[IMP] General: Change language
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:alt: Google Translate present in an Odoo database's chatter.
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.. seealso::
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:ref:`language/change-user-language`
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:ref:`language/install`
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===============
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Change language
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===============
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Change languages
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================
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Odoo provides you with the option to manage Odoo in different languages,
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and each user can use Odoo in his own language .
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You select the language of your database upon its creation. However, you can
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:ref:`add <language/add>` and :ref:`install <language/install>` additional languages to allow users
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to manage the database in another language or to
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:doc:`translate <../../websites/website/configuration/translate>` your website.
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Load your desired language
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==========================
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.. _language/add:
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The first thing to do is to load your desired language on your Odoo
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instance.
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Add languages
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=============
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From the general dashboard click on the **Settings** app; on the top
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left of the page select :menuselection:`Translations --> Load a Translation`,
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select a language to install and click on **LOAD.**
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To download additional languages:
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.. image:: language/choose_language01.png
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:align: center
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- either click the profile icon in the upper-right corner, select :menuselection:`My profile`, and
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click the :icon:`fa-globe` (:guilabel:`globe`) icon next to the :guilabel:`Language` field;
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- or go to the **Settings** app, and click :guilabel:`Add Languages` in the :guilabel:`Languages`
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section.
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.. note::
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If you check the "Websites to translate" checkbox you will have the option
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to change the navigation language on your website.
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.. _language/change-user-language:
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Change your language
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====================
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You can change the language to the installed language by going to the
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drop-down menu at the top right side of the screen, choose
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**Preferences**.
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.. image:: language/choose_language02.png
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:align: center
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Then change the Language setting to your installed language and click
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**SAVE.**
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.. image:: language/choose_language03.png
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:align: center
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Open a new menu to view the changes.
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Change another user's language
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==============================
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Odoo also gives you the possibility for each user to choose his
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preferred language.
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To change the language for a different user, choose :menuselection:`Users --> Users`
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from the Settings app. Here you have a list of all users and you can
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choose the user who you'd like to change the language for. Select the
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user and click on **Edit** in the top left corner. Under Preferences you
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can change the Language to any previously installed language and click
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**SAVE.**
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.. image:: language/choose_language04.png
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:align: center
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You can then select the languages you want from the dropdown menu and click :guilabel:`Add`.
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.. seealso::
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* :doc:`../../websites/website/configuration/translate`
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:doc:`Translations <../../websites/website/configuration/translate>`
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.. _language/install:
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Change languages
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================
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To select their preferred language, users can click the profile icon in the upper-right corner, go
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to :menuselection:`My profile`, and select a :guilabel:`Language` in the dropdown list.
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Change another user's language
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To change the database language for a user:
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#. Go to the :guilabel:`Settings` app and click :guilabel:`Manage Users` in the :guilabel:`Users`
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section.
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#. Click on the user whose language you want to change.
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#. Go to the :guilabel:`Preferences` tab and select a previously
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:ref:`installed language <language/add>` from the :guilabel:`Language` dropdown menu.
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.. note::
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Emails and documents will be sent to the user in the selected language.
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:alt: Add a language to your website.
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#. Click the :guilabel:`Languages` field and select the required language from the drop-down list.
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Repeat this step for each additional language.
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Ticking the :guilabel:`Websites to translate` checkboxes allows users to change your website’s
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navigation to another language using the language selector.
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#. Click the :guilabel:`Add` button.
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Repeat the steps for each additional language.
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.. tip::
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You can also edit your website's languages from the backend, in the :guilabel:`Settings`. Go to
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:menuselection:`Website –> Configuration –> Settings` and add/remove the required languages in
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the :guilabel:`Languages` field, in the :guilabel:`Website info` section.
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- You might need to refresh your page to see the new language.
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- You can also edit your website's languages from the backend, in the :guilabel:`Settings`. Go to
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:menuselection:`Website –> Configuration –> Settings` and add/remove the required languages in
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the :guilabel:`Languages` field, in the :guilabel:`Website info` section.
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.. _translate/default-language:
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- You can also :doc:`export/import translations <../../../../developer/howtos/translations>`
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to translate multiple items (e.g., product names and descriptions) in one go.
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.. _translate/language-selector:
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Language selector menu
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======================
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