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Questions tagged [multilingual]

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Is it possible to fully switch the installed language of Windows Server after installation?

If you have installed a Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise in English language, can you later change that language to something else (like German)? I know about the Windows Server 2008 Language Packs, but am wondering about their effectiveness. I…
Oliver Salzburg
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Spell-check multiple languages in chrome

Is it possible to spell-check multiple languages in Chrome? Each time I check "Use this language for spell checking" in one language, it is unchecked in all the other languages...
Jonathan
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Create a scheduled task in every language environment

I'm trying to add a scheduled task with schtasks /create /tn bla /tn "c:\blabla.exe" /st 04:00:00 /sd 01/01/2011 /sc daily this works on english Versions. But, when I try to fire that command on German systems it needs the /sc täglich option…
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What is the relationship between locale, font, encoding?

I think these terms are commonly used in IME etc. locale font encoding What exactly does each of these terms refer to? Also practical knowledge of their relationship between them will be welcome.
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Multilingual spreadsheet

I need to make a spreadsheet template that needs to be support both English and Spanish. I know Office 2010 has an option to translate content into desired language but its a manual process. Is there a way to allow the user to select the language…
Shekhar
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Multilingual Word: switching between languages for menus, dialogs, &c

When working by myself, I work in English, but when working through issues with clients, most of whom are not native-English speakers, I would prefer to be able to "flip" to their language, so that I can explain exactly what they should do in terms…
Charles Stewart
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Stop PowerPoint 2016 from changing proofing language in multilingual installation

My Windows 10 1909 is in English (Canada) and my keyboard is in Canadian french. When I write my PowerPoint they are in French, but it keeps changing the proofing language to English. Here's are my language setup in PowerPoint. As you can see, my…
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MS Excel sort column containing non-latin characters

Is it possible to sort a column containing text strings in Excel when the script is non-latin, e.g. cyrillic? If so, how? +------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | CORRECT…
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How to run Speech Recognition in Windows 8 while the rest of the system is in another language?

Speech Recognition is built-in to Windows 8. Unfortunately, it refuses to run when the main operating system interface language is not one of the supported languages. My system is set to Norwegian. For many reasons, I cannot easily switch it to…
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Windows 8 Internet Explorer 10 does not display Hebrew correctly

When I switch my keyboard from ENG to HEBrew IE 10 does not display the keys I enter correctly. For example, when I write 'hands' in IE 10 it is displayed as '׃' while it should be 'ידיימ' Anyone else experiencing this and even better, anyone…
Sijmen Koffeman
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Which browsers allow me to switch languages without reinstalling?

I would like to use the fact the browsers can be installed in various languages as a way to practice my French. So if I am in Firefox and see the word "options" in the menu and want to know how it is translated in the French version, I would like to…
Edward Tanguay
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how to use scim in linux?

I installed scim IME in my ubuntu 10.04 linux. I also installed hindi and gujrati support/fonts from System->Administration->Language support. I logged in and logged out. However, I have no clue how to use scim. I type scim, and some icon shows in…
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Make Right Alt + Shift change languages in Windows 10

I am - unfortunately - using Windows 10. I need to use two keyboard layouts: English-with-US-Keyboard, and Hebrew-with-Hebrew-Standard-Keyboard. I have them configured, and Left Alt + Shift switches between them. However, Right Alt + Shift (i.e.…
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Built-in mail application is not localized on a multi-language Windows 8.1

I have a fresh install of the English version of Windows 8.1. Two users are configured : one uses the English UI, the other uses the French UI. I also got the Office French language pack configured accordingly for each user. But the built-in mail…
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Cyrillic key codes in AutoHotkey

I need to re-map certain combinations on keyboard, say Win-a to Ctrl-a The problem is when keyboard is in Cyrillic mode, it sends different key codes to the OS. I tried specifying a re-mapping command in AutoHotkey with a cyrillic character,…
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