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Location: ''Administration > Language > Language settings'' | Location: ''Administration > Language > Language settings'' | ||
==Default language== | ==Default language== | ||
This sets the default language for the site. This setting can be overridden by users using the language menu or the setting in their personal profile. | |||
Note: If a preferred language is set in your browser then this will override the default site language. | Note: If a preferred language is set in your browser then this will override the default site language. | ||
==Display language menu== | |||
This sets whether the language menu is displayed on the login page and the home page. If this is turned off, the only places where a user can change the language setting is in their user profile or in the course settings if they are a teacher. | |||
==Languages on the language menu== | |||
If you want to limit the number of languages students and teachers can select from, enter that list here. | |||
==Sitewide locale== | |||
This determines date format and language. You need to have the locale set on your operating system for this to work. | |||
==Excel encoding== | |||
Leave as default (Unicode) unless you have a particular reason for wanting Latin encoding. | |||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
Revision as of 13:04, 2 July 2007
Location: Administration > Language > Language settings
Default language
This sets the default language for the site. This setting can be overridden by users using the language menu or the setting in their personal profile.
Note: If a preferred language is set in your browser then this will override the default site language.
This sets whether the language menu is displayed on the login page and the home page. If this is turned off, the only places where a user can change the language setting is in their user profile or in the course settings if they are a teacher.
If you want to limit the number of languages students and teachers can select from, enter that list here.
Sitewide locale
This determines date format and language. You need to have the locale set on your operating system for this to work.
Excel encoding
Leave as default (Unicode) unless you have a particular reason for wanting Latin encoding.
