how do i change the spell check thing to Australian as it seems to be in US format, ie: organisation comes up wrong and the suggestion the MBP gives is organization.

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What application are you working in? Browser? Text Edit?

I am not sure. It could be when you first set up the computer you did not set it to UK English?

My spell check uses American words also, was under the impression i set everything to australian on install.

Mine is fine. I only have trouble with Office turning everything back to US English every time i restart a program. Drives me up the wall backwards.

+: to bring up the spelling and grammar window (or Edit->Spelling and Grammar->Show Spelling and Grammar) and change the dictionary at the bottom. Works for most Applications (and the change should be global) as long as the app doesn't do its own spelling like some MS applications like to do.

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bowseruni: Are you referring to Microsoft Word?

Thanks bartron, nice tip: : in TextEdit to set the global spelling language then restart whatever the problem application is.

sorry should have explained myself better, mainly using safari when typing on a forum it gives me the american spelling suggestion.

how do i change it for safari?

open system preferences,
then select international click edit list,
then select Australian English, then select OK
make sure it is at the top of your languages list.
Log out of your user account and relog in and

BAM australian english


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same method (safari uses OS X built in spell checker)

click inside a text form then Edit->Spelling and Grammar->Show Spelling and Grammar and change from English to Australian English

lurka and bartron.. you are kings among men (and women).

bowseruni.. thanks for asking the question.

That has plagued me since OS9. This is a truly great day!

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+1 from morgs

+2 from me too. I had changed in the past and I can't remember how I did it , but everytime I restarted my Mac, it would revert back to American English which like Aa would drive me freaking nuts again. Your method has made it " stick". Good tip.

Stewie

Edit: Firefox , which seems to be pretty popular amongst us Mac users, is pretty easy to setup this way as well.
Firefox -> Preferences -> Advanced -> General and then scroll down to Languages -> " Choose your preferred language for displaying pages" -> Choose and then add Australian English to the list , then move it to the top of the list. Bingo.

Stewie