In the Editor pane, choose Settings. In the Word Options dialog box, next to Grammar & Refinements, choose Settings. Scroll through the list of options. Select issues you want Editor to check, and clear the issues you want Editor to ignore. Note: Choosing Reset All returns to the default settings.

Go to File > Options > Proofing and select AutoCorrect Options. On the AutoCorrect tab, select or clear Replace text as you type. Turn AutoCorrect on or off in your document.

On the Review tab, go to Language. Choose Language > Set Proofing Language, and then select Detect language automatically. Set the proofing language to check spelling in different languages within a single document. Get suggestions in different languages with Editor.

Check Get proofing tools. Select Add. Note: To set a language as the default, select Preferred language > OK. Note: Changes made to the Office Authoring Language and Proofing list are applied to other Microsoft products in your account. Add a keyboard language. After adding a language pack, you need to add the keyboard language.

In OneNote, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio, and Word: On the File menu, click Options, and then click Proofing. In InfoPath: On the Home tab, click the arrow next to or under Spelling , and then click Spelling Options .

Tip: To prevent having to manually configure the proofing language with each new document in Word, switch on the option to detect the language you're writing. On the Review tab, go to Language. Choose Language > Set Proofing Language, and then select Detect language automatically.

Open an Office program, such as Word. Select File > Options > Language. On the Set the Office Language Preferences, under Office authoring languages and proofing, select Add a Language.... Choose the desired language in the Add an authoring language dialog and then select Add.

Go to the AutoCorrect tab. In the Replace box, type a word or phrase that you often misspell. In the With box, type the correct spelling of the word. Select Add. For more info on the AutoCorrect tab, see AutoCorrect options. Note: You can add multiple entries that point to the same "With" text. Just add a separate entry for each change.

Install the Language Accessory Packs for Office 2016 - Microsoft Support. Install language accessory packs after installing Microsoft Office, to add additional display, help, or proofing tools. Install the language accessory pack for your desired language. Open any Office program, click File > Options > Language.