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Would you like to browse in your native tongue? Read on if you’re having trouble understanding a Change Language on Mac and Windows or if you have two browsers installed and want to use one in your language and one in default. Here’s how to switch the language in mac and Windows.
The most recent Microsoft OS comes with built-in support for language switching. The basic concept is the same as in Windows 8, but the menus have different names, and you must access your account with administrator privileges. Any language may be added on top of the OS’s default tongue.
The language and region of a brand-new Mac computer are already set to the nation in which it was purchased; in the US, this means US English. You can change or add a language to your Mac if you’re relocating to a new country or for any other reason through the settings on your computer.
Steps to switch language on your Mac
- Click on the Apple menu and choose System Preferences.
- Select the Language & Region pane.
- Click General.
- If the language you want to add is in the Preferred languages list, select it.
- If the language you want is not in the list, click the ‘+’ and choose it from the list. Press Add.
- Quit System Preferences.
How to change keyboard language on Mac
- Click on the Apple menu and choose System Preferences.
- Select the Keyboard pane and then the Input Sources tab.
- If the language you want to use is not displayed in the sidebar, press the ‘+’.
- Select the language you want from the menu. You will see the on-screen keyboard in the window change to match your selection.
- Press Add.
- Select the language in the sidebar.
- Make sure the Show Input Sources in the Menu Bar box is checked.
- Quit System Preferences.
Change Language on Windows
- Open Start Windows Start. Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
- Click Settings Windows Settings. This gear-shaped icon is in the lower-left side of the Start window.
- Click Time & language. It’s in the middle of the Settings window.
- Click the Region & language tab. You’ll find this on the far-left side of the window.
- Click Add a language. It’s next to a large + sign in the middle of the page, below the “Languages” heading.
- Select a language. Click the language you want to use on your computer.
- Select a dialect. If clicking your preferred language brings you to a page with different regional dialects available, click a dialect to select it.
- Click your added language. It should be below your current default language in the “Languages” section of the window.
- Click Options. This button appears below the language.
- Download the language pack. Click Download below the “Download language pack” heading in the upper-left side of the page.
- Restart your computer. Open the Start menu, click Power
- , and click Restart. Once your computer restarts and you sign back into your account, your selected language will be in place.
FAQ
How do I switch between Mac and Windows on Mac?
Click the Apple icon in the top left corner of your screen to restart your Mac (switch on if your Mac is powered off). Select the Windows partition and double-click to boot from the two options that will appear.
Can you switch languages?
- This practise is referred to as “code switching” linguistically.
- It is widely used and has been researched for many years.
- Millions of people around the world are bilingual, and it occurs frequently.