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# Language Preferences

### Overview

Language settings control the language used for UI labels and system text. These settings do not translate content entered by Teammates.

### Key Concepts

* **UI language**: language for navigation, labels, and system messages
* **Locale formatting**: date and number formats tied to language or region (if enabled)

### How It’s Used

Use these settings during onboarding. Use them when working across multilingual teams.

### Benefits

* Clearer UI labels for Teammates across regions
* Reduced misinterpretation of system messages

### Setup Steps

{% columns %}
{% column %}
**What changes**

* Navigation labels and UI text
* Button labels and tooltips
* System messages and some notifications
  {% endcolumn %}

{% column %}
**What does not change**

* Tasks, requirements, and comments Teammates created
* Organization and Project names
* Custom field names (admin-defined)
  {% endcolumn %}
  {% endcolumns %}

{% hint style="info" %}
Screenshot placeholder: **Language** settings panel with the language dropdown.
{% endhint %}

#### Open language settings

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Open Settings

Open the avatar menu in the top navigation. Select **Settings**.

{% hint style="info" %}
Screenshot placeholder: avatar menu with **Settings** highlighted.
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Go to Language

Open the **Language** tab.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

#### Change language

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Select a language

Open the **Language** dropdown.

Search or scroll to find the required language.
{% endstep %}

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### Save (if prompted)

Some Accounts apply changes instantly.

Others require **Save**.
{% endstep %}

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### Confirm the UI updates

The interface may refresh after the change.

{% hint style="info" %}
GIF placeholder: choose a language → UI refreshes → menus update.
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

#### Dates, numbers, and locale (if applicable)

Some Accounts also adjust formatting based on language or locale.

Examples include formats such as:

* Date order: `MM/DD/YYYY` vs `DD/MM/YYYY`
* Thousands separators: `1,000` vs `1.000`

{% hint style="info" %}
Screenshot placeholder: a date field shown in two locales (example only).
{% endhint %}

### Best Practices

* Set language per Teammate for local readability.
* Standardize date interpretation for planning and reporting.
* Standardize deliverable language per Project when needed.

#### Troubleshooting

<details>

<summary>Language setting does not save</summary>

1. Try again and click **Save** if it appears.
2. Hard refresh the page.
3. Sign out, then sign back in.

</details>

<details>

<summary>The UI is partially in the wrong language</summary>

This is usually a browser locale override or cached assets.

1. Confirm the setting is saved in Transform.
2. Hard refresh the page.
3. Check browser preferred languages.

</details>

### Summary

Language Preferences control UI labels and system text.

Teammate-entered content remains in the original language.

Related:

* [Profile Configuration](/getting-started/profile-configuration.md)
* [Appearance Settings](/getting-started/appearance-settings.md)
* [Notification Settings](/collaboration-and-automation/notification-settings.md)


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