--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_Language.tex	2005/03/16 15:55:02	1.3
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_Language.tex	2013/07/15 12:32:20	1.6
@@ -1,8 +1,26 @@
 \label{Prefs_Language}
-You can change your language preferences from the \textbf{Change Preferences} screen.
-The default language is English. You can change the language of the
-LON-CAPA system language, but homework problems will remain in the
-language they were coded in. Changing languages is a new tool and
-is not fully functional. This tool was put in place for testing purposes.
-If you would like to help with a language that is not available from
+To change your preferred language, do the following:
+
+\begin{enumerate}
+
+\item Click \textbf{Main Menu} in the Inline Menu
+\item Select \textbf{Set my user preferences} \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{pref} 
+in the \textbf{My Space} group
+\item At the \textbf{Set user preferences} screen, select 
+\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{preferences-desktop-locale}
+\textbf{Language}. 
+\item Select your preferred language from the list of available languages.
+\item Click the \fbox{Save} button.
+
+\end{enumerate}
+
+Most likely you will have English as the default language.
+
+If homework problems or other ressources are available in your preferred language they will be displayed to you in that language. Otherwise they will remain in the language they were coded in.
+Course Coordinators can enforce a particular language to be used in their course. This will overwrite the preferred language settings of all course members for that particular course.
+ 
+
+Within LON-CAPA the default language of the user interface is English. User interfaces for other languages might not be translated completely, in which case untranslated words will appear in English.
+If you would like help with a language that is not completely available 
+or not available at all from
 the language list, please submit a help ticket through Bugzilla.