How to get English keybindings on localized Word

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 Norwegians have to write HVIS instead of IF.)


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 in English, it would look something like this:

  • File
    • Options
      • Language
        • Select [English] as your preferred display language in the language priority box
        • Click "Set as Default"

Note: You'll have to do a restart of Word after performing these changes