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:alt: Google Translate present in an Odoo database's chatter. :alt: Google Translate present in an Odoo database's chatter.
.. seealso:: .. seealso::
:ref:`language/change-user-language` :ref:`language/install`

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=============== ================
Change language Change languages
=============== ================
Odoo provides you with the option to manage Odoo in different languages, You select the language of your database upon its creation. However, you can
and each user can use Odoo in his own language . :ref:`add <language/add>` and :ref:`install <language/install>` additional languages to allow users
to manage the database in another language or to
:doc:`translate <../../websites/website/configuration/translate>` your website.
Load your desired language .. _language/add:
==========================
The first thing to do is to load your desired language on your Odoo Add languages
instance. =============
From the general dashboard click on the **Settings** app; on the top To download additional languages:
left of the page select :menuselection:`Translations --> Load a Translation`,
select a language to install and click on **LOAD.**
.. image:: language/choose_language01.png - either click the profile icon in the upper-right corner, select :menuselection:`My profile`, and
:align: center click the :icon:`fa-globe` (:guilabel:`globe`) icon next to the :guilabel:`Language` field;
- or go to the **Settings** app, and click :guilabel:`Add Languages` in the :guilabel:`Languages`
section.
.. note:: You can then select the languages you want from the dropdown menu and click :guilabel:`Add`.
If you check the "Websites to translate" checkbox you will have the option
to change the navigation language on your website.
.. _language/change-user-language:
Change your language
====================
You can change the language to the installed language by going to the
drop-down menu at the top right side of the screen, choose
**Preferences**.
.. image:: language/choose_language02.png
:align: center
Then change the Language setting to your installed language and click
**SAVE.**
.. image:: language/choose_language03.png
:align: center
Open a new menu to view the changes.
Change another user's language
==============================
Odoo also gives you the possibility for each user to choose his
preferred language.
To change the language for a different user, choose :menuselection:`Users --> Users`
from the Settings app. Here you have a list of all users and you can
choose the user who you'd like to change the language for. Select the
user and click on **Edit** in the top left corner. Under Preferences you
can change the Language to any previously installed language and click
**SAVE.**
.. image:: language/choose_language04.png
:align: center
.. seealso:: .. seealso::
* :doc:`../../websites/website/configuration/translate` :doc:`Translations <../../websites/website/configuration/translate>`
.. _language/install:
Change languages
================
To select their preferred language, users can click the profile icon in the upper-right corner, go
to :menuselection:`My profile`, and select a :guilabel:`Language` in the dropdown list.
Change another user's language
------------------------------
To change the database language for a user:
#. Go to the :guilabel:`Settings` app and click :guilabel:`Manage Users` in the :guilabel:`Users`
section.
#. Click on the user whose language you want to change.
#. Go to the :guilabel:`Preferences` tab and select a previously
:ref:`installed language <language/add>` from the :guilabel:`Language` dropdown menu.
.. note::
Emails and documents will be sent to the user in the selected language.

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@ -23,11 +23,16 @@ To translate your website, you first have to add the required languages:
:alt: Add a language to your website. :alt: Add a language to your website.
#. Click the :guilabel:`Languages` field and select the required language from the drop-down list. #. Click the :guilabel:`Languages` field and select the required language from the drop-down list.
Repeat this step for each additional language. Ticking the :guilabel:`Websites to translate` checkboxes allows users to change your websites
navigation to another language using the language selector.
#. Click the :guilabel:`Add` button. #. Click the :guilabel:`Add` button.
Repeat the steps for each additional language.
.. tip:: .. tip::
You can also edit your website's languages from the backend, in the :guilabel:`Settings`. Go to - You might need to refresh your page to see the new language.
- You can also edit your website's languages from the backend, in the :guilabel:`Settings`. Go to
:menuselection:`Website > Configuration > Settings` and add/remove the required languages in :menuselection:`Website > Configuration > Settings` and add/remove the required languages in
the :guilabel:`Languages` field, in the :guilabel:`Website info` section. the :guilabel:`Languages` field, in the :guilabel:`Website info` section.
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- You can also :doc:`export/import translations <../../../../developer/howtos/translations>` - You can also :doc:`export/import translations <../../../../developer/howtos/translations>`
to translate multiple items (e.g., product names and descriptions) in one go. to translate multiple items (e.g., product names and descriptions) in one go.
.. _translate/language-selector:
Language selector menu Language selector menu
====================== ======================