Setting the Default Project Language

InstallShield 2022

One of the project’s supported languages must serve as its default language. The default language determines the following:

The localizable strings that you specify throughout various views in InstallShield—such as the Display Name setting for a feature or the Description setting for a shortcut—are all from the default language’s string entries, which you can see in the String Editor view. You can edit the values for the default language in the String Editor view, or in the other views throughout InstallShield.
If your installation does not include the language selection dialog and it also does not include support for a target system’s language, the default language is the language in which the installation runs on that target system. (The language selection dialog lets end users select which language version of the installation they would like to run.)

You can use the General Information view or the String Editor view to specify or change the default language.

To use the General Information view to specify or change a project’s default language:

1. In the View List under Installation Information, click General Information.
2. In the Default Language setting, select the appropriate language.

To use the String Editor view to specify or change a project’s default language:

1. In the View List under User Interface, click String Editor.
2. In the Default Language box, select the appropriate language.

Tip:You can override the default user interface language for a particular release. To do so, select the appropriate language in the Default Language setting on the Build tab in the Releases view.

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