Adobe FrameMaker & Adobe InDesign: English International vs English US

by Barb Binder Follow us on Twitter

In two recent online classes, one FrameMaker and the other InDesign CS5, I noticed that one of my students had inadvertently installed the International English version of their software.

The FrameMaker installation was subtle. I didn't notice it until we got to our spell-check exercise and we watched as FrameMaker flagged "color" and wanted to replace it with "colour." InDesign was more obvious, starting with new documents defaulting to metric measurements and an A4 paper size.

Both students live and work in the U.S., and both wanted to convert their installation back to English US. Unfortunately, the language option for both programs is selected during the installation of the software, and by the time we caught on, the decision was well in the past. So what can be done?

The simplest answer is to deactivate the program (leave the serial number on the system), uninstall it and then reinstall it. This time, slow down and read the prompts. Choose English US when asked, and then complete the installation.

One could also tweek the International English version to work with US English. Both programs allow you to change defaults: you'll want to change the dictionary language default, measurement defaults, etc. Be aware, however, that unless you uninstall/reinstall, the menus and dialog boxes will still show the International English spelling.

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About the author: Barbara Binder is the president and founder of Rocky Mountain Training. Barbara has been a trainer for nearly two decades and has been recognized by Adobe as one of the top trainers world-wide.

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3 Replies to “Adobe FrameMaker & Adobe InDesign: English International vs English US”

  1. I think that it would be a lot easier to use English US in adobe frame maker and adobe in design. I think that it would be more acceptable to many people. I also prefer English US is installing adobe frame maker than International English.

  2. I think that it would be a lot easier to use English US in adobe frame maker and adobe in design. I think that it would be more acceptable to many people. I also prefer English US is installing adobe frame maker than International English.

  3. I think that it would be a lot easier to use English US in adobe frame maker and adobe in design. I think that it would be more acceptable to many people. I also prefer English US is installing adobe frame maker than International English.

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