OneNote (OSX) Language Proofing

Microsoft clearly does not have any interest in listening to and responding user requests, interests, and usage patterns.

OneNote for Mac:

i. Can't set the default proofing language--regardless of keyboard layout.

ii. No offline storage.

iii. Does not provide mac users the ability to directly open or import .one or .one2 files.

Microsoft is trying to lock in users to a Windows only platform, which will, IMHO, be their undoing... for which I can only say good riddance. The company moved computing forward for many years, but its best before date has expired.

Its been a known bug for a while now and still not resolved after many one note iterations. Though I found a way out for macOS. add your preferred keyboard to the system and just switch the keyboard before you start writing or editing the one note page. I know it is not the nest or most convenient solution but it is much better than to set proofing language for every text box you create on a page. 

Cheers.

You can set the proofing language in one drive (online). Just login with the same account as your mac Onenote, go to your relevant notebook, home and down-arrow in spelling. This will allow you to set the default proofing language regardless of the keyboard installed or any other irrelevant stuff. 

As you are probably aware this works on one-note for windows.

Regards, 

Nuno

PS 

Outlook for mac is driving me insane with this... Please MS just stop pushing us away from your software.

I had the same problem as I need my Norwegian keys for writing in Norwegian, but only use English in OneNote. 

I found a solution to the problem, though requiring a little tricking with keyboard layouts in order to make the mac think the layout is English. 

1. First, I download Ukelele 3.0.2 from here. Remember also to add the "Resources" folder to somewhere on your mac, as it tells you to.
2. Once the app is launched, press cmd+O, and open Resources -> Roman (given that it's a Roman language you're using)
3. Find your language, and press the "Language.." button. On the scroll menu on the top, choose English (en), and press "Ok"
4. Now, right click on your language, and chose "Duplicate Keyboard Layout". This opens up the keyboard, but don't worry about the keyboard, we won't touch anything there.
5. It should say "Untitled" on the top of the window, so just press there, and rename it to "US", and put it in a folder where you can find it.
6. Now, go to Finder. Macintosh HD -> Library -> Keyboard Layouts. Copy your new keyboard language "US" in here. It requires an admin password.
7. Log out and back on to your user account.
8. Final step: Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Input Sources.
9. Select the "+" button. Scroll down to "Others", and select your new "US" keyboard layout.
10. Ta-da :-)

Thank-you so much for this, I've been looking for a solution to this for ages and this works perfectly!

Is there an ETA on this fix?

Erik