# Localize a message template

## Localize a message template

Updating your message template's default language or adding support for more languages is easy.

1. In the editor of a message template, click **Settings** at the top of the screen.
2. To add a new language, open the **Languages** tab and click **Add a new language**.
3. Select your desired language from the dropdown list.
4. Return to the **Editor**.
5. Use the language drop-down in the top right-hand corner of the canvas to switch between languages.
6. Click the content that you want to localize and make the changes in the panel on the right-hand side.

### Preview a localized message template

Once you've localized a template and added different languages, you can see how the localized template looks before you send it.

1. In the editor of a localized message template, click **Preview** at the top of the screen.
2.  Use the language drop-down in the top right-hand corner of the canvas to switch between languages.


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