Microsoft OneNote Language Problems

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Microsoft OneNote Language Problems

Hello, I have recently downloaded the Microsoft OneNote free app from the app store. I set the application to english, and thus far everything is fine. However, I noticed that when I start tryping in class the language is automatically set to French. I then change the language to english US and the spell-checker program follows, however after one or two sentences the spell-check automatically reverts back to french.

I've tried contacting microsoft office support, microsoft live chat, apple live chat, but no one has found a solution. The spell check program just keeps reverting to french even if I select the entire document and put english US. I've tried to make it the default but it seems OneNote doesn't take a universal default spell-check language.

I am using OSX Mavericks on a macbook air, it is a french computer with a french keyboard, furthermore office for mac 2011 is in french (don't know if it is related or not).

Please help, how can I set the spell check program to english US as a default and permanent option?

Thanks

MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on May 12, 2014 2:45 PM

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Answer 1

Tom Gewecke

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May 13, 2014 5:48 AM in response to niccosem

niccosem wrote:

with a french keyboard

Try switching your keyboard layout (system prefs/keyboard/input sources) to US instead of French. This will not be convenient, because it is qwerty instead of azerty, but I think OneNote may work that way and it is worth testing. If that is the key, we can try to find a fix.

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niccosem Author

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May 19, 2014 3:17 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

Hello guys, first off thanks for answering and the suggestions were pretty good. Tom, that does indeed "solve" the issue however I am not really able to type in this manner. I also have onenote on my desktop that has a US keyboard and no problems their either.

Giorgiovlb, I cannot seem to find that "automatically switch to a documents input source" option but that should indeed resolve my issue as it seems that onenote keeps reverting to french since I have an azerty keyboard. Please let me know where else I could deselect that option because I can't seem to find it!

Thanks to both! I'm sure well find a solution soon

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Answer 3

May 19, 2014 3:40 AM in response to niccosem

The option I suggested appears as soon as you have more than one keyboard layout selected...I thought of it because I had a similar problem in the past and it's because some applications automatically change the language so it changes the spellchecker as well.

I didn't know that French keyboard were AZERTY (that's kinda bad imho), so yeah, I don't think that would be the solution anymore....

is your system language French?

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Tom Gewecke

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May 19, 2014 5:57 AM in response to niccosem

niccosem wrote:

Hello guys, first off thanks for answering and the suggestions were pretty good. Tom, that does indeed "solve" the issue however I am not really able to type in this manner.

All we need to do is get you a custom keyboard layout with the name US but an AZERTY mapping....

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Tom Gewecke

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May 19, 2014 6:22 AM in response to niccosem

niccosem wrote:

I also have onenote on my desktop that has a US keyboard and no problems their either.

Are you saying that this desktop has the input source set to French, so you are typing azerty, and OneNote will do correct spellcheck in English?

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Answer 6

May 12, 2014 7:17 PM in response to niccosem

have you tried this?

System preferences -> keyboard -> input sources -> deselect "automatically switch to a document's input source"

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