The setting controls which dictionaries and thesauri are searched by Word's Tools. Open Microsoft Word. Select Tools , Language , Set Language . Click on Default and confirm Yes to the prompt. Click on OK to return to the main editing window.
Word is distributed in different language versions.
Check the Language setting on any files received from outside the United Kingdom, especially those obtained via the Web. By default these symbols are not selected. This prevents some of Word's time field codes working correctly. You may think that you never use these. However to prevent much bafflement later, it is worth setting these values now.