Microsoft 365 Education service’s language settings

a) When using M365 service with a web browser, the online applications are affected by the following language settings:

• Your M365 profile’s language setting
• Region settings in M365 and/or OneDrive (in some cases/apps)
• Language settings for the browser you use (affects the front page view of the M365 portal).

b) When using Office desktop applications:

• Your M365 profile’s language setting do not affect the desktop applications
• In desktop applications, change the language setting this way: Choose File > Options > Language.
• for Outlook:
  • Open the Settings (cogwheel icon) menu from the top right corner.
  • The Settings menu should default to Accounts – Your accounts. From the sidebar all the way to the left, click on General.
  • You should now be in the Language and time menu. From here you can either sync your language to be what you have set in your M365 profile, or you can choose any language and date and time format.

Changing the M365 profile’s language setting

• When logged in on the M365 portal, select View account from the menu that opens when clicking on your profile picture (bottom left).
• On the page that opens, select Settings & Privacy, either from the sidebar on the left or from the buttons.
• Click on Display language and then press the Change display language button.
• Find the language of your choosing and click on it, after that press Update.
• This language setting affects the following Microsoft online applications: Outlook Web, SharePoint Microsoft 365, OneDrive for Business, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, Delve, MyAnalytics, Calendar, People and Office.com
  • The display language change might not be instant, it might take up to 24 hours before it is updated across all applications.

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