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Document.DetectLanguage Method

Analyzes the text in the document to determine the language that it is written in.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub DetectLanguage
void DetectLanguage()

Remarks

The results of the DetectLanguage method are stored in the LanguageID property on a character by character basis.

The DetectLanguage method checks all available text in the document (headers, footers, text boxes, and so forth).

If the DetectLanguage method has already been applied to the specified text, the LanguageDetected property is set to true. To re-evaluate the language of the specified text, you must first set the LanguageDetected property to false.

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See Also

Reference

Document Interface

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word Namespace