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    Change language from German to English

    Hi,
    I have downloaded and installed Solidworks, it is not activated yet. During the installation process I choose German as the language. Because most of the Solidworks forums are in English, I would like to change Solidworks to the English version. I assume I have to reinstall it.
    Since I haven't activated it yet, can i just deinstall the German version and install it again or do I have to activate it first and then "return" my license to DS, and reactivate it?
    Thanks
    Klaus

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    SOLIDWORKS Support Volunteer Jeffrey Meyer's Avatar
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    You don't have to reinstall the software.
    Since you installed the software in a "foreign" language (for me English, as opposed to American, is already a foreign language). here's what you have to do in English - you'll have to use the equivalent in German (that I assume you can translate better than me):
    Go to Tools > Options and under the System Options tab choose General (the default).
    Then check the following unchecked boxes:
    Use English Language Menus
    Use English Language Features & File Names
    You will have to exit and restart SolidWorks for the change to take effect.
    Best of luck.

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    Thank you Jeffrey, it helped!
    Klaus

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