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How to get English keybindings on localized Word

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At work, I have a machine with a Norwegian Word 2010 installed. It uses localized keybindings, e.g. Ctrl-K for Italics instead of Ctrl-I, since Italics is called Kursiv in Norwegian. How can I change Word to English/US keyboard shortcuts? (As an, IMHO, interesting aside/rant: In Excel, us Norwegian…

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Go to Fil Alternativer Språk Select Engelsk [English] as your preferred display language ("skjermspråk/visningsspråk") in the language priority box Click "Bruk som standard" This is a little hard to explain without including Norwegian language, but …

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