Enabling keyboard layout in Word 2013 with Win 8.1

New computer, updated to 8.1 and added office 365. Downloaded Spanish language pack and installed it.  Trying to enable the Spanish keyboard layout and run into problems:

I click on the "not enabled" and get the language options screen from control panel.  Under input method, it shows US,  Latin American and add an input method.  When I check preview, I see that the Latin American is the proper layout.  I click save and return to word options, language screen and the spanish is still "not enabled".

So, in 25 words or less, please tell me what I'm missing!!

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When I added the Spanish (Spain) language via the Control Panel in 8.1, then, the Spanish keyboard automatically was added as an input method for that language and then in Word, by clicking on the Language symbol at the bottom right of the screen, I selected ESP Spanish (Spain) as the language to be used and the keyboard layout was changed to Spanish from the US that I normally use.

Shift + 2 produces " instead of the normal @

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Doug Robbins - MVP Office Apps & Services (Word)
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