ASP.NET Globalization and Localization

Globalization is the process of designing and developing applications that function for multiple cultures. Localization is the process of customizing your application for a given culture and locale. The topics in this section describe how to create ASP.NET Web applications that can be adapted to different languages and cultures.

In This Section

• Localizing ASP.NET Web Pages By Using Resources

• How to: Set the Culture and UI Culture for ASP.NET Web Page Globalization

• How to: Select an Encoding for ASP.NET Web Page Globalization

• HTML Layout Guidelines for ASP.NET Web Page Globalization

• Bidirectional Support for ASP.NET Web Applications

Related Sections

• Encoding and Localization
  Provides information about globalizing applications.

• Script Globalization and Localization
  Provides information about AJAX features in ASP.NET for globalizing and localizing client script.