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Automatic language detection in PowerPoint

Anonymous
2023-03-27T14:37:30+00:00

For my job I have to switch frequently from English to German. PowerPoint does not detect the language automatically. I have to switch the language manually in each affected slide. Differently from e.g. Outlook, I do not have an option for the automatic language detection in PowerPoint. Why? Is it possible to activate it somehow?

Moreover, if I want to switch from German to English I do not find English at the second place in the list. I have to search for it in the list:

Although in the options I have English with Proofing installed at the 2nd place:

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-03-29T15:02:47+00:00

    Hello,

    thank you for the reply.

    Yes, in the year of the introduction of ChatGPT I would expect to have an automatic language detection in PowerPoint (just like I have it in Word and Outlook). Or at least being able to switch between the 2 languages with maximum 2 clicks.

    VBA is not really an alternative. Thanks anyway.

    Allow me an ironic comment: Maybe you can ask ChatGPT to copy the required code from Word into PowerPoint ;-)

    Best regards

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-27T20:11:19+00:00

    Dear PowerPointUser_23,

    Good day! Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community. We are happy to help you

    Based on your description, my understanding is that you don't see the automatic language detection option in PowerPoint, this is because at the moment this feature is only available in Outlook as well as Word: Turn on automatic language detection - Microsoft Support

     

    I also understand that you want to be able to switch language calibrations quickly. If I'm correct, a bit of VBA may help you as a workaround.

    Open your presentation, press ALT + F11 to open the VBA editor.

    If a window entitled "Immediate" is not already open, press Ctrl+G to open it.

    Type this into it:

    ActivePresentation.DefaultLanguageID =

    As soon as you type the = sign, a list of possible language IDs will pop up. They'll be called things like msoLanguageIDEnglishIreland, for example. The new language will become the default for the PPT application, not just the current presentation file. Ref: Powerpoint disable automatic proofing language selection - Microsoft Community

    I completely agree with you, this is indeed a good addition to the current features of PowerPoint. Thank you for pointing this out.  Microsoft continuously aim to improve the features of O365 Product and suggestions like this is very much appreciated.  You can go toFeedback community to create a new entry or vote this entry

    Sincerely,

    Tin | Microsoft Community Moderator

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