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Hi,
I'm creating different Word Templates with VBA and for each one of them I would set a different language for the whole document.
I tried to use
ActiveDocument.Content.LanguageID = wdXXX
ActiveDocument.Range.LanguageID = wdXXX
without success can you help me, please?
Thanks, Lauro
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I recommend that you also modify the language of the Normal style. Try the following code (which is using wdEnglishUS as the language, but you can change that as necessary):
Sub ModifyLanguageCurrentDoc()
'Stefan Blom, MVP, May 2020
ActiveDocument.Styles(wdStyleNormal).LanguageID = wdEnglishUS
ActiveDocument.Content.LanguageID = wdEnglishUS
End Sub
Thank you very much Stefan.
But if in a template I change the Normal style (wdStyleNormal) would not I have the language I choosen in all my new document, not only those on that template?
Modifying the Normal style using the code in my previous reply applies only to the active document.
Thanks.
So if the ActiveDocument is a template apply only to the documents based on it.
ActiveDocument can reference a template, if you have opened the template for editing; that is correct. In such a case, you'll see the template name on the title bar in Word.
ActiveDocument is the document/template that is currently open and has the focus. There can only be one ActiveDocument at a time.
ThisDocument is the document/template that contains your vba code.
This has nothing directly to do with whether a document is based on the template containing the code.
This is correct. You can find a macro to change all of the styles in a given document/template in my article at https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_word-mso_win10-msoversion_other/proofing-language-keeps-changing-solutions-how-can/c6483d0c-6fe3-41bf-8464-25535d3ec15b?tm=1579788821357.
You do NOT want to be using the macro to change them in the Normal template.
Note that even with these changes, the initial language is likely to be that of the Windows installation. You would need to apply one of the styles or actively change the proofing language to get it to shift.