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Default How do I change Dictionary from UK to US English on a Word docume.

I have a document with English-UK as the dictionary. I want to spell-check
it against English-US. How do I get the US Dictionary to be used in Word
Spell-Check?
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Default How do I change Dictionary from UK to US English on a Word docume.

Open the document. Press Ctrl+A to select all of the text.
Click on Tools | Language | Set Language | Mark selected text as:
English(US) | uncheck the "Do not check spelling or grammar" and
"Detect language automatically" boxes | OK. Press F7 to rerun
spellcheck.

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I have a document with English-UK as the dictionary. I want to spell-check
it against English-US. How do I get the US Dictionary to be used in Word
Spell-Check?


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