Learn how to switch interface languages in OneDrive.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint
OneDrive (earlier known as SkyDrive) may seem to be like an online file storage device but there's so much more to it. Yes, it is free, and works very snappy – files load fast and you can also integrate it almost seamlessly with Windows devices. And most importantly, all OneDrive users get access to free Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that work entirely in your web browser.
Beyond storing and viewing files, you can create, edit and collaborate with them—it doesn't matter which browser or Operating System you may use. Even better, you can change OneDrive's interface language in a snap. You don’t need any foreign language packs nor do you need to pay any extra money to get these niceties.
Microsoft recently updated OneDrive to work with 100+ languages. This means that you can now choose to work with any preferred language. It's so easy to change interface languages temporarily, and then revert to your original language. For example, let's assume that you have a visiting colleague who understands French better than English and that he or she quickly wants to make some small edits to a PowerPoint presentation.
Follow these steps to change the interface language in OneDrive:
Now your SkyDrive will do an automatic refresh. Thereafter, you will find the interface using the switched language. This change also gets applied to interface within the Office web applications, as shown Figure 6, below representing the Ribbons in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Figure 6: Ribbons in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint reflecting the changed interface language
Figure 7, below shows how the PowerPoint Web App appears when the interface turns into French.
Figure 7: PowerPoint web App when the interface turns into French
Once you are done working within the interface sporting the changed language, you may want to revert back to your original language within SkyDrive using the same steps.
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