Word – How to change language in Word 2016 template to English

Here are two options depending on your situation:

Situation 1: Your copy of Office was installed from a Spanish language based install media.

You will be able to set the default language to English, but core functions will use the native language of the installation media.

The only fix is to uninstall the Spanish version, and install from an English-based install media.

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Situation 2: Everything seems to be English, but occasionally foreign languages appear.

In this situation, here are repair instructions for Office 2002:

1. Click the Start menu
2. Point to Programs
3. Point to Microsoft Office Tools
4. Click Microsoft Office XP Language Settings.
5. Click the Enabled Languages tab.
6. Go to the Default version of Microsoft Office box
7. Select the language you want
8. Click OK. A message will appear telling you what changes will be made.
9. Click Continue

I hope this helps.

1. Open the Microsoft Word Template file (*.dotx)

2. Edit it.

3. Save it under another name.

4. Close Microsoft Word.

5. Delete the original and rename the new one to replace the original.

Alternatives: How to modify an existing template in Word 2007?