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Change Language and Locale Settings

The administrator can change the locale settings for all pages in Salesforce.com.

When changing the locale settings, change both the locale and language values at the same time. Changing both settings helps with consistency for date and time formats, and screen text. The default locale setting is English (United States) format.

For example, change the language to Deutsch for the German locale, so that the date and time formats appear correctly in all pages.

Follow these steps:

  1. Log in to Salesforce.com as the administrator, and click Setup.

    The Personal Setup page on salesforce.com appears.

  2. Expand My Personal Information and click Personal Information.

    The User Detail page opens.

  3. Click Edit.
  4. Scroll to the Locale settings.
  5. Change the Locale value to the appropriate country name.
  6. Change the Language value to the appropriate language name.
  7. Click Save.

    The text values and time and date formats change to the selected language and locale.

  8. Click the CA Clarity tab to return to the home page.