Re: Dictionaries/Languages in Powerpoint 2000

From: Steve Rindsberg (abuse_at_localhost.com)
Date: 10/18/04 

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:05:18 EDT

In article <AA6EC087-D51C-4AE3-919B-02038FD8C0C3@microsoft.com>, Kathie wrote:
> I will need to copy and paste the code into a macro into each presentation
> that contains languages other than English from now on?

No.

As long as the presentation that contains the code is open, you can run it.
I haven't looked at the specific code, but as long as it works on the
ActivePresentation, you should be ok.

Another alternative is to turn the code into an addin.

Create an ADD-IN with TOOLBARS that run macros
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00031.htm

>
> "Echo S" wrote:
>
> > You need to change the language IDs of all the textboxes. Here's the code to
> > do so.
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;245468
> >
> > --
> > Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> > http://www.echosvoice.com
> >
> >
> > "Kathie" <Kathie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:849F916C-FDE8-4677-9D1B-E26211E978D5@microsoft.com...
> > > 'I;ve selected "English (U.S.)" as the default language in a Powerpoint
> > 2000
> > > presentation for spell checking. One page in the entire presentation was
> > from
> > > a presentation created in Germany by one of our overseas offices. The
> > entire
> > > presentation takes on "German" as the default language, and when I spell
> > > check, nothing I do permanently changes the default language/dictionary
> > back
> > > to English U.S. I've even tried cutting and pasting the whole presentation
> > > into a new template. The language/dictionary still defaults back to
> > German.
> >
> >
> >
>

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