How to Add a German Dictionary to Word

Check for Language Pack
1. Turn on the computer and click on the 'Start' button in the bottom left corner. Select 'All Programs.' In the next menu, select 'Microsoft Office.'
2. Select 'Microsoft Office Tools' from the next menu, and click on 'Microsoft Office 2007 Language Settings' to bring up the Microsoft Office Language Settings 2007 dialogue box.
3. Scroll through the 'Available Editing Languages' field to see what languages are available. Click on the German version you want to enable. Click the 'Add' button to add the language.
4. Click 'OK' to enable German. If the language appears with the words 'Limited Support,' according to Microsoft, you are able to proof in the language, but you cannot use the keyboard to type in German until you enable the keyboard layout.
Add a Dictionary
5. Open Word and a document. Click on the 'Review' tab, and then click on the 'Set Language' button in the proofing group.
6. Scroll down the 'Mark Selected Text As' field in the Language dialogue box. The 'Spelling and Grammar' icon, which looks like a checkmark with the ABC's above it, indicates which languages you can turn on for proofing. If there is no icon, then you will need to purchase the German language pack. If you have the icon, select 'German (German)' or the version of German you need to use in the 'Mark Selected Text As' field, and then click the checkbox for 'Detect Language Automatically.'
7. Click 'OK' to add the dictionary. If you do not have the icon, you will need to purchase the language pack from Microsoft.