OK, I give up. Does anyone know how to change the default language setting for footnotes/endnotes in Word? I've trawled through all the help I can find, both with the programme and on the internet and can't work out how to do it. It keeps putting me back to American and i am getting VERY ANNOYED.

(and yes I know I should have worked out how to do this earlier - but my supervisor never reads the main stuff, let alone the notes, so I've been gritting my teeth and accepting being forced to write in american)

I sat down with a (metaphorical) sharpened pencil and clean bit of paper today to actually start writing properly and I havent got past 'Chapter one' at the top of the page yet!

I understand your frustration. I am continually altering the language to UK English (via Tools I think) but after a while it always reverts back to American English. Havent found a solution to this one yet either

OK, have finally worked out that the problem was me not having the default language on the computer set to UK speak

I always end up with English (U.S.) again too. Ick!