None of the answers given so far have addressed the exact question, which is about changing language in multiple existing slides at once. Here’s a good way to do that, which works with most PowerPoint version: 1. Change set language for PowerPoint presentations PPT Productivity makes it easy to change language for all slide, a selection of slides or specific shapes in PowerPoint. The Standard PowerPoint feature to update set language excludes text in shapes, tables and slide notes when applying language changes. Click on the Language button and Select 'set proofing language' 4. On the language dialogue box - Select 'English UK' or your desire language. At the bottom of the dialogue box - Click 'Set As Default' button. Then click 'OK' - You will see a message that your auto-correct language has been changed, just accept by clicking 'OK'.

These instructions apply to Office for Mac 2016

1. Open a new Word document
2. Look at the Status bar* at the bottom of the document. You will see English (United States).
3. Click on the word English, which will open up a list of languages. Right click on the status bar and check Language if you don’t see English, then click on English.
4. In the Language window, choose the language you wish to work in. Set it as the default if desired. Click OK.
5. The status bar at the bottom will now show the chosen language.
6. View this animated GIF for directions:

Change Language For Powerpoint Slides

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*The status bar along the bottom of the Office 2016 window gives you information about the file you’re working on. The Word status bar, for example, tells you which page you’re on, how many pages are in your document, the language, and several other things. In PowerPoint, the status bar tells you which slide you are viewing.