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The following elements render in the resolved locale:",[541,542,543,547,550,553,556],"ul",{},[544,545,546],"li",{},"Navigation labels and module tab names (Logos, Colors, Typography, Brand Guidelines, etc.)",[544,548,549],{},"Action buttons and form labels throughout the portal",[544,551,552],{},"Empty states, tooltips, and system messages",[544,554,555],{},"Date formatting and number conventions",[544,557,558],{},"Any portal description or welcome copy that the editor entered in that locale",[449,560,561,562,565],{},"The following elements are ",[463,563,564],{},"not affected"," by locale resolution:",[541,567,568,571,574],{},[544,569,570],{},"Asset filenames — always shown as uploaded",[544,572,573],{},"Asset metadata (descriptions, tags, notes, alt text) — shown in whichever language the editor typed them",[544,575,576],{},"Color token names, typography typeface names, and other editor-defined labels",[449,578,579],{},"This distinction matters for bilingual brand teams: boveDAM provides the bilingual portal shell, but editorial content within modules is the team's responsibility to manage in the appropriate language.",[453,581,583],{"id":582},"practical-examples","Practical examples",[449,585,586,589,590,592,593,595,596,598,599,601,602,604],{},[463,587,588],{},"Example 1 — New client, no preferences set:","\nA client in San Francisco opens a portal link for the first time. Their browser is set to ",[470,591,491],{},". The portal default is ",[470,594,495],{},". The workspace default is ",[470,597,495],{},". Resolution: the browser's ",[470,600,484],{}," header matches ",[470,603,491],{}," at step 2, so the client sees English — despite the portal default being Spanish.",[449,606,607,610,611,613],{},[463,608,609],{},"Example 2 — Returning client who switched languages:","\nThe same client previously used the language switcher to select Spanish. Their cookie is now ",[470,612,495],{},". On their next visit, step 1 resolves immediately to Spanish. Browser settings and portal defaults are irrelevant.",[449,615,616,619],{},[463,617,618],{},"Example 3 — Incognito browser, no cookie, no browser match:","\nA reviewer opens the portal in a private\u002Fincognito window with a browser language set to French (not a supported locale). Steps 1 and 2 both fail to resolve. boveDAM uses the portal's configured default at step 3.",[453,621,623],{"id":622},"how-the-language-toggle-updates-the-cookie","How the language toggle updates the cookie",[449,625,626],{},"When a visitor clicks the language switcher in the portal header, boveDAM:",[628,629,630,636,639],"ol",{},[544,631,632,633,635],{},"Writes the selected locale to the ",[470,634,472],{}," cookie with a long expiry (one year)",[544,637,638],{},"Re-renders the portal UI in the new locale without a full page reload",[544,640,641],{},"Logs the preference to the visitor's account profile if they are signed in",[449,643,644],{},"The cookie is set at the root domain level so it applies across all portals on boveDAM. Clearing the cookie or using a private browsing window returns the visitor to step 2 of the resolution chain on the next visit.",[449,646,647,648,528],{},"For instructions on manually clearing the preference, see ",[513,649,195],{"href":650},"\u002Fdocs\u002Fen-US\u002Fbilingual\u002Fsetting-your-language",{"title":652,"searchDepth":36,"depth":36,"links":653},"",[654,655,656,657],{"id":455,"depth":36,"text":456},{"id":531,"depth":36,"text":532},{"id":582,"depth":36,"text":583},{"id":622,"depth":36,"text":623},"md",{},true,{"title":200,"description":203},"2026-05-06","2NNwiQgyZxC69yUBRIPT8H4JWfunMdaR1xk1k2Zce8E",1780171531288]