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# The current language appears in the [[Glossary#Language menu|language menu]] in bold font
 
# The current language appears in the [[Glossary#Language menu|language menu]] in bold font
# Select the preferred language from the [[lGlossary#anguage menu]]
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# Select the preferred language from the [[Glossary#anguage menu]]
 
# ICA-AtoM switches the [[Glossary#User interface|user interface]] to the preferred language
 
# ICA-AtoM switches the [[Glossary#User interface|user interface]] to the preferred language
 
# If a translation of the [[Glossary#Database content|database content]] into the preferred language exists, ICA-AtoM switches to the translation; if no translated version exists, ICA-AtoM displays the description in its original source version
 
# If a translation of the [[Glossary#Database content|database content]] into the preferred language exists, ICA-AtoM switches to the translation; if no translated version exists, ICA-AtoM displays the description in its original source version

Revision as of 00:46, 15 March 2010

Please note that ICA-AtoM is no longer actively supported by Artefactual Systems.
Visit https://www.accesstomemory.org for information about AtoM, the currently supported version.

Switch language view

Main Page > User manual > UM-2 Getting started > UM-2.5 Switch language view


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Any user can change the current language to one of ICA-AtoM's supported languages.

  1. The current language appears in the language menu in bold font
  2. Select the preferred language from the Glossary#anguage menu
  3. ICA-AtoM switches the user interface to the preferred language
  4. If a translation of the database content into the preferred language exists, ICA-AtoM switches to the translation; if no translated version exists, ICA-AtoM displays the description in its original source version
  5. Currently ICA-AtoM supports the following languages:
    • Arabic
    • Dutch
    • English
    • Farsi
    • French
    • German
    • Greek
    • Icelandic
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Portuguese
    • Slovenian
    • Spanish

Note: Support for Eastern language characters (e.g. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.) is not installed by default in Microsoft Windows version previous to Windows Vista.

To install Eastern language character support in older Windows versions, please visit:

See also in this manual UM-7.4.5 Administer ICA-AtoM > Customize settings > Add or remove a language for how to remove and restore languages and UM-5 Translate content/interface for how to translate in ICA-AtoM.