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Office 365 ProPlus is being renamed to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. For more information about this change, read this blog post.

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Feb 25, 2013 Hanword HWP document converter for Microsoft Word is a tool which allows you to convert and open HWP files in Microsoft Word as DOCX files. Each valid HWP 5.0 file can be opened in Microsoft Word and bulk converting by folder-bases is also allowed with a stand-alone bulk converter. Change the Normal Style. Go to ToolsLanguage, select a Language, and click Default. Word will automatically add that language tag to your Normal style, which is the default style for text in a new blank document. Be sure the 'do not check spelling or grammar' box is NOT checked.

This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, see Description of the Microsoft Windows registry.

Summary

This article describes various methods that you can use to reset user options and registry settings in Microsoft Office Word.

There are two basic types of options that you can define in Word. These options are as follows:

Options that affect the way that the program operates. (The information for this kind of option is generally stored in the Microsoft Windows registry.)
Options that affect the formatting or the appearance of one or more documents. (The information for this kind of option is stored in templates or documents.)

When you troubleshoot unusual behavior in the program or in a document, first determine whether the problem might be caused by formatting, options, or settings. If the behavior occurs in multiple documents, we recommend that you try to reset Microsoft Word to the program's default settings.

Choose Tools→Language. The Language dialog opens, and you see a list of languages. Select the new language to use and click the Default button. Click Yes to change Word’s default spelling and grammar checking language to the language you selected. Editing - To change your editing language for this file in Office for Mac go to Tools Language, select your language, and click OK. To make it the default for all new documents click Default. User Interface & Editing - The display and keyboard languages for Office for Android is the same as the language. Apr 02, 2013 With Office 2011 for Mac, you can check spelling and grammar in languages other than English. Word 2011 for Mac comes with foreign-language dictionaries such as Czech, French, Russian, and you can also change the ‘brand’ of English (UK, US, Australian).

How to reset user options and registry settings in Word

To have us reset user options and registry settings in Microsoft Word for you, go to the 'Here's an easy fix' section. If you prefer to reset user options and registry settings in Microsoft Word yourself, go to the 'Let me fix it myself' section.

Here's an easy fix

To fix this problem automatically, click the Download button. In the File Download dialog box, click Run or Open, and then follow the steps in the easy fix wizard.

This wizard may be in English only. However, the automatic fix also works for other language versions of Windows.
If you're not on the computer that has the problem, save the easy fix solution to a flash drive or a CD, and then run it on the computer that has the problem.

Let me fix it myself

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To manually reset a registry key, you must first delete it. To do this, follow these steps.

Important Always export a registry key before you delete it. This step is important because you may have to restore the functionality that is provided by the key.

Exit all Microsoft Office programs.
Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
Expand the appropriate folders to locate the registry key that you want to delete. (Refer to the 'Main locations of Word settings in the Windows Registry' section.)
Click to select the key that you want to delete.
Use one of the following methods, as appropriate for your operating system:
- In Microsoft Windows 2000, click Export Registry File on the Registry menu, type a file name for the backup copy of the key, and then click Save.
- In Windows XP and later versions or in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and later versions, click Export on the File menu, type a file name for the backup copy of the key, and then click Save.
Make sure that the key that you just exported is selected, and then click Delete on the Edit menu.
When you are prompted to respond to one of the following messages, click Yes:
- Are you sure you want to delete this key?
- Are you sure you want to delete this key and all of its subkeys?
Exit Registry Editor.

After you delete a registry key, and then you restart the program, Word runs the Setup program to correctly rebuild the registry key. If you want to rebuild the registry key before you run the program, repair your installation by following the steps in the 'Repair Word (Office)' section.

More Information

Main locations of Word settings in the Windows Registry

You can reset some Word settings, such as the Word Data and Options keys in the Windows registry, by using the troubleshooting utility that is contained in the Support.dot template.

Word key

Word 2016

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice16.0Word

Word 2013

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice15.0Word

Word 2010

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice14.0Word

Word 2007

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice12.0Word

Word 2003

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice11.0Word

Word 2002

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice10.0Word

Word 2000

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0Word

Changes made to this HKEY_CURRENT_USER key are mirrored in the following keys for Word 2003, for Word 2002, and for Word 2000:

Word 2003

HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTSoftwareMicrosoftOffice11.0Word

Word 2002

HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTSoftwareMicrosoftOffice10.0Word

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Word 2000

HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTSoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0Word

The difference between the 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER' location and the HKEY_USER' location is that the first applies only to the current user of the system, and the second is the default location for all users. However, Word entries are the same for both locations. Therefore, any change that is made to one location is automatically reflected in the other location.

Note

For the rest of this section, all references to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER tree apply also to the HKEY_USERS tree, except for the 2007 Microsoft Office 2007 programs and where otherwise noted.

The Data key and the Options key are the most frequently changed areas.

Data key

Word 2016

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice16.0WordData

Word 2013

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice15.0WordData

Word 2010

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice14.0WordData

Word 2007

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice12.0WordData

Word 2003

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice11.0WordData

Word 2002

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice10.0WordData

Word 2000

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice9.0WordData

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