Setting Language & Time Format

Univents has three separate settings related to "language" that control different things: the display language of your own interface, the content language your workspace uses for newly created content, and your personal time format. This article shows you where to find each one.

Changing the interface display language

If you want Univents shown to you in German or English — menu items, buttons, and labels — use the small language switcher at the top of the header, visible on every page of your workspace:

1. Click the DE or EN label at the top of the header.
2. Choose the desired language from the dropdown that opens.
3. The page reloads immediately and shows the interface in the selected language.

Your browser remembers this choice (not your user account) for one year — on a different device or browser you'll need to set it again. German and English are currently available.

Setting the content language for new content

Separately from the display language, you set which language new categories, booking questions, booking pages, invoices, and emails are drafted in by default. This setting applies to the whole workspace, not just to you personally:

1. Open Settings (gear icon in the left navigation).
2. Click the Sprache ("Language") card in the hub (or select Sprache in the left settings menu under "Univents").
3. In the Basis-Sprache des Accounts ("account base language") field, choose between 🇩🇪 Deutsch and 🇬🇧 English.
4. Click Speichern ("Save").

Existing content isn't automatically translated or converted — the setting only affects content created going forward. You can additionally maintain translations in other languages for individual pieces of content.

Setting the time format

On the same Einstellungen > Sprache page, you decide whether times in input fields are shown and entered in 24-hour format or 12-hour format with AM/PM:

1. Open Einstellungen > Sprache.
2. In the Zeitformat ("Time format") section, choose between 24-Stunden (example: 14:30) and 12-Stunden (AM/PM) (example: 2:30 PM).
3. Click Speichern.

This setting is personal to you, not workspace-wide — every team member can pick their own time format. The same time is always stored internally regardless of the display format chosen; only how it's entered and shown in forms changes.

Frequently asked questions

I want to switch the interface to German — where do I do that? Use the small DE/EN switcher at the top of the header, not the Sprache settings page. The settings page only controls the content language for new content and your personal time format.

I can't find a 24-hour time in the input fields. Open Einstellungen > Sprache and switch the Zeitformat section to 24-Stunden. The setting applies immediately to every time input field in your account.

If I set the content language to English, will my interface also switch to English? No. The content language (account base language) only determines the default language of newly created categories, booking pages, invoices, and emails. You set your own interface language independently, via the switcher in the header.

Does everyone in the workspace see the same time format? No. The time format is a personal, per-user setting — everyone can choose 24-hour or AM/PM for themselves, regardless of what colleagues have set.

Are existing invoices or categories re-translated when I change the content language? No. The change only applies to content created going forward. Existing content stays unchanged, though you can still add translations to it manually.