I wish to remove the us english settings from my MS word, so that if I type
say 'color' by mistake that it will not accept it as a correct word. It
should give me 'colour' as the correct spelling.

The default language for Word is that set in Windows regional settings.
Word will only spell check using the language defined for the text - see
tools language set language (set to UK English or whatever) and uncheck
the box 'Detect language automatically'.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


jeamsu wrote:
I wish to remove the us english settings from my MS word, so that if
I type say 'color' by mistake that it will not accept it as a correct
word. It should give me 'colour' as the correct spelling.

Graham,
For other languages you are right, but for English English for England this
is not correct. You can not remove the US English for America setting.
Antony
PS I would dearly love this bug to be fixed.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

The default language for Word is that set in Windows regional settings.
Word will only spell check using the language defined for the text - see
tools language set language (set to UK English or whatever) and uncheck
the box 'Detect language automatically'.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


jeamsu wrote:
I wish to remove the us english settings from my MS word, so that if
I type say 'color' by mistake that it will not accept it as a correct
word. It should give me 'colour' as the correct spelling.

Of course you can. My PC is set up for UK English and I have no US English
set up in the regional settings.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Ant wrote:
Graham,
For other languages you are right, but for English English for
England this is not correct. You can not remove the US English for
America setting. Antony
PS I would dearly love this bug to be fixed.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

The default language for Word is that set in Windows regional
settings. Word will only spell check using the language defined for
the text - see tools language set language (set to UK English or
whatever) and uncheck the box 'Detect language automatically'.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


jeamsu wrote:
I wish to remove the us english settings from my MS word, so that if
I type say 'color' by mistake that it will not accept it as a
correct word. It should give me 'colour' as the correct spelling.

Please tell me how to remove the US English settings then. Is it a registry
key change?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Of course you can. My PC is set up for UK English and I have no US English
set up in the regional settings.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Ant wrote:
Graham,
For other languages you are right, but for English English for
England this is not correct. You can not remove the US English for
America setting. Antony
PS I would dearly love this bug to be fixed.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

The default language for Word is that set in Windows regional
settings. Word will only spell check using the language defined for
the text - see tools language set language (set to UK English or
whatever) and uncheck the box 'Detect language automatically'.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


jeamsu wrote:
I wish to remove the us english settings from my MS word, so that if
I type say 'color' by mistake that it will not accept it as a
correct word. It should give me 'colour' as the correct spelling.

I have already told you earlier in the thread how to stop Word from checking
with US spellings.
To Remove the US regional settings
Control panel regional and language options languages details -
select UK and delete US. It will be removed next time you reboot.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Ant wrote:
Please tell me how to remove the US English settings then. Is it a
registry key change?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Of course you can. My PC is set up for UK English and I have no US
English set up in the regional settings.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Ant wrote:
Graham,
For other languages you are right, but for English English for
England this is not correct. You can not remove the US English for
America setting. Antony
PS I would dearly love this bug to be fixed.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

The default language for Word is that set in Windows regional
settings. Word will only spell check using the language defined for
the text - see tools language set language (set to UK English
or whatever) and uncheck the box 'Detect language automatically'.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


jeamsu wrote:
I wish to remove the us english settings from my MS word, so that
if I type say 'color' by mistake that it will not accept it as a
correct word. It should give me 'colour' as the correct spelling.