Locale
Overview
In general, the concept of locale includes more than just the date/time stamp, as it refers to a range
of standards that vary by region. For example, it can specify the calendar used, how weeks are
identified, month identification format, use of the 24-,12-, or 6-hour clock, the notation for currency,
character classification, paper size setting, and string collation.
In OU Campus, however, locale configures two things:
• The format for the date/time stamps throughout the system.
• The default language customization for spell check for the five available custom dictionaries.
This includes the default for the drop-down list when there is an option for spell check. The
ability to choose a custom dictionary for spell check is available during Page Check, Final
Check, and within the WYSIWYG Editor.
The locale can be set at the account, site, or user level. When setting up a locale, the order of
precedence is User, Site, Account. The system will use honor the setting at the user level first, then
the site, then the account level.
Locale (v10)
The setting can be navigated to via many paths:
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Setup > Accounts > General Settings > Locale
Setup > Sites > [edit site] > Site Preferences > Locale
[Current user] > Settings > User Information > Locale
Setup > Users > User Information > Locale
Locale provides a drop-down list of languages and corresponding countries for customizing and
localizing the interface.
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Example of Locale Drop-Down
The list often includes a general category as well as more specific ones, e.g. "Spanish" versus
more localized variations such as "Spanish (Chile)" and "Spanish (Mexico)".
If left blank for all settings, the default is English (United States).
The custom language dictionaries are:
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English
Spanish
French
Italian
Portuguese
These can be used without configuring a locale, and can be selected from the drop-down list when
necessary. When locale is configured, the drop-down for custom dictionary selection defaults to the
appropriate dictionary in the WYSIWYG.
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Spellcheck
The configuration of a locale also determines the format of the date and time stamps throughout
the system. For example, when selecting "French (France)" for the locale, the WYSIWYG selection
for custom spelling dictionary defaults to French.
In the following example, when working in the WYSIWYG, the words on the page are spell checked
against the default French dictionary. If configured by an administrator, users can add words to a
custom dictionary file and those are then also included in spell check.
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Timestamps
In the following example, when the locale setting for the United States uses the following format:
month/day/year hour:minutes AM/PM (12-hour clock).
The locale setting for the France uses the following format: day/month/year hour:minutes (24-hour
clock).
The locale can be set for many regions, and the date and time format is converted accordingly. For
example, choosing "Hindi (India)" converts to the following format:
The above examples are from the folder structure. Locale is supported in custom reports also.
For the complete list of available locales, see below.
A-H
Albanian (Albania)
Albanian
Arabic (Algeria)
Arabic (Bahrain)
Arabic (Egypt)
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Arabic (Iraq)
Arabic (Jordan)
Arabic (Kuwait)
Arabic (Lebanon)
Arabic (Libya)
Arabic (Morocco)
Arabic (Oman)
Arabic (Qatar)
Arabic (Saudi Arabia)
Arabic (Sudan)
Arabic (Syria)
Arabic (Tunisia)
Arabic
Belarussian (Belarus)
Belarussian
Bulgarian (Bulgaria)
Bulgarian
Catalan (Spain)
Catalan
Chinese (China)
Chinese (Hong Kong)
Chinese (Singapore)
Chinese (Taiwan)
Chinese
Croatian (Croatia)
Croatian
Czech (Czech Republic)
Czech
Danish (Denmark)
Danish
Dutch (Belgium)
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Dutch (Netherlands)
Dutch
English (Australia)
English (Canada)
English (India)
English (Ireland)
English (Malta)
English (New Zealand)
English (Philippines)
English (Singapore)
English (South Africa)
English (United Kingdom)
English
Estonian (Estonia)
Estonian
Finnish
Finnish (Finland)
French (Belgium)
French (Canada)
French (France)
French (Luxembourg)
French (Switzerland)
French
German (Austria)
German (Germany)
German (Luxembourg)
German (Switzerland)
German
Greek (Cyprus)
Greek (Greece)
Greek
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Hebrew (Israel)
Hebrew
Hindi (India)
Hungarian (Hungary)
Hungarian
I-V
Icelandic (Iceland)
Icelandic
Indonesian (Indonesia)
Indonesian
Irish (Ireland)
Irish
Italian (Italy)
Italian (Switzerland)
Italian
Japanese (Japan)
Japanese (Japan, JP)
Japanese
Korean (South Korea)
Korean
Latvian (Latvia)
Latvian
Lithuanian (Lithuania)
Lithuanian
Macedonian (Macedonia)
Macedonian
Malay (Malaysia)
Malay
Maltese (Malta)
Maltese
Norwegian (Norway)
Norwegian (Norway,Nynorsk)
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Norwegian
Polish (Poland)
Polish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Portuguese
Romanian (Romania)
Romanian
Russian (Russia)
Russian
Serbian (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Serbian (Montenegro)
Serbian (Serbia and Montenegro)
Serbian (Serbia)
Serbian
Slovak (Slovakia)
Slovak
Slovenian (Slovenia)
Slovenian
Spanish (Argentina)
Spanish (Bolivia)
Spanish (Chile)
Spanish (Colombia)
Spanish (Costa Rica)
Spanish (Dominican Republic)
Spanish (Ecuador)
Spanish (El Salvador)
Spanish (Guatemala)
Spanish (Honduras)
Spanish (Mexico)
Spanish (Nicaragua)
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Spanish (Panama)
Spanish (Paraguay)
Spanish (Peru)
Spanish (Puerto Rico)
Spanish (Spain)
Spanish (United States)
Spanish (Uruguay)
Spanish (Venezuela)
Spanish
Swedish (Sweden)
Swedish
Thai (Thailand)
Thai (Thailand,TH)
Thai
Turkish (Turkey)
Turkish
Ukrainian (Ukraine)
Ukrainian
Vietnamese (Vietnam)
Vietnamese
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