Photoshop: change language to German - how it works
In this practical tip, we explain how to change the language to German in the Adobe Photoshop image processing program.
The language pack: Requirement for Photoshop in German
To switch the program language from Photoshop to German, the corresponding language pack must be installed. If this is the case for you, you have three options to do this: Otherwise, you first have to install it from your Photoshop DVD or buy it from Adobe. Alternatively, just download
- You put your Photoshop DVD in the drive and install the German language pack over it.
- You buy the language pack from Adobe.
- You download the free trial version of Photoshop CS6, install it and copy the folder "de_DE" from the program folder under "Locales". Then insert this again in the same place in your Photoshop version.
The photo editing program Photoshop in German
The following example applies to Photoshop CS5. However, the procedure is relatively similar in the other versions.
- To change the language, first click on the "Edit" menu item.
- In the pull-down menu, you then choose - depending on the Photoshop version - for "Preferences" or "Settings". In the pull-down menu under "Edit" it is always the last option offered - no matter what it is called in the respective Photoshop version.
- In the "Preferences" menu you are usually in the "General" settings, otherwise switch to the area.
- Then just click on "Interface" and finally set the language setting to "German".
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