Language, Locale, and Currency Settings
The Salesforce settings for language, locale, time zone, and currency can affect how objects, such as Accounts, Leads, or Opportunities, are displayed.
Required Editions
| Available in: Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic |
| Available in: Group, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions |
In a single currency organization, Salesforce administrators set the currency locale, default language, default locale, and default time zone for their organizations. Users can set their individual language, locale, and time zone in their personal settings.
In a multiple currency organization, Salesforce administrators set the corporate currency, default language, default locale, and default time zone for their organizations. Users can set their individual currency, language, locale, and time zone in their personal settings. For unauthenticated guest users, date and time formats on Salesforce Sites are based on the user’s browser settings instead of the user's personal locale.
| Setting | Who can edit the setting |
|---|---|
| Currency | User in a multiple currency organization |
| Corporate Currency | Administrator in a multiple currency organization |
| Currency Locale | Administrator in a single currency organization |
| Default Currency ISO Code | Not editable |
| Default Language | Administrator |
| Default Locale | Administrator |
| Default Time Zone | Administrator |
| Information Currency | Not editable |
| Language | User |
| Locale | User |
| Time Zone | User |
Administrator Settings
Administrators can edit these language settings:
- Language Preferences—Select the displayed languages for this org.
- Default Language—This Company Information setting applies to all new users until
they select their personal language. This setting also determines the language
in which all customizations—such as custom fields, tabs, and user interface
options—are stored. For customizations, users' personal language settings don't
override this default setting. Some setup items that are manually entered by an
administrator can be translated in the Translation Workbench.
Administrators can change this setting on the Company Information page.
The Salesforce web user interface, Salesforce for Outlook, Connect Offline, and Connect for Office are available in multiple languages.
User Settings
Users can choose a personal language from the languages that the administrator selected for the org. All on-screen text, images, buttons, and Salesforce Help display in this language.
Text entered by users remains in the language in which it was entered.
- Select Languages for Your Org
Choose the languages available to your users. - Locales Overview
Locales determine the display formats for date and time, users’ names, addresses, and commas and periods in numbers. The start day of the week for calendars varies per locale. For single-currency organizations, locales also set the default currency for the organization when you select them in the Currency Locale picklist on the Company Information page. - Set Your Personal or Organization-Wide Currency
If you have a single-currency organization, you can set the default currency for your organization. Multi-currency organizations don’t have a default currency. Instead, change your corporate currency or your personal currency. - Edit Conversion Rates
You can manage static exchange rates between your active and inactive currencies and the corporate currency by editing the conversion rates. These exchange rates apply to all currency fields used in your organization. In addition to these conversion rates, some organizations use dated exchange rates for opportunities and opportunity products. - Supported Time Zones
You can find a list of Salesforce supported time zones and codes for your organization under your personal settings. - Local Name Fields
Local name fields are additional standard text fields that allow you to define original or translated text for certain fields on Account, Contact, and Lead objects. For example, you can define local name fields for a contact so that their name appears in a language appropriate for their locale. - Enable the Japanese Imperial Calendar
Display the imperial calendar for users with the Japanese (Japan) locale.
