--- title: "Applying a Locale" description: "Locales are configured in the Localization editor on the account level and applied to each Booking page and Master page individually." url: "https://help.staticso2.com/scheduleonce/customization-branding/localization-customer-text/applying-locale" --- Locales are configured in the [Localization editor](https://help.staticso2.com/scheduleonce/customization-branding/localization-customer-text/localization-editor "The Localization editor") on the account level and applied to each [Booking page](https://help.staticso2.com/scheduleonce/event-types-booking-pages/booking-pages/introduction-to-booking-pages "Introduction to Booking pages") and [Master page](https://help.staticso2.com/scheduleonce/master-pages-resource-pools/master-pages/introduction-to-master-pages "Introduction to Master pages") individually. When a locale is applied to a page, any subsequent changes made to that locale are visible to the Customer. The applied locale determines the language of the page and the date/time formats used. In this article, you’ll learn about applying a locale to a Booking page or Master page and to Customer notifications. ## Applying a locale to a Booking page or Master page [Section titled “Applying a locale to a Booking page or Master page”](#applying-a-locale-to-a-booking-page-or-master-page) 1. Go to **Booking pages** in the bar on the left. 2. Select the [Booking page](https://help.staticso2.com/scheduleonce/event-types-booking-pages/booking-pages/booking-pages-overview "Booking page: Overview section") or [Master page](https://help.staticso2.com/scheduleonce/master-pages-resource-pools/master-pages/master-pages-overview "Master Page: Overview section") that you want to localize. 3. In the page’s **Overview** section, use the **Locale** drop-down menu to select the locale you want to apply to that page (Figure 1). The change is automatically saved. ![](https://help.staticso2.com/_astro/locale.BXNtVF31_Z1CJpat.png)Figure 1: Booking page Overview section Note Applying a locale to a Master page always overrides the locales applied to any Booking pages included in that Master page. ## Applying a locale to Customer notifications [Section titled “Applying a locale to Customer notifications”](#applying-a-locale-to-customer-notifications) The locale of the Booking page or Master page determines the date/time formats and the language of the [Dynamic fields](https://help.staticso2.com/scheduleonce/customization-branding/notification-templates-editor/dynamic-fields "Dynamic fields") in [Customer notifications](https://help.staticso2.com/scheduleonce/event-types-booking-pages/customer-notifications/customer-notification-scenarios "Customer notification scenarios") including outgoing emails, [SMS messages](https://help.staticso2.com/scheduleonce/event-types-booking-pages/sms-notifications/sending-sms-notifications-to-users "Sending SMS notifications to Users"), and the calendar event. The text in these notifications is automatically translated. * Dynamic fields in notifications are only translated for Customer notifications based on Custom templates. Dynamic fields in User notifications and Default templates always remain in English. * Static text is not automatically translated. To translate the static text of these notifications, you’ll need to use [Custom notification templates](https://help.staticso2.com/scheduleonce/customization-branding/booking-forms-editor/creating-and-editing-custom-fields "Creating and editing Custom fields"). ## Localization of Default notification templates vs. Custom notification templates [Section titled “Localization of Default notification templates vs. Custom notification templates”](#localization-of-default-notification-templates-vs-custom-notification-templates) | | **Default templates** | **Custom templates** | | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | User notifications by email and SMS | OnceHub Dynamic fields are shown in English. Date/time format follows [User profile settings](https://help.staticso2.com/profile-management/managing-your-profile-in-oncehub#customizing-your-date-and-time-settings "Profile: Date and time section"). | OnceHub Dynamic fields are shown in English. Date/time format follows [User profile settings](https://help.staticso2.com/profile-management/managing-your-profile-in-oncehub#customizing-your-date-and-time-settings "Profile: Date and time section"). | | Customer notifications by email and SMS and the calendar event | OnceHub Dynamic fields are shown in English. Date/time format follows [User profile settings](https://help.staticso2.com/profile-management/managing-your-profile-in-oncehub#customizing-your-date-and-time-settings "Profile: Date and time section"). | OnceHub dynamic fields such as time zone, country, and location are shown in the locale selected on the Booking page. Date/time format follows [locale settings](https://help.staticso2.com/scheduleonce/customization-branding/localization-customer-text/localization-editor "The Localization editor"). | ## Setting a default locale [Section titled “Setting a default locale”](#setting-a-default-locale) The account’s default locale is set under the [Localization editor](https://help.staticso2.com/scheduleonce/customization-branding/localization-customer-text/localization-editor "The Localization editor"). To set a locale as your default locale, select the desired locale from the locale list and then click **Set as default locale** at the top of the page (Figure 2). ![](https://help.staticso2.com/_astro/1569944135595.BNWoXEDb_Z1COR32.png)Figure 2: Set your default locale The default locale will be automatically applied to any newly created page, but existing pages will not be affected.