Changing the speller and proofing language in macOS in different from how this is done in Windows. In this article, I will show you how to change the speller and proofing language in PowerPoint. Doing this is useful if you are preparing presentations in multiple languages or documents that involve multiple languages. Or are intended for specific audience. Please see How to Fix Spell Check Not Working in Microsoft Word, and “How to forcefully remove Language Pack on Windows 10 and 11“.

Changing the spelling and proofing language in PowerPoint is essential for ensuring that your documents are checked and corrected according to the appropriate language rules.

Also, see how to “Disable Cloud-Based Spell Checker in Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome“, and the “Fix Windows Can’t find the path: Please check the spelling and try again“.

Change the Spelling and Proofing Language in PowerPoint

Below are the steps to get this done.

Launch PowerPoint
Navigate “Tool” on the top menu bar as shown below

Next, select languages under tool as shown below

Select your speller and proofing language as shown in the figure below
Click on Set As Default.

To make this take effect immediately on your current ppt. windows, close and relaunch PowerPoint.

The tools is so powerful that allows several proofing languages in the same presentation. Make sure to have the required proofing dictionaries installed as shown above.

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