Switching the iPad’s Default Language

Depending on where you bought your iPad, it will start out with an initial default language, such as English or French. If you move to another country, sell your iPad to someone in another country, or just want to practice your foreign-language skills, you can switch to a different language and make everything appear in that language.

To choose a different default language, follow these steps:

  1. From the Home screen, tap Settings. The Settings screen appears.

  2. Tap General. The General settings screen appears.

  3. Tap International. The International settings screen appears.

  4. Tap Language. A Language window appears, giving you a choice of different default languages to use, as shown in Figure 28-1.

  5. Tap a language, such as ...

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