---
title: "Outlook: Change Language – Here's How"
url: https://lookeen.com/blog/outlook-change-language-here-s-how
lang: en
description: "Want to change your language in Outlook or add spell check? Click here for the appropriate guide."
author: "Froher Yosofy"
published: 2021-06-04T14:58:49+00:00
modified: 2026-11-11T04:51:59+00:00
---

# Outlook: Change Language – Here's How

Outlook is international. This offers the opportunity to choose from 60 languages in Outlook. You can also add a language for autocorrect in Outlook. This ensures that no errors creep into an email written in a foreign language. Do you want to change the display language in Outlook or get proofreading assistance for your emails? In this blog post, you will learn how this works for all newer Outlook versions from 2013 onwards.

## How to Change the Display Language in Outlook

**Step 1:** Start Outlook.

**Step 2:** Click *File* and then *Options*.

**Step 3:** Go to the *Language* tab.

**Step 4:** Under the Office display language field, click the link: *Install additional display languages from Office.com.*

![Change language Outlook](https://lookeen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Weitere-Anzeigesprachen-Outlook.jpg)

**Step 5:** In the new window, you can select which language you want to install.

![Select language Outlook](https://lookeen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Neue-Anzeigesprache-installieren-Outlook.jpg)

**Step 6:** With the *Set as preferred* button, you can also set the respective language as the main language in Outlook.

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## Proofing: Add a New Language in Outlook

**Step 1:** Start Outlook.

**Step 2:** Click *File* and then *Options*.

**Step 3:** Go to the *Language* tab.

![Proofing tools Outlook](https://lookeen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sprache-Korrekturhilfe-Outlook.jpg)

**Step 4:** Under the Office authoring languages and proofing tools field, click *Add a language*. You can now freely select a language and set it as preferred.

I hope this article helped you adjust your language settings in Outlook.

See you soon!

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