You should be able to go to Tools--Language--Set language. Choose the
desired language and make sure "do not proof" is NOT checked, and then hit
the DEFAULT button.
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"Emmm" wrote in message
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I have tried to change the default language in spellcheck from English
U.S.
to English U.K. but without much success.
The 'help' menu does not even incorporate a section on such a change. The
U.S. default mucks up my writing and grammar and if I could change it life
could be made easier.
I'm using Microsoft Word in XP Standard for Students