How can I set up my Notes client for other languages or regions?

How can I choose a regional profile for Lotus Notes?
You can use regional settings to change your content language, sorting language, interface language, and units of measurement.

How can I specify text direction and cursor behavior for bi-directional languages?
If you are using a bi-directional language such as Arabic or Hebrew, you can set the IBM® Lotus Notes® menus and text to read in the direction appropriate for the language, and specify cursor movement appropriate to the language.

How can I change how Lotus Notes translates characters?
When you import or export files, you can specify the character translation file IBM Lotus Notes uses to translate characters, such as international currency symbols, in the files.

How can I change the unit of measurement used in Lotus Notes?
You can change the unit of measurement used in Lotus Notes to metric or imperial. This feature is helpful when you are setting margins or tabs.

How can I choose a different content language?
By choosing a content language for Notes applications, you can take advantage of other languages served up by an IBM Lotus® Domino® or HTTP server. For applications whose design supports multiple languages, you add the supported content language using this option.

How can I choose a different interface language for Lotus Notes?
Use the Interface Language field in Regional Settings Preferences to choose an interface language for IBM Lotus Notes. You only if

How can I sort in a different language?
Change the language you sort in.

How can I use an alternate name?
An alternate name is helpful when you want to use your native language and character set to type, display, and look up names. For example, you can type a name in a native language and character set when sending mail. Your primary name is recognizable to an international audience; an alternate name is recognizable in your native language.

How can I change the way dates appear in the calendar picker or pop-up calendar?
You can change the way dates in the calendar picker or pop-up calendar appear. This is useful if the language you're using works right to left.

How can I change the day the calendar view, date picker, or pop-up calendar starts on?
You can change the day that the week starts on separately for the calendar view, the date picker, and the pop-up calendar. The default start of the week is Monday for the calendar view and date picker, and Sunday for the pop-up calendar.