Change the Language of One App on a Mac (e.g. Word)
Run Word — or any app — in a different language than the rest of your Mac.
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Step-by-step instructions
Run a single app, such as Microsoft Word, in a different language than the rest of macOS. You set this per app in System Settings under General > Language & Region.
- Open System Settings and click "General" in the left sidebar.
- In the General list, click "Language & Region".
- Scroll down to the "Applications" section and click the "+" (add) button below the list.
- In the sheet that appears, click the "Application" pop-up menu (it shows the current app, for example "Safari").
- Choose "Microsoft Word" from the list of applications.
- Click the "Language" pop-up menu, which currently shows "System Default - English (UK)".
- Select the language you want the app to use, for example "Espanol - Spanish".
- Click the blue "Add" button to apply the language to the app. Quit and reopen the app for the change to take effect.
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