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User interface
The user interface of PLA 3.0 includes graphical and textual elements designed for daily workflows.
Tasks
Learn how to configure your preferences, change your account details and password, set up print profiles, and change the user interface language.
Change user interface language
Change the language of your PLA 3.0 application.

Get started
Overview of the PLA 3.0 software, its ongoing improvements and version updates, and the available trial options.
Key concepts
Structural foundation for daily work and support for method development from initial design to routine production.
Data analysis
Analytical methods, comprehensive analysis, assay workflows, and statistical process control.
Data import
Import of external response values and observation data into PLA 3.0 for further processing and evaluation.
User interface
The user interface of PLA 3.0 includes graphical and textual elements designed for daily workflows.
- Login dialog
  Use the Login dialog to select the database you want to work with and sign in. Refresh your information package, manage databases, perform an Installation Qualification, and find information on the PLA 3.0 system.
- Main window
  When you log in to PLA 3.0, the main window opens, providing a set of basic items.
- Document pane
  When you create a new or open an existing document, the document pane opens on the right side of the PLA 3.0 main window. This pane is your main area when working with documents.
- Dashboard
  Use the document dashboard on the right side of the PLA 3.0 main window to get an overview of your document data and view recent changes. In the case of biological assay documents, the dashboard shows document definitions and a graphical summary of calculation results.
- Content editor
  The Content editor is the main editor for all document types and opens by default when you create a document.
- Data editors
  Use data editors to enter observation data and set up assay layouts. Each editor has the same data but provides a different view on your data.
- Keyboard shortcuts
  Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys. Use them as an alternative way to do something that you would typically do with a mouse.
- Tasks
  Learn how to configure your preferences, change your account details and password, set up print profiles, and change the user interface language.
  - Configure your preferences
    Configure the preferences of your PLA 3.0 installation.
  - Change your account details
    You can select a different avatar or add additional information about your user account.
  - Change your password
    You can change your login password.
  - Set up print profiles
    Set up profiles for reports, attachments, and barcodes for the formats PNG, JPEG, GIF, and PDF.
  - Change user interface language
    Change the language of your PLA 3.0 application.
Installation and update
Deployment, installation, and update of PLA 3.0, including initial and advanced setup.
Licensing
The licensing solution of PLA 3.0, available licensing options, and the activation and management of licenses.
Administration
Setup and maintenance of databases and add-ons, user accounts, access rights, and migration and update procedures.
Regulatory compliance
PLA 3.0 supports users in achieving compliance with regulations such as ISPE GAMP^® 5 and 21 CFR Part 11.
Glossary
Definitions of central terminology used in PLA 3.0.

Change user interface language

Change the language of your PLA 3.0 application.

About this task

By default, PLA 3.0 starts in the language of your operating system. The user interface is available in English and German. You can change the user interface to any of these two languages.

Note:

The decimal number formats in English and German differ from each other. When you change the language, the decimal number format changes as well.

Procedure

To change the language from German to English:

Create a desktop shortcut of your PLA 3.0 application. If you already have a desktop shortcut, copy it.
Rename the shortcut.

Tip:
For English (US), select PLA 3.0.exe en_US as an easily recognizable name.
Right-click the desktop icon and select Properties.
In the Properties dialog, go to Shortcut.
In the Target text box, after the existing path, add a space followed by -nl en_US.

Figure 1. The Properties dialog of a PLA 3.0.exe desktop shortcut
To save and close the dialog, select OK.