How do I add a language pack to SharePoint 2013?

To install a language pack In the folder where you downloaded the language pack, run setup.exe. On the Read the Microsoft Software License Terms page, review the terms, select the I accept the terms of this agreement check box, and then click Continue. The Setup wizard runs and installs the language pack.

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How do I change the language in SharePoint?

Choose languages

From a site page, click Settings.
On the settings page, in the Site Administration section, click Language Settings.
Select the languages you want to make available:
If you want to overwrite site translations in the site interface, select Yes under Overwrite Translations.
Select OK.

How do I know if SharePoint 2013 language pack is installed?

To check which SharePoint language packs were installed – check registry. For SharePoint 2010, change 12.0 to 14.0 and for 2013, change it to 15.0. Note: It’s important to have all language packs on the same build level!

Why is my SharePoint in a different language?

Language Preferences To change your display language in a SharePoint environment, select the Pick a new language down arrow, select a language, and then Add. If you add multiple languages, you can re-order the languages or delete a language as described next for the Advanced Language settings.

How do I change the default language in SharePoint 2013?

How To Change User Language Settings In SharePoint

Open your SharePoint Site.
Click on your profile icon present at the top right corner of the page.
Click on “My account” option.
Click on “Settings” option.
Choose “Language and time zone” option.
It shows English as the default language.

How do I translate SharePoint to English?

To learn which languages are available to can choose from, see Languages supported by SharePoint….What does a translator do?

Select the Start translating button in the email.
Select Edit on the top right of the page, and translate the content.

How do I check SharePoint Designer version?

In order to determine whether SP1 is already installed, you can look for the program version in the list of installed programs in the Programs and Features Control Panel item. If SP1 is installed, the version will be 15.0. 4569.1506 or higher.

How do I find SharePoint version Powershell?

Find out the SharePoint version you are running, Go to Central Admin >>Upgrade and Migration >> Select “Check product and patch installation status” to get the currently installed version.

How do I translate a page in SharePoint?

Select Settings from the top right, and then select Site information. At the bottom of the site information pane, select View all site settings. Under Site Administration, select Language settings. Under Enable pages and news to be translated into multiple languages, slide the toggle to On.

How do I change regional settings in SharePoint?

Change regional settings for a site

Select Settings. , then select Site Settings. (If you don’t see Site settings, select Site information and then select View all site settings.
On the Site Settings page, in the Site Administration section, select Regional Settings.
Update the regional settings and select OK.

Can SharePoint be translated?

To learn which languages are available to can choose from, see Languages supported by SharePoint. To create pages on communications sites in different languages, you can use the translation feature to make copies of pages created in your default language. The copies can then be manually translated.

Can SharePoint translate documents?

SharePoint Machine Translation Service uses the paragraph language as the Source Language when it translates Microsoft Word documents. For example, if the paragraph is written in Spanish but the language for the paragraph is set to English, the Translation Service will not translate it to English.

What are SharePoint regional settings?

Users from various regions or time zones access an organization’s SharePoint Online sites. So it is important to set the time zone, languages, etc. for your SharePoint sites, so that your users will see the time properly. Users are familiar with their local time zone.

How can I change Microsoft Office Language?

Configure Office language for newer Office versions

Within any Office application, select File > Options > Language.
Under Office display Language, make sure the display language you want Office to use is listed.
Select the language you want, and then select Set as Preferred.

What is the SharePoint machine translation service?

Machine Translation Service is a new service application in SharePoint that provides automatic machine translation of files and sites.

How many languages do we support in SharePoint online?

The default language is setup by your SharePoint Administrator when the Office 365 Environment is setup. Depending on the region you belong to, the language setup could be English, Spanish, Chinese, French etc. You cannot change the default language; however alternative languages can be setup easily.

What is a SharePoint 2013 language pack?

Language packs enable site owners and site collection administrators to create SharePoint sites and site collections in multiple languages without requiring separate installations of SharePoint 2013. You install language packs, which contain language-specific site templates, on web and application servers.

Can SharePoint 2013 be used in different languages?

APPLIES TO: 2013 2016 2019 SharePoint in Microsoft 365 SharePoint Server has features that enable you to support users in different regions or users who speak different languages. You can use these features to create websites in different languages, or to enable users to view sites in their preferred language.

How do I re-run the SharePoint products configuration wizard after installing language packs?

Rerun the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard by using the default settings. If you do not run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard after you install a language pack, the language pack will not be installed correctly.

How do I plan to use machine translation in SharePoint Server?

If you plan to use machine translation, make sure that the language to which you want to translate content is available for the Machine Translation service. For more information about how to plan for variations, see Plan for variations in SharePoint Server.