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Locale

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Locales (Languages - American English, Great Britain English, French and Spanish) are defined at the system level, the course and at the user level.

At the system level, the Administrator defines one locale as the system default. This is the locale that appears when no other locales are specified at the course level or at the user level.

At the course level, the Instructor can set a locale and enforce it. Enforcing a locale means that all users will see that locale. If the locale is not enforced, and a user has a preferred locale associated with their account, the user’s locale will override the course locale.

At the user level, individuals may select their preferred locale.

Set a Locale for a Course

From the Control Panel:

  1. Click on the Settings link in the Course Options section.
  2. Click on the Set Locale link.
  3. Select a Locale from the drop-down list.
  4. Click Enforce Locale to always display this course in the selected locale.
  5. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.
More Information

Q: What areas of my course will be effected by the Locale setting?
A: For the most part, the Control Panel appears in the selected locale of a course; it does not appear
in the locale selected for the user. In a few spots within a course, the page will display using the
system default or the user’s preferred locale rather than the course locale. The following pages will
not display in the selected course locale:

Q: Dose the Spell Check tool work on all the Locales?
A: The Spell Check tool supports American English, Great Britain English, French, and Spanish. The
Spell Check tool will not work with other locales. If Spell Check does not recognize the locale it will
use a supported dictionary.