How to Fix French Outlook Spellcheck

Microsoft Office Outlook can use one or many language packs, and can spell-check using any of them. Outlook can have a problem in which it incorrectly auto-detects which language you are typing in. It can also have a problem where the default language setting is mysteriously changed and requires you to revert it manually in order to fix French Outlook spell-check functionality.

Turn Off Automatic Language Detection

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  Open a new Outlook email message.

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  Click on the "Message" tab.

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  Click on the "Proofing" group.

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  Click the arrow underneath "Spelling."

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  Click the "Set Language" button.

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  Clear the check mark from the "Detect language automatically" check-box.

Set Primary Language to French

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  Click the "Start" button.

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  Click "All Programs."

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  Click "Microsoft Office," then "Microsoft Office Tools."

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  Click "Microsoft Office Language Settings."

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  Click the tab labeled "Editing Languages" and verify that "French" is on the list of available languages.

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  Click on "French" in the "Primary editing language" list.