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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" style="task" id="session-language" xml:lang="pa">
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<link type="guide" xref="prefs-language"/>
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<desc>Switch to a different language for user interface and help text.</desc>
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<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="outdated"/>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>ਗਨੋਮ ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜ਼ ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟ</name>
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<email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Shaun McCance</name>
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<email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
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<include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>
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<title>Change which language you use</title>
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<cite date="2012-02-19">shaunm</cite>
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<p>Explain how to install support for other languages. Requires us
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to document software installation.</p>
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<p>You can use your desktop and applications in any of dozens of languages, provided
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you have the proper language packs installed on your computer.</p>
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<item><p>Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p></item>
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<item><p>Open <gui>Region and Language</gui> and select the <gui>Language</gui> tab.</p></item>
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<item><p>Select your desired language.
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Some translations may be incomplete, and certain applications may not
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support your language at all. Any untranslated text will appear in the
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language in which the software was originally developed, usually American
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<item><p>You have to log out and back in for these changes to take
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effect. Click your name in the top bar and select <gui>Log Out</gui>
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to log out.</p></item>
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<p>There are some special folders in your home folder where applications
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can store things like music, pictures, and documents. These folders use
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standard names according to your language. When you log back in, you will
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be asked if you want to rename these folders to the standard names for
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your selected language. If you plan to use the new language all the time,
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you should update the folder names.</p>
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<title>Change the system language</title>
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<p>When you change your language, you only change it for your account
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after you log in. You can also change the <em>system language</em>, the
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language used in places like the login screen.</p>
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<item><p>Change your language, as described above.</p></item>
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<item><p>Select the <gui>System</gui> tab.</p></item>
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<item><p>Click <gui>Copy Settings</gui>.</p></item>
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<item><p><link xref="user-admin-explain">Administrative privileges</link> are
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required. Enter your password, or the password for the requested administrator
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