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To run IMSMA in another language:
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IMSMA is using the language that is set in Regional settings in the Control panel.
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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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{{note| To modify which language to use in the Control panel the user is required to have permission to change settings on the computer.}}
::a.Click the Windows '''start''' menu.
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::b.Click the '''Control Panel''' option.
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How to change the language:
::c.From the Windows start menu, select the '''Settings''' option.
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<ol><li> Click the on the Windows '''Start''' button.</li>
<li>Select '''Regional and Language Options'''.</li>
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<li> Choose the '''Control Panel''' option.
::The Regional and Language Options window displays.
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{{note| These instructions are for Windows 7. Other versions of Windows may be slightly different.}}</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> Click on '''Clock, Language, and Region'''.</li>
<li>Click the '''OK''' button.</li>
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<li> Click on '''Region and Language'''.</li>
::The Regional and Language Options window closes.
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<li> On the first tab select the desired language and '''variation''' in the list e.g. Spanish (Ecuador).</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>
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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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[[Category: Maintaining IMSMA]] [[Category: Considerations for Language and Translations]] [[Category: HowTo Update the Localisation Files]]
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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.