How to change language in Google Docs

Set the language of your document, so spell check and dictionary work in that language.

Operations

4 steps 2 min Community template

Open the File menu.

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Hover over Language to see the list of languages.

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Click the language for this document - here, Spanish (Español).

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Spell check now uses the language you chose. Change it back the same way.

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