How Do I Set the Default Language in Pages?
You have to change the settings in the "International" panel in System Preferences.


Go to System Preferences.
Go to the Language &amp; Text (In 10.6) panel (the language tab appears first by default).
Put your preferred language at the top of the list (you might have to edit the list).


Relaunch your iWork application (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) and your preferred language will be used as default language.