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# Send a message in a different language
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To send a message in a different language, you have to change your keyboard settings
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through your operating system.
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## Change keyboard language on Linux
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{!go-to-the.md!} **System Settings** via the application launcher.
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{!go-to-the.md!} **Text Entry** page.
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3. Add a language by clicking on the plus
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(<i class="icon-vector-plus"></i>) icon.
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4. Select the language you want from the menu that appears.
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5. Next, select this language from the icon in your menu bar
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that is currently the abbreviation for your current language.
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This sets your current keyboard language to the selected language.
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!!! tip ""
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If you would like to revert back to your previous language, reselect
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your previous language from the language selector in the menu bar.
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## Change keyboard language on Windows
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1. Click **Start**.
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2. Type "intl.cpl" in the **Start Search** box, and then press **ENTER**.
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{!go-to-the.md!} the **Keyboards and Language** tab.
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4. Click **Change keyboards** and then click **Add**.
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5. Expand the language that you want.
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6. Expand **Keyboard list**
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7. Click to select the checkbox of the language that you want and then
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click **OK**.
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8. In the **options**, click **View Layout** to compare the layout with the
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actual keyboard.
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9. In the **Default input language** list, click on your desired language
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and then click **OK**.
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10. In the **Regional and Language Options** dialog box, click **OK**.
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11. Click the **Language** bar and then click on your desired language.
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!!! tip ""
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Note The Language bar appears in the taskbar. When you rest the mouse
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pointer over this bar, a tooltip appears that describes the active
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keyboard layout.
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## Change keyboard language on Mac OSX
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1. Choose **Apple menu**.
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2. Click **System Preferences**.
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3. Click **Keyboard**.
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4. Then click **Input Sources**.
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5. Click **Add** (<i class="icon-vector-plus"></i>).
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6. Search for the language or input source and select it.
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7. Click Add.
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When you add an input source, the option to show the Input menu in the
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menu bar is automatically selected. The Input menu lets you quickly
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switch input sources as needed.
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Now, whenever you send a message in Zulip, it will be in the language
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that you just added.
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