Tableau | Tool strategy New product languages (English and Chinese) in Tableau Desktop 2019.2 and newer
Tableau 2019.2 finally brings UK English (the Queen's English) plus traditional Chinese, and switching between them takes just a couple of clicks.
- Tableau 2019.2 adds UK English and traditional Chinese as product language options.
- Language settings are found under the Help menu in Tableau Desktop.
- To change language, select it, click OK, then close and reopen Tableau for it to take effect.
- Switching back is just as simple: reselect your preferred language and restart the product.
Tableau Desktop 2019.2 adds UK English and traditional Chinese as selectable product languages alongside American English, and switching between them takes only a couple of clicks and a restart.
- Find the language settings 0:00
Go to the Help menu in Tableau Desktop and open the language settings to see the available product language options.
- New options in 2019.2 0:21
Alongside the existing American English, you'll now find UK English, plus traditional Chinese options were already present from 2019.1.
- Select and confirm your language 0:42
Pick the language you want from the list and click OK to set it as your new default.
- Restart for it to take effect 1:01
You must close Tableau completely and reopen it for the new language to apply; switching back later follows the same select-confirm-restart process.
Reach for this if you or your team prefer UK English conventions over American, or need the Tableau interface in traditional Chinese.
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