Setting language for entire presentation all at once / Selecting all slides and all objects on all slides at once

Try the following steps:-

Step 1:- By using Macro we can change the language in powerpoint for all slides.

Create a new macro:

1. Go to Tools, Macro, and Visual Basic Editor.
2. Insert a new empty module by selecting Insert, Module.
3. Paste this code on the right panel and save the macro:

Option Explicit  

Public Sub ChangeSpellCheckingLanguage()  

    Dim j As Integer, k As Integer, scount As Integer, fcount As Integer

    scount = ActivePresentation.Slides.Count

    For j = 1 To scount

        fcount = ActivePresentation.Slides(j).Shapes.Count

        For k = 1 To fcount

            If ActivePresentation.Slides(j).Shapes(k).HasTextFrame Then

                ActivePresentation.Slides(j).Shapes(k) _

                .TextFrame.TextRange.LanguageID = msoLanguageIDEnglishAUS

            End If

        Next k

    Next j

End Sub

Step 2:- This "msoLanguageIDEnglishAUS" which is used in the above macro can be replaced by any desired language. The full list of languages can be found in this article http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa432635.aspx

Step 3:- Execute the macro (by pressing F5 within the editor, or by selecting Tools, Macro, Macros, ChangeSpellCheckingLanguage, and clicking Run).

After that all text elements within the presentation will have the new spelling language.

Ganesh Kumar N, Microsoft Answers Support Engineer.

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I want to change the language for spell checking after translating. I don't want to click each slide and then use Select All to select all objects on the slide and then set the language. There has to be a better way but I've never found it. Basically seems like a problem of not being able to select every object in a presentation at once (would have same problem setting one font for an entire presentation).

-Things I've tried:

1. Setting the language without previously selecting anything. (Doesn't change the language of any text.)
2. Using Select All in Outline view and then setting the language. (No change.)
3. Using Select All in Slide view and then setting the language (Select All selects all objects on that slide.)

-I have to be missing something because this seems like basic functionality. I haven't been able to figure this out in earlier versions either.

Hi

I think the code here will do what you want:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;245468

Lucy

Lucy Thomson

PowerPoint MVP

an easier tomorrow