Display Language OneNote

Question

Hi, 

I have Microsoft Office 365 on a computer running Windows 10. The display language (or user interface language) for the Office suite is English except for OneNote, which is inexplicably displayed in French. How can I switch OneNote's display language to English?

Thanks

Answer 1

It appears I was running the OneNote for Windows "app" as opposed to the OneNote 2016 "desktop app". Window's default language display setting is to use the input language list and my keyboard is set to Canadian Mulitingual Standard. That might explain why OneNote for Windows was displayed in French... though I don't understand why the entire system isn't displayed in French. Anyway, I found OneNote 2016 and when I ran it, it opened in English. The OneNote for Window window that had been opened previously also switched to English. If I close OneNote 2016 and open the "app" version, it is in French again. 

Having the same programme available as an "app" and as a "desktop app" is confusing and absolutely pointless (and having Cortina return the app first just makes this worse).

Answer 2

Hi,

For us to get a better understanding about the language issue that you're experiencing on OneNote and provide a resolution suitable to your concern, kindly provide the following information:

• Which version of OneNote (OneNote 2016 or OneNote for Windows) are you using?
• Have you just recently installed your Office 365?
• Have you made any changes to your device prior to the issue?

Meanwhile, you can run repair Office app (for OneNote 2016) / Windows app troubleshooter (for OneNote for Windows) as an initial troubleshooting step to resolve your issue.

Looking forward to your reply