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Change languages
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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.
.. _language/add:
Add languages
=============
To download additional languages:
- 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.
You can then select the languages you want from the dropdown menu and click :guilabel:`Add`.
.. seealso::
:doc:`Translations <../../websites/website/configuration/translate>`
.. _language/install:
Change languages
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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.