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Changing the Computer's Language   
Follow these steps to change the Gates Library Computer's language to a language other than Spanish or English.
Author:
Max Anderson
Date Posted:
5/13/08
@2002 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Applicability

The information in this document applies to standalone computers in the following states: Alaska, Conneticutt, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming HI, MO, PA, IL, ND, SD, WY, KS, WA, OR, NV, UT, NE, DE, MD, NJ, WI, CT, RI, NH, IA, AK, and Native American sites receiving grants in 2002.
 
The information in this document applies to computers running the Windows 2000 operating system.
 

Why Do This?

You can use the language profile to change the language of the Gates Library Computer to a language other than English and Spanish. The language profile includes shortcuts to the dialog boxes you can use to change the language of the operating system, Internet Explorer, and some Office programs.
 
Changes you make to the language profile affect only the language profile.
 
For patrons who prefer to use the computer in Spanish, use the spanish profile instead of the language profile. The spanish profile is set up to work only in Spanish, so you can reserve the language profile for people who want to use the computer in other languages, reducing the frequency with which you'll have to help patrons change the language settings.


Before You Begin

Make Sure Centurion Guard is Locked

When Centurion Guard is locked, you can restart the computer to restore the language profile to English after changing the language settings. If you change the language settings with Centurion Guard unlocked, your changes are permanently saved. For example, if you decide to permanently change the language profile to Mandarin to serve a large Chinese community, only people who speak Mandarin will be able to change the language settings should the need arise.
 
Even though permanently changing the language settings might save you from frequently having to help patrons change language settings from English to Mandarin, permanently changing language settings might make it difficult for you to work with the language profile. For this reason, permanently changing language settings is not recommended.
 

Instructions

To Change the Windows and Internet Explorer Language

  1. Log on to the computer as language.
  2. Double-click the Windows Languages icon.
  3. If you want to change the way some programs display the date, time, currency, and other regional features, click the downward-pointing arrow to the right of the Your locale (location) box, and select the location or language you want to use.
  4. Click the downward-pointing arrow to the right of the Menus and dialogs box, and select the language you want to use.

  5. Click OK. A message indicates that the user interface (UI) will appear in the new language the next time you log on to the language profile.
  6. Click OK, and log off from the computer.
  7. Log back on to the computer as language.
To Change the Office Language
  1. Log on to the computer as language.
  2. Double-click the Office Languages icon. The Microsoft Office Language Settings dialog box appears.

    Screen Shot

  3. Click the downward-pointing arrow to the right of the Display menus and dialog boxes in box, and select the language you want to use.
  4. Click the downward-pointing arrow to the right of the Display Help in box, and select the language you want to use.
  5. Click OK. A message indicates that the Office programs will appear in the new language the next time you start them.
  6. Click OK.

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