Translate US English doc to UK English?

[Joe Starin]

Hi, newsgroup. I'm simply trying to translate a US English Word document
into a UK English Word doc. I've visited "help," gone to Microsoft Office
online, read/tried all the correct procedures, but English UK is not given
as a "translate entire document to" option. How can I achieve this seemingly
easy task. Thanks very much. Joe from Ohio USA

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

I'm sorry but I have to ask this: Other than minor things like color/colour
and check/cheque, what kind of things do you think are going to change? Or
do you write in some sort of weird US dialog that has its own vocabulary?
(Parts of the county where I live seem to have their own language. It's
called "Redneck".)

 

[Joe Starin]

JoAnn: I write a corporate newsletter here in the States that goes around
the world. One version will go to the United Kingdom. Yes, it's only those
occasional words that need to be changed for the UK market (color/colour,
organize/organise, etc.) I figured if I "translated" the entire document, I
would catch all of those words that need to be changed. Maybe "translate" is
the wrong word, but I was told there's an easy way to flag which words need
to be "UKed." I did it once but cannot remember how. Can I spell check it
with English UK as the language? It would catch those words I need to
change. Joe

I'm sorry but I have to ask this: Other than minor things like color/colour
and check/cheque, what kind of things do you think are going to change? Or
do you write in some sort of weird US dialog that has its own vocabulary?
(Parts of the county where I live seem to have their own language. It's
called "Redneck".)

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Hi, newsgroup. I'm simply trying to translate a US English Word document
into a UK English Word doc. I've visited "help," gone to Microsoft Office
online, read/tried all the correct procedures, but English UK is not given
as a "translate entire document to" option. How can I achieve this
seemingly
easy task. Thanks very much. Joe from Ohio USA

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Seems like a lot of trouble for something so minor. I wouldn't expect a
UK-based company to produce a US version as well as UK. But that's just me.

You should be able to change the language and then run spell check again.
I've never had to do that but it seems like you should be able to do it
easily enough. I'm sure someone will tell me if I'm wrong.

And if you happen to see "Redneck" in the available languages, pass on it.
Chances are those who speak it, can't read. ;-)

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

JoAnn: I write a corporate newsletter here in the States that goes around
the world. One version will go to the United Kingdom. Yes, it's only those
occasional words that need to be changed for the UK market (color/colour,
organize/organise, etc.) I figured if I "translated" the entire document,
I
would catch all of those words that need to be changed. Maybe "translate"
is
the wrong word, but I was told there's an easy way to flag which words
need
to be "UKed." I did it once but cannot remember how. Can I spell check it
with English UK as the language? It would catch those words I need to
change. Joe

I'm sorry but I have to ask this: Other than minor things like color/colour
and check/cheque, what kind of things do you think are going to change?
Or
do you write in some sort of weird US dialog that has its own vocabulary?
(Parts of the county where I live seem to have their own language. It's
called "Redneck".)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Hi, newsgroup. I'm simply trying to translate a US English Word
document
into a UK English Word doc. I've visited "help," gone to Microsoft Office
online, read/tried all the correct procedures, but English UK is not given
as a "translate entire document to" option. How can I achieve this
seemingly
easy task. Thanks very much. Joe from Ohio USA