How to Change Zoom Language

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This wikiHow will teach you how to change the language in the Zoom desktop app and in the web version of Zoom. The language displayed on the Zoom mobile app is determined by the operating system settings.

Method 1
Method 1 of 3:

Using the Windows Desktop App

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    It'll be in your Start menu.
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    A window should pop up from the arrow and display all the closed programs that are running in the background.
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    This looks like a video camera inside a blue circle and a menu should pop-up next to your cursor.
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    When you hover your cursor over Switch Languages , a menu of the available languages will appear.
    • Click a language to select it and your Zoom client will restart. You'll be prompted to log in again.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 3:

Using the Mac Desktop App

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    It'll be in the Applications folder.
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    It looks like a video camera inside a blue circle.
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    When you hover your cursor over Switch Languages , a menu of the available languages will appear.
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    Confirm your changes, then your Zoom client will restart and you'll be prompted to log in again.
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Method 3
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Using Zoom on the Web

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    Go to any https://zoom.com page. You can use any web browser to change the language in Zoom.
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    " You'll have to scroll down to the bottom of the page to find this menu in the footer.
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    You can pick any of the languages from the preset options and the page will change instantly to the chosen language.
    • If you change this while logged in, you'll automatically change the language setting on your profile, which will apply to all web browsers you log into Zoom with. [1]
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      1. ↑ https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0062475

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      1. Click the arrow in the taskbar (Windows only).
      2. Right-click the Zoom icon.
      3. Hover over Switch Languages and click a language.

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