Sample code to change the Language ID of a text box in PowerPoint (245468)

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that searches a presentation for text boxes and changes the LanguageID property of the text box to US English. You can easily modify the code to change the language ID to one of several other languages.

This macro does not change the language of a presentation. It only sets the LanguageID property for each text box to another language. This is useful if you have to change the language ID for all your text boxes at the same time to be able to check the spelling.

This macro can be helpful if you have a presentation that contains text that is set to a LanguageID that cannot be easily found. Additionally, this macro can be helpful if you use it to change something by using the Language dialog box in PowerPoint. This macro is typically needed if you receive the following message when you try to check the spelling of a presentation in PowerPoint: PowerPoint couldn't find the spelling file for <Language>

Sub Lingo()

   ' Declare variables.
   Dim sld As Slide
   Dim shp As Shape

   ' Loop through all the slides in the presentation.
   For Each sld In ActivePresentation.Slides
       
       ' Loop through each shape on each slide.
       For Each shp In sld.Shapes
           
           ' If the Shape is a text box...
           If shp.Type = msoTextBox Or msoPlaceholder Then
           If shp.HasTextFrame Then
               
               ' ...then change the language to US English.
               ' NOTE: To change the language ID to another language,
               ' change the msoLanguageID value here to a 
               ' different language.
               shp.TextFrame.TextRange.LanguageID = msoLanguageIDEnglishUS
           
           End If
           End If
       Next
   Next

End Sub