Why does Word think there's Italian in a document that shouldn't contain any?

When some documents are opened in word there is the warning

MISSING PROOFING TOOLS this document contains text in Italian (Italy) which isn't being proofed.

The only option is "never show again".

There shouldn't be any Italian text in the document. How can I find out where Word thinks the Italian text is?
How do I fix the error?

Celeritas

Posted 2016-09-04T01:27:15.913

Reputation: 7 487

Answers

Some text in the document was marked as Italian, perhaps while pasting text from the Web.

Do not choose the "Never show again" option. To undo :

Use Ctrl+A to select the entire document
Click on the Language panel at the bottom-left border
Or alternatively, in the Review tab, Language group, click Language, and then click Set Proofing Language.
In the Language dialog that opens choose your language
Click OK and the document should now be entirely of that language

If the problem still exists, in the Review tab, Changes group, choose Accept -> Accept All Changes and Stop Tracking, then repeat the above.

harrymc

Posted 2016-09-04T01:27:15.913

Reputation: 306 093

In step 2. when I click on the language button there are two options: "Set proofing language" and "language preferences", each with its own options. How to proceed? – Celeritas – 2016-09-06T04:54:35.393

Use "Set Proofing Language". I have clarified it in the answer. – harrymc – 2016-09-06T06:13:38.840

1This does resolve the issue, but out of curiosity, is there a way to find out which text Word actually thought was the other language? – cp.engr – 2018-05-30T14:31:03.053

You have to install Office Proofing Tools for your language.

For home users check Language Accessory Pack for Office.

For enterprise users with volume licensing: Customize language setup and settings for Office 2016.

After you install the language accessory pack, you must configure Office for your new language preferences. Open any Office program and then click File > Options > Language.

See Step 2 at Language Accessory Pack for Office page.

Nice article about types of Office language packs: Download Free Office 2016 Language Packs (All Languages)

Vladislav

Posted 2016-09-04T01:27:15.913

Reputation: 391

I was having a similar problem. I ended up adding Italian(Italy) to the languages for proofing, and the error went away.

I however was also curious to what words in my document were "Italian" since none should be, so I had a little play around. I found that I was able to find them using the advanced search. (Note: I am running Office 2016)

In the advanced search:

Click "More" if you haven't already.
Under "Format" select "Language".

Select your language.

Word then changes the "Format" to be your language (in my case Italian). With nothing in the "Find what", hits all the Italian words.

Sorry for the links to the images, I can't post images yet.

Adrian

Posted 2016-09-04T01:27:15.913

Reputation: 1