Office 2021 Proofing Tools Offline Installer [ TRUSTED ]

<Configuration>
  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2021">
    <Product ID="ProofingTools">
      <Language ID="fr-fr" />
      <Language ID="de-de" />
      <Language ID="es-es" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
</Configuration>

Run:

setup.exe /download config.xml

This downloads the selected language proofing tools to the local source folder.

If you only have the CAB and no setup.exe: office 2021 proofing tools offline installer

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setup.exe /download config_proofing.xml

This creates an offline source folder ./Office. Run: setup

The online installer can be 50MB to 500MB depending on the language. If you have 20 computers in a rural school with 2Mbps internet, downloading the same 200MB file 20 times is inefficient. The offline installer allows you to download the CAB or ISO file once and deploy it to 20 machines via USB or network share.

Even with an Office 2021 Proofing Tools offline installer, you may encounter issues. Here are the top three fixes: This downloads the selected language proofing tools to

Cause: The language keyboard layout is not added to Windows. Fix: Go to Windows Settings > Time & Language > Language & Region. Add the target language as a display or keyboard language. Then, in Word, enable the proofing tools via File > Options > Language.

This is the easiest method for individual users.