How to change Google Drive language

Are you a person who is using different languages for your works done in Google Drive? Are you struggling to change Google Drive language? Are you looking for a way to change the Google Drive language from Spanish to English? Then this article is for you!

Google platform has several free applications such as Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides that store its files in Google Drive. Many of those who use Google’s applications may prefer a language other than the default language for their region.

You can easily change Google Drive language settings and choose from over 153 different languages that the Google Admin console supports.

Suppose you’re from Mexico and your default language is Spanish, you can also change the language setting from Spanish to your preferred language like English. Let’s dive deep to know how to change Google Drive language.

In case your main language is not English, you can change the language you want Google Drive to use whenever you perform a function like Google Search.

Your default language is already set to your Google account, but you can change your search language on Google Drive. 

Google Drive is available in how many languages?

Before learning the tricks to change the Google Drive language, let’s know how many languages does Google Drive supports. Google Drive is available in 153 languages and you change Google Drive language whenever you need it.

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How to change Google Drive language?

To change the Google Drive language on your computer, follow the below steps.

Step 1: Open Google Drive and log into your Google account.

Step 2: In the screen’s upper-right corner, click the “gear-shaped” icon and select Settings from the drop-down menu.

Step 3: On the left side of the window that appears, click on the ‘General’ tab.

Step 4: Click on the “Change language settings” under the Language section.

Step 5: In the window that opens, click on the ‘edit’ icon next to the “Preferred Language” tab.  

Step 6: Once you’ve found your preferred language, select it.

Step 7: Select your country from the list that appears, and click select.

Step 8: “Updated” notification will be popped up at the bottom middle of the screen.

And that’s it. Your Google Drive language will be changed to your preferred language.

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How to change audio language in Google Drive video?

Google Drive has different language options available for audio playback, captions, and subtitles. To change the Google Drive video’s language settings, follow the below steps. 

Step 1: On your computer, go to Google Play Movies & TV.

Step 2: Find the video that you want to change the language.

Step 3: Under “Additional information,” find “Audio language” and “Subtitles.”

Step 4: At the bottom or top right of your video player screen, click “Show closed captions and audio”.

Step 5: Under “Audio” or “Subtitles,” select your preferred language.

The audio language of Google Drive will get changed now.

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How to change Google Drive language from English to Spanish?

To make Spanish the default language for Google Drive, follow the below steps.

Step 1: Open Google Drive and log in to your account.

Step 2: Click on the “gear wheel “ icon in the upper left corner of the screen and select “Settings”

Step 3: Next to Language, click “Change language settings”.

Step 4: From the Language window that opens, click ‘Spanish’ if it is already on the list of languages.

Step 5: Otherwise, click “Add another language” at the bottom of the screen.

Step 6: Search for Spanish, select it, add your country and click ‘Select’

Google Drive language will be changed from English to Spanish.

How to change language in the Google Docs app?

Like you’ve changed language in Google Drive, you can also change language in the Google Docs app. To change the language in the Google Docs app, follow the below steps.

Step 1: Open Google Docs and log into your account

Step 2: Navigate to the top menu bar and click the “File” option

Step 4: Scroll down and select “Languages” 

Step 5: From the menu, choose your preferred language. 

In this way, you can change the language in the Google Docs app.

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Change Google Docs Menu Language

To change the Google Docs menu language, follow the below steps. 

Step 1: Open Google Docs and log in to your account.

Step 2: Navigate to the top left corner of the screen and click on the “three horizontal bar icon”.

Step 3: Click on the “gear-shaped” icon (Settings). 

Step 4: From the Settings window that opens, click on the Language that is already selected for you.

Step 5: This will redirect to a page where you can select your preferred language for the Google Docs menu. Select your preferred language and select your country and then click on the Select button.

Step 6: In the Settings window, click on the ‘Ok’ button to save the changes.

In this way, you can change the Google Docs menu language.

How to change the language on Google docs iPad

If you are using the iPhone or iPad, the best way to change the language on Google Docs is changing the language of your iPad. Change the language on your iPad will reflect on all the apps and thus eventually on Google Docs.

To change the language on your iPad, follow the below steps.

• On your iPad, open the Settings app.
• Tap on the General option and  Select Language & Region.
• Now tap on iPad language.
• Select your preferred language and tap Done.

You can notice that the Google Docs language will also be changed now.

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And voila! It’s this simple to change Google Drive language.