Re: Word 2002 switches between UK & US dictionaries

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Hi Chris

I'm glad it helped (though I'm still open to the idea that the moon is
somehow implicated!).

Shauna

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Chris Burson" <chrisburson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Shauna - this is indeed a great help, if only because it means I shall now
refrain from howling at the moon tonight. ;-)

This is what is exactly what I've been finding:

: ... But in some cases, text pastes as US English. And if I've pasted
: into the middle of a sentence, I'll then have some words in Australian
: English and some words in US English. And that can be particularly
: irritating...

It was driving me nuts. I thought it was a bug or that I was getting
unhinged (although blaming the moon now seems simply foolish). However, I
am
not mad! It's still an annoying issue, to be sure, but maybe a bit of
messing about it Paste Special will reveal a quick and easy way to Copy
from
now on.

Many thanks for all your efforts here, Shauna, it must have taken a good
deal of your time - but it's much appreciated. Thank you!

Cheers,

Chris


"Shauna Kelly" <ShaunaKelly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eIjDCTCYGHA.4676@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: Hi Suzanne, Chris
:
: A bit of experimenting this morning reveals the following. All this is
in
: Word 2003 (and this is the very short, cut-down version of the
: experimentation!).
:
: I have told Windows (through Control Panel > Regional Settings) that I
: *only* want Australian English, and I've told Office (through Start >
: Microsoft Office > Microsoft Office Tools > Microsoft Office 2003
Language
: Settinngs) that I *only* want Australian English, and my document is in
: Australian English.
:
: In most cases, I can paste from the web, and the text will paste as
: Australian. But in some cases, text pastes as US English. And if I've
pasted
: into the middle of a sentence, I'll then have some words in Australian
: English and some words in US English. And that can be particularly
: irritating, because the same word can be marked as a spelling mistake at
the
: beginning of a sentence, but correct near the end!
:
: The crucial issue seems to be how the web page was written. At
: www.microsoft.com, for example, there appears to be no specific language
set
: on text. So without a specific language, text pastes into Word and its
: language matches the surrounding text. However, the site at www.w3.org
has,
: not surprisingly, followed all its own rules about coding web pages. The
: source code for the front page of its site specifically sets its
language
as
: US English. And, sure enough, when I paste text from its site, it pastes
as
: US English.
:
: If I do Paste > Special and choose unformatted, then the text loses its
US
: English. But if I just paste, use the Paste Options button and choose
: "Destination Formatting", it keeps its US English.
:
: So the rule would appear to be:
:
: - if the source code of a web site specifically identifies a language,
Word
: respects that language if you just do ctrl-v, or if you choose
Destination
: Formatting, but Word discards the language when you do Paste > Special
and
: choose Unformattted
:
: - if the web page does not specifically identify a language, the text
will
: paste in the same language as surrounding text in the Word document.
:
: Hope this helps.
:
: Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
: http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
:
:
: "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: news:eLmbh5%23XGHA.3328@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >I agree that Destionation Formatting should include language. You might
: >want
: > to check next time you do this and ascertain whether it does or not.
: >
: > --
: > Suzanne S. Barnhill
: > Microsoft MVP (Word)
: > Words into Type
: > Fairhope, Alabama USA
: > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
: > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
: > so
: > all may benefit.
: >
: > "Chris Burson" <chrisburson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: > news:uDqTGL%23XGHA.508@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >> Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle. It never occurred to me that copying
&
: >> pasting stuff would carry over the dictionary from the copied text.
: >> Understandable, but what a pain! I thought that the default document
: >> settings would be applied - especially as I always select 'Use
: >> Destination
: >> Formatting'... In fact, I don't understand why that is not the case!
: >>
: >> Still, I can see how my docs. get "polluted" (so to speak) with US
: >> spellings. I spend a huge amount of time pasting stuff from
(electronic)
: >> books & websites for essays, so that would be the problem then. But
why
: >> doesn't Destination Formatting cover the dictionary? (Wouldn't Paste
: > Special
: >> do just that anyway?)
: >>
: >> I appreciate the reply, Shauna, many thanks indeed.
: >>
: >> Cheers,
: >>
: >> Chris
: >>
: >>
: >>
: >> "Shauna Kelly" wrote in message
: >>
: >> : Hi Chris
: >> :
: >> : First, you must set up Windows, Office and Word so they all use the
UK
: >> : dictionary...
: >> : Second... If you copy and paste from a web site, for example, you
: >> almost
: >> always bring
: >> : US English along with the text. So you need to re-set that text to
UK
: >> English
: >> : (Select the text, then Tools > Language). Or, when you paste, do
Edit

: >> : Paste Special and paste unformatted.
: >> :
: >> :
: >> : Hope this helps.
: >> :
: >> : Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
: >> : http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
: >> :
: >> :
: >> : "Chris Burson" wrote in message
: >>
: >> : > When spell checking... One minute, the spell check is done
against
: >> the
: >> UK
: >> : > dictionary, the next it's the US...
: >>
: >>
: >
:
:




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