writing.

If there could be a feature where you selected which type of english you
wanted as standard - and the computer stuck to it rather than switching back
and forth - that would be great.

Tools language set language uncheck 'detect language automatically'.

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katy_o wrote:
There doesn't seem to be a feature in Word to let me select UK English
permanently for the dictionary. Sometimes I start off in UK English
but then type a word like 'globalization' (which can be spelt with a
z or an s in the UK) and from then on the spell check thinks I want
to use American spelling. Even in the spell check feature where you
can select UK English as a preference, it only does this on a word by
word basis and even then switches back when I continue writing.

If there could be a feature where you selected which type of english
you wanted as standard - and the computer stuck to it rather than
switching back and forth - that would be great.