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IMSMA is using the language that is set in Regional settings in the Control panel.
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To run IMSMA in another language:
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{{note| To modify which language to use in the Control panel the user is required to have permission to change settings on the computer.}}
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<li>If you are running Windows 2000:</li>
 
::a.Click the Windows start menu.
 
::b.Click the '''Settings''' option.
 
::c.Click the '''Control Panel''' option.
 
  
If you are running Windows XP:
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How to change the language:
::a.Click the Windows '''start''' menu.
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<ol><li> Click the on the Windows '''Start''' button.</li>
::b.Click the '''Control Panel''' option.
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<li> Choose the '''Control Panel''' option.
::c.From the Windows start menu, select the '''Settings''' option.
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{{note| These instructions are for Windows 7. Other versions of Windows may be slightly different.}}</li>
<li>Select '''Regional and Language Options'''.</li>
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<li> Click on '''Clock, Language, and Region'''.</li>
::The Regional and Language Options window displays.
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<li> Click on '''Region and Language'''.</li>
<li>In the Standard and formats section of the Regional Options tab, select the language from the list.</li>
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<li> On the first tab select the desired language and '''variation''' in the list e.g. Spanish (Ecuador).</li>
<li>Click the '''OK''' button.</li>
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<li> Verify that you have selected the correct variation. For example, the decimal symbol can be different in countries that use the same language. E.g. Ecuador use comma and Peru use dot.</li>
::The Regional and Language Options window closes.
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<li> Click the '''OK''' button.
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{{Note | In order for the change to take affect you need to close the client, ({{IMSMANG}} server) and the TrayLauncher.}}</li></ol>
  
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Latest revision as of 08:10, 1 August 2016

IMSMA is using the language that is set in Regional settings in the Control panel.

Note.jpg To modify which language to use in the Control panel the user is required to have permission to change settings on the computer.

How to change the language:

  1. Click the on the Windows Start button.
  2. Choose the Control Panel option.
    Note.jpg These instructions are for Windows 7. Other versions of Windows may be slightly different.
  3. Click on Clock, Language, and Region.
  4. Click on Region and Language.
  5. On the first tab select the desired language and variation in the list e.g. Spanish (Ecuador).
  6. Verify that you have selected the correct variation. For example, the decimal symbol can be different in countries that use the same language. E.g. Ecuador use comma and Peru use dot.
  7. Click the OK button.
    Note.jpg In order for the change to take affect you need to close the client, (IMSMANG server) and the TrayLauncher.