原文链接额：http://weblogs.asp.net/sreejukg/archive/2013/01/08/apply-language-packs-to-sharepoint-2013.aspx
大致步骤如下：
1、安装语言包
2、进入站点设置。激活语言
3、两种方式切换语言
a、设置ie浏览器的显示语言
b、在sharepoint站点中设置帐号个人的“语言以及区域选项”
原文如下：Anycollaborationplatformthatallowsteamstoworktogethershouldhavetheuserinterfaceavailableinmultiplelanguages.Asamarketleaderinportalsandcollaborationtechnology,itisoneoftheimportantbuteasiestfeaturestoconfigureinsideSharePoint2013.Nowadaysitiscommoninenterprisestohaveteamsmixedwithpeoplespeaksdifferentlanguages.Gettingthemenusandcommandstranslatedtouser’slocallanguagewillincreasetheproductivityfortheuser.InthiswalkthroughIamgoingtodemonstratehowyoucanapplylanguagepackinSharePoint2013.
Forthepurposeofthiswalkthrough,IhaveSharePoint2013installedinstandalonemode.BydefaultthelanguageisEnglish.NowIamgoingtoapplytheArabiclanguagepacktomySharePointfarm.
Downloadlanguagepacks
IwasabletofindthelanguagepackfromtheMSDNsubscription.Ifyouarefacingdifficultiestolocatethelanguagepack,remembertoaddthespecifiedlanguagetoyoursearchfilter.
Alllanguagepacksdownloadswiththesamefilename.Soifyoudownloadmultiplelanguagepacks,makesureyoudownloadittodifferentfolderstoavoidoverwritingfiles.
OnceyoudownloadtheISOfile,runthesetup.exe.SinceitisArabiclanguage,theinterfaceisinArabic.Ihaveasecondopinionhere.Theadministratorwhoinstallslanguagepackmaynotbefamiliarwiththecorrespondinglanguage,soanoptiontodisplaythedetailsinEnglishisbetterIthink.Startingthesetupfromtheinstallationmediawillbringthefollowingdialog.
Asusualyouneedtoselectthecheckboxfor“Iagreetolicenseterms”andthenclickonthecontinuebutton.Onceyouclickcontinue,theinstallationstartsimmediately.
Oncetheinstallationsucceeds,youwillfindthebelowscreen.
Thecheckboxheretakesyourpermissiontorunproductsconfigurationwizard.YouneedtorunthisinordertoapplychangestotheSharePointfarm.Clickonthefinishbuttonwillstarttheconfigurationwizard.Theproductsconfigurationwizardwillbeinyourdefaultlanguage,soformeitisinEnglish.NowitisgoingtoupdateyourSharePointfarm.Youarenotsupposedtoenterorselectanyoptionhere,justclicksomenextbuttons.
YouneedtoclickYesonthewarningdialogappears.ItjustalertsyousayingthatIISwillbestoppedduringtheupdateprocess.Theinstallationstartsimmediately.
Ifeverythinggoesok,youwillseethefollowingsuccessmessage.
NowyourSharePointfarmcanusetheinstalledlanguage.Tousetheinstalledlanguagewithasite,gototheSiteSettingspage.InsteadofSiteActionsmenuinSharePoint2010,youhaveasettingsimagethatbringstheSiteActionsmenuinSharePoint2013.
NowintheSiteSettingspage,underSiteAdministration,youwillfindLanguageSettings.
Inthelanguagesettings,youseethedefaultlanguage(whichwillbedecidedduringthesitecreationstepandyoucannotchangethislater),andalternativelanguagesthatsitecanutilize.InmycaseIcanseetheArabicthere.SelectthelanguagesfromthelistandclickOK.
Onceyouappliedthechanges,nowyoursitecandelivertheUIintheselectedlanguages.InSharePoint2010,therewasalanguageselectionavailableforuserstoselectfrom.ThefollowingisascreenshotofSharePoint2010languageselectionoptions.
IfyoucreateasiteinSharePoint2013,inthetemplateselectionyouhaveanoptiontoselecttheexperienceversion(either2010or2013).Ifyouselectyoursiteas2010experienceversion,youwillseethesameoptionforselectingthelanguage.
In2013,thingshavechangedabit.Thepagewillrenderthespecifiedlanguagebasedon2things
Thebrowsersettings.
IhaveasitewithdefaultlanguageasEnglish.IalsoenabledtheArabiclanguagefromthesitesettingspageforthissite.Inmybrowser,IhavedefaultlanguageasEnglish.InthiscasesitewillbedisplayedinEnglish
IhaveaddedArabiclanguagetotheIElanguagesettings.
SinceArabichasfirstpreference,thesitewillrenderinArabic.
Changingthelanguagefrombrowserwillhaveimmediateeffectinthesiteappearance.
Basedonthelanguagepreferencesinuser’sprofile
WithBYOD,peopleareusingmultipledevicesatwork.Soinsteadofchangingsettingsineverybrowser,usercanupdatethelanguagepreferenceintheuser’ssettings.Toupdatetheuserssettings,fromtheusermenu,selectAboutMe
Youwillberedirectedtoyourpersonalpage.
ClickonEditlink,youwillberedirectedtoupdateprofilesection.
Clickonthe…(threedots)toseethelanguageandregionmenu
ClickonthelanguageandRegionlinkwilltakeyoutothepagewhereyoucansetyourpreferences.Youcansimplyaddlanguagestothisanddecidetheorderhere.
Iaddedthelanguagesasbelow.
Nowyouwillseethesiteisrenderedonyourpreferredlanguage,aspermysettingsitisArabic.
Thesettingsinyourprofilearehavinghighestpriority.IfyousetthepreferencesinyourprofileandtheUIwillberenderedinthepreferredlanguageifthesiteisavailableinthatlanguage.ConfiguringmultiplelanguageoptionsiseasyinSharePoint.
本文转自 yuxye 51CTO博客，原文链接:http://blog.51cto.com/fishvsfrog/1298096
