If you need a Language Pack for a particular language, see Office Language Interface Pack (LIP) downloads. To add a language in Office 2007 programs, first make sure that the language that you want to use is installed on your computer.

In the Set the Office Language Preferences dialog box, under Choose Display and Help languages, click View display languages installed for each Microsoft Office program. If you use multiple languages and have customized Office so that it fits the way that you want to work, you can review all of the Office programs to see which language is the default display language for each. Which display language is being used for which Office program?

In the Set the Office Language Preferences dialog box, under Choose Display and Help Languages, select the language that you want to use, and then click Set as Default. For example, if your display language order is Spanish, German, and Japanese, and the Spanish language tools are removed from your computer, German becomes your default display language. The order of the languages in the display and Help lists is the order in which languages are used by Office. The default language appears in bold at the top of the list. The display and Help languages are the languages used in Office for display elements, such as menu items, commands, and tabs, in addition to the Help file display language. To go online and get the language pack you need, click the Not installed link. If Not Installed appears in the Proofing column, you might need to obtain a language pack or language interface pack to obtain the proofing tools for your language. Your language should display as Enabled under Keyboard Layout in the Choose Editing Languages section. In the Add Languages dialog box, click Add a language, select your language in the list, and then click Add.Д¬lose the Add Languages dialog box. If Not enabled appears in the Keyboard Layout column, do the following: The added language appears in the list of editing languages. In the Set the Office Language Preferences dialog box, under Choose Editing Languages, select the editing language that you want to add from the Add additional editing languages list, and then click Add. If needed, this can be changed by selecting the language you want and clicking Set as Default.) (The default editing language appears at the top of the list in bold. The proofing tools include language-specific features, such as dictionaries for spelling and grammar checking, or paragraph direction buttons. An editing language consists of the keyboard layout and proofing tools for that language. You can add a language to Office programs by adding an editing language.

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