How to set the proofing language of a template?

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This article will explain what the proofing language setting is and provide examples of how it can be utilized with the binding syntax in smart templates.  

• What is the proofing language setting? 
• How to set the proofing language setting in a smart template? 
• Proofing language examples

 

Prerequisites

Library and at least one Dynamics modules enabled Templafy Desktop and Office VSTO add-in installed on the PC Tenant admin/owner access or Space owner access

 

What is the proofing language setting? 

The proofing language sets the language for the Spelling and Grammar review feature from Office. The proofing language can be set statically or dynamically by utilizing the binding syntax. 

 

The proofing language setting is only supported with files that will be stored in the Template Libraries (Documents and Presentations Libraries). Assets (Text elements, Email elements, Slides, and Slide elements Libraries) will inherit from the setting upon insertion.

 

The proofing language setting is not available in Excel.

 

How to set the proofing language setting in a smart template? 

When building the template settings and properties, the Proofing Language setting can be utilized to set the language for the smart template. Setting the Proofing Language setting can be achieved by following these steps: 

1. In the Template Designer, navigate to the Advanced tab
2. Click Add property 
3. Select Proofing Language in the Type dropdown
4. Enter the required binding in Language
5. Optionally, set an additional option to the setting
   
   • Disable updates: Disallow the setting from being updated after its generation when edited by the user through the document content updater. This option will not be visible if the document content updater is not enabled on the smart template. 
6. Click Add to document
   
   • The Proofing language setting will be added to the smart template 

 

Once the setting has been created, it can be edited or deleted.

 

Proofing language setting examples

 

Example 1

Using the Proofing Language setting to always set the proofing language of the document to English(US).

Binding	en-US

 

Use the valueen-USwithout quotes. Using"en-US" is not supported, unless it's part of a binding like{{IfElse(Equals(Form.Language, "French"), "fr-FR", "en-US")}}. Only 4 letter codes likeen-USorfr-FRare supported, 2 letter codes likeenorfrare not supported.

 

Example 2

Using the Proofing Language setting to set the proofing language of the document based on the DocumentLanguage field originating from the user profile.

Binding	{{UserProfile.DocumentLanguage.Language}}
Input	UserProfile.DocumentLanguage.Language = "de-DE"	UserProfile.DocumentLanguage.Language = "da-DK"
Output	German (Germany)	Danish (Denmark)

 

If the language field in the user profile is called DocumentLanguage, the binding {{DocumentLanguage}} can also be used

 

Please note that referring to the Name column of the Languages data source will not be supported, the Language column should always be used. For example the binding {{UserProfile.DocumentLanguage.Name}} is not supported.

 

Example 3

Using the Proofing Language setting to set the proofing language of the document based on the "Language" dropdown question originating from the response form.

Binding	{{Form.Language.Language}}
Input	Form.Language.Language = "de-DE"	Form.Language.Language = "da-DK"
Output	English (United Kingdom)	English (United States)

 

 

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