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Word changed to French and the instructions do not work to change it back to English

Trish Hunt 5 Reputation points
2026-03-12T22:48:04.7666667+00:00

Word is in French but I cannot change it back to English

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | Other | Windows
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  1. Trish Hunt 5 Reputation points
    2026-03-13T19:06:34.2633333+00:00

    I posted the question and eventually solved it. I had to reload the program. Now have word in English.

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  1. EmilyS726 221.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-03-12T23:28:09.7133333+00:00

    Hello

    This is the desktop version of Word, right?

    Not sure what instruction you followed, but I will walk you through with screenshots so hopefully it helps you have some visuals.

    When you first launch Word, click on "Options" located at the very bottom on the left.
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    Then in the pop up, select "language" 6th one on the left. Then you want to move "English" to the top. You can use the Move up and Move down buttons to do so. Then click OK. User's image

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