Comments on: Any experiences with Microsoft Office Language Pack? http://crueltobekind.org/any-experiences-with-microsoft-office-language-pack-428 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:24:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Bungay http://crueltobekind.org/any-experiences-with-microsoft-office-language-pack-428#comment-629 Paul Bungay Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:47:00 +0000 http://crueltobekind.org/any-experiences-with-microsoft-office-language-pack-428#comment-629 Hello, I have a copy of the CD you are after. During the installation you choose which languages you want Office to be displayed in and can change between them easily. Drop me a line @ pbungay @ armymail.mod.uk (without the spaces!) and I will organise a copy for you. It is 224MB so emailing it is out of the question but I'm sure we can work around it somehow? Regards, Paul Hello, I have a copy of the CD you are after. During the installation you choose which languages you want Office to be displayed in and can change between them easily. Drop me a line @ pbungay @ armymail.mod.uk (without the spaces!) and I will organise a copy for you. It is 224MB so emailing it is out of the question but I’m sure we can work around it somehow?

Regards,

Paul

]]> By: Mark http://crueltobekind.org/any-experiences-with-microsoft-office-language-pack-428#comment-628 Mark Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:07:00 +0000 http://crueltobekind.org/any-experiences-with-microsoft-office-language-pack-428#comment-628 As with most of the Microsoft branding this issue gets confusing pretty fast. Here's what I've been able to decipher based on my experiences. There are 3 classes of Office products to deal w/languages: 1) Proofing Tools - This is an add-on to the base Office product that provides spelling and grammar check is several languages but <b>doesn't</b> change the UI 2) Language Interface Pack (LIP) - LIP's provide localized versions of the UI for specific languages only. These are usually the result of a government request (e.g., Inuktitut in Canada). They change the menu, dialogs, etc.. More info at office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/HA011133501033.aspx 3) Multi User Interface (MUI) - MUI is really what I think you're looking for. It's a massive edition (6 cd's) of Office that provides all of the UI's that Microsoft makes. Essentially you pick and choose any of the UI's you want. I've used this version of Office to provide clients with an install of Office that allows them to switch between the English and French UI. All installed UI's provide the spelling/grammar tools that are installed on the system, just change the language setting for the document in question. More info on MUI is available at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project/HP052558331033.aspx. Unfortunately I can't provide too much info on how to acquire MUI other than to suggest you speak w/a local Microsoft reseller (not just a local tech shop). I've always acquired the products through MSDN or their corporate programs. One additional tip: In MUI the error numbers are the same across the different UI's but in different localized versions the error numbers change! As with most of the Microsoft branding this issue gets confusing pretty fast. Here’s what I’ve been able to decipher based on my experiences.

There are 3 classes of Office products to deal w/languages:

1) Proofing Tools
- This is an add-on to the base Office product that provides spelling and grammar check is several languages but doesn’t change the UI

2) Language Interface Pack (LIP)
- LIP’s provide localized versions of the UI for specific languages only. These are usually the result of a government request (e.g., Inuktitut in Canada). They change the menu, dialogs, etc.. More info at office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/HA011133501033.aspx

3) Multi User Interface (MUI)
- MUI is really what I think you’re looking for. It’s a massive edition (6 cd’s) of Office that provides all of the UI’s that Microsoft makes. Essentially you pick and choose any of the UI’s you want.

I’ve used this version of Office to provide clients with an install of Office that allows them to switch between the English and French UI. All installed UI’s provide the spelling/grammar tools that are installed on the system, just change the language setting for the document in question.

More info on MUI is available at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project/HP052558331033.aspx.

Unfortunately I can’t provide too much info on how to acquire MUI other than to suggest you speak w/a local Microsoft reseller (not just a local tech shop). I’ve always acquired the products through MSDN or their corporate programs.

One additional tip: In MUI the error numbers are the same across the different UI’s but in different localized versions the error numbers change!

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