Configure language-related settings

Languages and their variations (such as es_MX for Mexican Spanish) also provide locale settings such as date and number formats.

They come with appropriate defaults, so as long as the user is using the correct language, the locale settings should be the appropriate ones.

But you still might want to modify a language's settings. For example, you might prefer to have the user interface in the default English, but want to change the American default date and number formats to your needs.

Getting ready

We will need to have the Developer Mode activated. If it's not, activate it in the Odoo About dialog.

How to do it...

To modify a language's locale settings, follow these steps:

  1. To check the installed languages and their ...

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