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title: How do I change Address field wording to reflect how my country write addresses? | Paperform Help Center | Paperform
description: You can change the language for the Address sub-fields by creating a custom translation under Theme → Translations.
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How do I change Address field wording to reflect how my country writes addresses?
### Appearance & Theming

If the language of your Address question's fields needs to be changed, you can do so by using a Custom Translation on your form. An example of changing the language could be "State" to "Town".

Here's how to do this:

 1. Navigate to your form editor, and go to the Theme & Appearance Configuration Panel.
 1. At the bottom of the Configuration Panel, navigate to the "Translations" tab.

![An overview of Theme's Translations configuration page.](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/translations-tab.png)
 1. Click the "Edit Translations" button.

![The "Edit Translations" button within Theme & Appearance → Translations](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/edit-translations-button.png)
 1. Customize your translation as necessary, ensuring you complete the "Translation Title" and "Translation Language" fields at the top.
 1. Locate the relevant wording from your form in the list provided.
 1. Once you've finished making changes as necessary, scroll to the bottom and click the "Create Translation" button.

![The "Create Translation" button within Theme & Appearance → Translations](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/create-translation-button01.png)
 1. Make sure your new translation shows in the "Translations" list with the word "Selected" next to it. If this isn't present, click the button labeled "Use" next to your new translation.

![An example line item and individual controls for a selected translation under Theme & Appearance → Translations](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/list-of-translations.png)

Your translated language should now be present on your form!

### Gotchas

 - While the language for the user submitting your form will change, any language on the editor will remain default (for example, when using [Answer Piping](https://paperform.co/help/articles/answer-piping-guide/)).
 - If you don't complete a field when setting up a new translation, the empty fields will default back to English.

### Related Articles
  [How does the address field work and how do I add one?  On a blank line, type "/address" and select "Address" from the popup menu, or click the "Add questions" button and select "Address" from the question dropdown.](/help/articles/address-field/)
[Is Google Address Search available on address fields?  We support searching for and suggesting addresses using Google's services for fields using the type "Address" (or "Address fields"), available with specific pricing plans.](/help/articles/is-address-autocomplete-from-google-maps-available/)
[Can I restrict the country in the address question?  You can set restrict the country field within an address question by enabling the field configuration option "Restrict addresses to a country". You can then select the desired country using the dropdown menu.](/help/articles/can-i-set-a-default-country-in-the-address-question/)