If users need to use a language other than English with Office 2008, they must configure their computers to recognize that language. If proofing tools are available for the language, these tools must be installed on the local computers before users will be able to check spelling and use the thesaurus in the language. The proofing tools for the different languages are stored in Microsoft Office 2008/Office/Shared Applications/Proofing Tools/. For a list of proofing tools in Office 2008, see Proofing tools that are available for each language. For more information about multilingual features in Office 2008, see Multilingual features in Office 2008.
Enabling Japanese-specific formatting and editing features
Users can enable Japanese features by using the Microsoft Language Register, which is located in Microsoft Office 2008/Additional Tools/. For information on how to enable Japanese features, see Office 2008 Help.
Enabling European language features
European language support is available when one or more keyboard layouts for the supported European languages are enabled. To enable European languages, on the Apple menu, click System Preferences, and then under Personal, click International and then click the Input Menu tab. To switch between languages, users can select the appropriate keyboard layout.
