Languages (Data Languages & UI Language)

Actualog is a multilingual platform. Languages settings control two important things:

  1. Your Data Languages — which languages you use to view and edit content (names, descriptions, notes, profile fields, etc.).
  2. Your UI Language — the language of menus, buttons, and system labels.

You can open the Languages page:

  • from Settings → Languages (sidebar), and
  • from the language menu in the navbar (My Languages).

Open Language Settings.

Tip: If you work in multiple markets, keep a small, practical set of data languages (usually 2–5). Too many languages makes editors noisy and slower to review.

Understanding the Languages screen

The page has two columns:

My Languages (left)

This is your active list of languages.

  • These languages will appear as rows in multilingual fields (for example in My Profile “About”, category names/descriptions, etc.).
  • You can remove a language using the ✕ button.

Available Languages (right)

This is the catalog of all supported languages. Click a language to add it to My Languages.

UI language vs Data languages (important)

UI Language (menus and controls)

Your UI language is selected in the navbar language dropdown (top right).
In the dropdown you will see:

  • quick language switches,
  • My Languages shortcut to open this page.

Data Languages (content you edit)

Your data languages are managed on this page (My Languages list). They control:

  • which language rows you see in editors,
  • which translations you can maintain,
  • which languages you can use in your profile fields.

Practical rule:

  • UI language = how the application looks.
  • Data languages = how your content is stored and edited.

Ordering languages (priority)

You can reorder your languages in My Languages (drag-and-drop / move order, depending on UI controls).

Why order matters:

  • the first language becomes your primary working language for many screens,
  • it is typically used as the default language when the system needs to choose one language to display first,
  • it improves your editing experience (less switching).

Best practice: put your most-used working language first, and the languages you review occasionally later.

Removing languages

To remove a language:

  • click the ✕ button next to it in My Languages.

Notes:

  • Removing a language does not delete global platform data — it removes the language from your personal working set.
  • If a field already contains content in a removed language, that content may still exist, but you will not see it until you add the language back.

Don’t forget to save

Language changes are applied only after you click Save Changes (bottom-right).

If you navigate away without saving, your language list and order will not be updated.

Quick access from the navbar

The navbar language menu provides:

  • a quick list of your active languages,
  • the ability to remove a language directly from the menu (if enabled),
  • a shortcut to open My Languages for full management.

This is designed so you can adapt language context quickly without interrupting work.

For most users

  • English + your main working language (+ 1–2 optional languages for review)

For companies working globally

  • English + the languages of your key markets
    Keep the list tight and intentional—quality beats quantity in multilingual governance.