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My Word documents have many words underlined in red and they remain after I set the language as English.

Anonymous
2023-09-22T20:03:54+00:00

Word draws red lines beneath words that are not misspelled. They remain even after the language is automatically set to English.

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  1. Jay Freedman 207.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-09-22T20:25:59+00:00

    The proofing language can differ from one character to the next. To make sure all of the characters have the correct language setting, first select the entire document (press the shortcut Ctrl+A or click Home > Select > Select All). Then click Review > Language > Set Proofing Language. select the English dialect you want, clear both of the check boxes. and click OK.

    If there are still underlined words, go to File > Options > Proofing, and click the "Check Document" button (which may say "Recheck Document" if the spell check has recently been run).

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  1. Charles Kenyon 166.7K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-09-22T20:19:35+00:00

    See Spelling Checker Does Not Work! - Proofing Language Keeps Changing - Solutions

    This is not a setting for the document as a whole, nor for Word. It can be by character.

    In addition, Word will follow the operating system language, as a start, even if different language is set in the document.

    You can feel free to post a link to a sample document with the problem for us to look at.

    Why a sample file is important for troubleshooting - - - - - - - and how to do it.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-09-23T20:34:19+00:00

    Thank you, Jay. For a week, I struggled with red lines suddenly appearing before my eyes. I really appreciate your reply.

    Peace,

    Gloria

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-09-23T20:30:41+00:00

    Thank you for your reply. I chatted with someone who walked me through the process until we discovered how to get rid of the redlines. I'm wondering how Dutch instead of English suddenly appeared as my selected language.

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