[IMP] General: Change language

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closes odoo/documentation#9670

Signed-off-by: Donatienne Pirlot (dopi) <dopi@odoo.com>

content/applications/general/users/language.rst

@@ -1,61 +1,49 @@
-===============
-Change language
-===============
+================
+Change languages
+================
 
-Odoo provides you with the option to manage Odoo in different languages,
-and each user can use Odoo in his own language .
+You select the language of your database upon its creation. However, you can
+: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
-instance.
+Add languages
+=============
 
-From the general dashboard click on the **Settings** app; on the top
-left of the page select :menuselection:`Translations --> Load a Translation`,
-select a language to install and click on **LOAD.**
+To download additional languages:
 
-.. image:: language/choose_language01.png
-    :align: center
+- either click the profile icon in the upper-right corner, select :menuselection:`My profile`, and
+  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::
-
-    If you check the "Websites to translate" checkbox you will have the option
-    to change the navigation language on your website.
-
-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
+You can then select the languages you want from the dropdown menu and click :guilabel:`Add`.
 
 .. 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.

content/applications/websites/website/configuration/translate.rst

@@ -23,13 +23,18 @@ To translate your website, you first have to add the required languages:
       :alt: Add a language to your website.
 
 #. 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 website’s
+   navigation to another language using the language selector.
+
 #. Click the :guilabel:`Add` button.
 
+Repeat the steps for each additional language.
+
 .. tip::
-   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
-   the :guilabel:`Languages` field, in the :guilabel:`Website info` section.
+   - 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
+     the :guilabel:`Languages` field, in the :guilabel:`Website info` section.
 
 .. _translate/default-language:
 
@@ -78,6 +83,8 @@ contents and saving.
    - You can also :doc:`export/import translations <../../../../developer/howtos/translations>`
      to translate multiple items (e.g., product names and descriptions) in one go.
 
+.. _translate/language-selector:
+
 Language selector menu
 ======================