UK English Language Spell Checker - Dictionary

Hi All
Does any body know if Pages '08 (or '09) comes with an UK English dictionary or just the American.
Thanks for your help
Regards
Lee

fruhulda wrote:
educateer - you need to go to System Preferences > International > Language (or similar words). Add the languages you are interested in BUT make sure you have british English at the top. It can be dragged there.
But if you are using Pages08 you will only get English, not British English!
This apply to spell checker, not to dictionary.
There is only ONE delivered dictionary: the Oxford American English.
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) dimanche 6 septembre 2009 14:19:09

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