Spell checking has become a problem for me as although all my settings are for English (UK) the spell checking is in English (US).
This is my check list:
1. Control Panel | Regional and Language Options
Regional Options | Standards & Formats | English (United Kingdom) – Location | United Kingdom
Languages | Text Services & Input Languages | Details | Default Input Language | English (United Kingdom) – United Kingdom
Installed Services | EN English (United Kingdom and Keyboard | United Kingdom
Advanced | Language for non-Unicode Programs | English (United Kingdom) and Code page conversion tables are default settings
2. MS Word 2002
Tools | Options | Spelling & Grammar | Custom Dictionaries | Dictionary list | English (UK) | CUSTOM.DIC (default)
Tools | Language | Mark selected text as: English (UK) is highlighted.
This is true for the normal.dot files, of which there are three in different locations, and for all the other template files I have. Before setting the default language I always select the contents of the open file by clicking Edit | Select all (Ctrl+A).
Before posting this message I have rechecked the behaviour of my spell checker. I opened a current in progress document and typed `centre’. On spell checking the spell checker tells me it is set to English (UK) and also tells me that `centre’ is spelt `center’. I have tried other words were my American cousins and I differ as to their spelling and for the examples I have tested the result is always the same – my spell checker is using an English (US) dictionary!
Edit: And I have `Repaired’ my MS Office installation
Can anyone throw any light on this behaviour please?