How to make my Mac use British English and not American English?

[kabunaru]

When I write stuff down, some stuff gets marked wrong when I write the British words. Basically, how do I make my Mac British?

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

When I write stuff done, some stuff gets marked wrong when I write the British words. Basically, how do I make my Mac British?

system preferences >> accounts >> make a new account and give tell it to use the british dictionary instead of the US.

 

[kabunaru]

system preferences >> accounts >> make a new account and give tell it to use the british dictionary instead of the US.

What if I don't want to make a new account? Can't I just change my current administrative account?

 

[Sky Blue]

International > Formats > United Kingdom

You do not need to make a new account.

 

[cherry su]

be happy you don't have to install 'additional software' to use different languages like other operating systems

 

[kabunaru]

International > Formats > United Kingdom

You do not need to make a new account.

Thanks so much.

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

International > Formats > United Kingdom

You do not need to make a new account.

ahh that makes a lot more sense

 

[bigandy]

International > Formats > United Kingdom

You do not need to make a new account.

Doesn't get the dictionaries correct, however.

Macs have a tendency to prefer US English and not much else.

I've resigned myself to tursting my speeling.

see what i did there? ;)

 

[gnasher729]

When I write stuff down, some stuff gets marked wrong when I write the British words. Basically, how do I make my Mac British?

In any application using the spelling checker, press "Command-Shift-:" (colon, the character above the semicolon) and the spelling + grammar check panel is shown. In the popup-menu at the bottom, choose the language of your choice, for example British English, Australian English or Canadian English.

 

[kabunaru]

In any application using the spelling checker, press "Command-Shift-:" (colon, the character above the semicolon) and the spelling + grammar check panel is shown. In the popup-menu at the bottom, choose the language of your choice, for example British English, Australian English or Canadian English.

Thanks.
Though, I wonder what's the difference between Australian English and British English is?

 

[OllyW]

Doesn't get the dictionaries correct, however.

Macs have a tendency to prefer US English and not much else.

I've resigned myself to tursting my speeling.

see what i did there? ;)

Have you set the dictionary preferences to British English?

 

[kabunaru]

Have you set the dictionary preferences to British English?

Yes, I have.