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Globalizing Windows Forms applications

Globalization is the process of designing and developing a software product that functions for multiple cultures.

In this section

International Fonts in Windows Forms and Controls
Explains when and how to select fonts for display of international characters on Windows Forms.

Bi-Directional Support for Windows Forms Applications
Explains how to create Windows-based applications that support bi-directional (right-to-left) languages.

Display of Asian Characters with the ImeMode Property
Introduces the ImeMode property, which is used to control the type of input a Windows Form or control accepts.

Related sections

• Globalizing and localizing .NET applications

• Walkthrough: Downloading Satellite Assemblies on Demand with the ClickOnce Deployment API Using the Designer

• Localizing ClickOnce Applications

• Walkthrough: Downloading Satellite Assemblies on Demand with the ClickOnce Deployment API

• How to: Set the Culture and UI Culture for Windows Forms Globalization

• How to: Create Mirrored Windows Forms and Controls

• How to: Support Localization on Windows Forms Using AutoSize and the TableLayoutPanel Control

• Walkthrough: Localizing Windows Forms

• Walkthrough: Creating a Layout That Adjusts Proportion for Localization