Language problem

[AltaEgo]

Hi

I have my spell checking and Microsoft Office 2003 language setting set to
English (Australia). My settings work fine in new documents. Every time I
open a document created by someone else, spelling defaults to English (US).
Many people in this part of the world seem incapable of setting their Word
dictionary to the local language. So, I am often left with a mess of
inaccurate and errors.

Is there a way I can automatically translate the dictionary in every
document I open so Word applies English (Australia) to the entire document,
saving me the problem of selecting text and changing language?

Note: I have some VBA experience in Excel. So, I just need to know how to
set the language to the Australian dictionary for the entire document and
how to call the code whenever an existing document is opened.

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi AltaEgo,

This seems to work

I don't see any problems, in a quick scan through.

A couple of remarks, however:

- You may want to add comments about the StoryType you're
checking in the Select Case. Right now, you know what those
are. But at some future point (or if you pass the code to
someone else) it would probably be useful to know what 6 -
11 refer to, in "human terms".

- I'm always leary of using On Error Resume Next. Whenever
I find I need to use it, I always comment on exactly WHY
I've chosen to do so - for the same reasons as the first
point.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update
Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Cindy M.]

Hi Steve

All I can think is that there are a lot of LAN
administrators out there taking money for jobs half-done as well as a lot of
users who just accept what the squiggly red or green line tells them.

Amen to that...

If you have some moments to spare, my favourite poem;-)

<BG>I know a few "Wordies" who will enjoy this one - thanks!

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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