The language will now appear in the list. If the installation was successful, you will see under the "Keyboard Layout" column and Installed under the "Proofing" column.
The installer will run automatically in the background or display a progress bar.
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Issue 1: "The expected version of the product was not found" Error proofing tools office 2016 pt-pt
As Proofing Tools são um conjunto de funcionalidades que permitem a edição, revisão e formatação de texto num idioma específico. Elas incluem:
The grammar checker is trained on European Portuguese corpora, meaning it understands regional constructs like the infinitivo pessoal ( É preciso eles virem ), which is rare in Brazil.
Follow the on-screen prompts. The installer will automatically add the pt-PT linguistic assets to your existing Office 2016 directory. Activating and Using pt-PT Proofing Tools in Word 2016
Without these tools, Office will either mark correct European Portuguese words as misspelled or default to Brazilian Portuguese (pt-BR), which uses different spelling conventions, vocabulary, and grammar structures. The language will now appear in the list
This changes the entire user interface of your Office applications. All menus, ribbons, dialog boxes, and help files will display in Portuguese.
Using the wrong proofing tools leads to issues with the . While both are Portuguese, the PT-PT tools specifically handle:
Under the section, look for Portuguese (Portugal).
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Last updated: 2026 – Information verified for Windows 10/11 and Office 2016 retail/volume editions.
Microsoft offers a dedicated installer for 2016 proofing tools.
The installation process is simple and does not require administrator privileges (though having them is recommended to avoid Windows permissions issues).