Selection.LanguageDetected Property

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Returns or sets a Boolean that specifies whether Microsoft Word has detected the language of the selected text.

Syntax

expression.LanguageDetected

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Selection object.

Remarks

Check the LanguageID property for the results of any previous language detection.

The LanguageDetected property is set to True when the DetectLanguage method is called. To reevaluate the language of the specified text, you must first set the LanguageDetected property to False.

Example

This example checks the active document to determine the language it’s written in and then displays the result.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With Selection
    If .LanguageDetected = True Then
        x = MsgBox("This document has already " _
            & "been checked. Do you want to check " _
            & "it again?", vbYesNo)
        If x = vbYes Then
            .LanguageDetected = False
            .DetectLanguage
        End If
    Else
        .DetectLanguage
    End If
    If .Range.LanguageID = wdEnglishUS Then
        MsgBox "This is a U.S. English document."
    Else
        MsgBox "This is not a U.S. English document."
    End If
End With

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