How to Find the Proofing Tool for English (United Kingdom) in Word 2007

Creating accurate presentations and documents for international clients is essential in maintaining credibility with your client. Avoid sending an inappropriate word or phrase by installing a language pack for Microsoft Word 2007 to proofread your presentation before it is sent. Use the Language Pack Plus proofing tool to create an accurate documents for your United Kingdom clientele. If you did not purchase the Language Pack Plus feature with your Microsoft Office Suite, you must purchase the add-on in order to use it in Word. Once your language pack or proofing tool, is installed it will be accessible as you create your documents in Word.

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  Install a language pack for Word 2007 from the Microsoft Office Suites website. When you reach the "Buy a Language Pack" page, choose "English (United Kingdom)" from the drop-down menu and click "Buy Now."

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  Enter your payment information and click "Download." Follow the installation prompts to save the software files to your hard drive. Click "Start" and then click "All Programs." Select the "Microsoft Office" folder and a sub-menu will appear. Click "Microsoft Office Tools" and then "Microsoft Office 2007 Language Settings."

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  Click the "Display Language" tab and select the options that you want. For instance, the style of Office menus and dialog boxes and Help preferences. Click "OK" when finished.

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  Click the "Editing" tab in the "Language Settings" dialog box and scroll through the list of available editing languages. Click "English (United Kingdom)" and then click "Add" to move the language to the "Enabled" editing languages box. Click "English" as your primary editing language. Click "Finish" to save your changes.

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  Open Microsoft Word to test your settings. Type in a sentence. Highlight the sentence and right-click it to display the "Tools" shortcut menu. Click "Translate." "English (United Kingdom)" will be present on the drop down menu.