# Installing an OCR Engine and Changing the Language

> To add a language to your system and then use it in your workflow:

## Microsoft OCR

### Windows 10

To add a language to your system and then use it in your workflow:

1. Go to Start Menu > Settings, the **Windows Settings** window opens. Make sure to maximize the window.
2. Access **Time & Language**, the **Date & time** window opens.
3. On the left side menu, select **Region & language**. Under **Languages**, click **Add a language**.
4. Choose your preferred language and click **Next**. The **Install language features** window opens.
5. Uncheck the **Set as my Windows display language** check box. Click **Install** and wait for the installation to finish.
6. Restart UiPath Studio for new languages to become available. The language can now be used in Studio by adding its name between quotation marks (“Japanese”).

![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/activities/activities-docs-image-171853-df01b584.gif)

   :::note
   If a language is simply added and not installed it cannot be used by the Microsoft OCR engine. Not all system languages are supported.
   :::

### Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

The Microsoft OCR engine needs to be manually installed.

1. Download and install Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 [32-bit](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16573) or [64-bit](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24309).
2. Choose your Office version and language [here](https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Language-Accessory-Pack-for-Office-82ee1236-0f9a-45ee-9c72-05b026ee809f), and follow the instructions to set up the desired language.

## Tesseract OCR

1. Search for the desired language file [on this page](https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tessdata).
2. Save the file in the **tessdata** folder of the UiPath installation directory (`C:\Program Files\UiPath\Studio\tessdata`).

![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/activities/activities-docs-image-169973-af6677a4.webp)

3. Restart UiPath Studio for the new languages to become available. The language can now be used in Studio by adding its name between quotation marks (“ron”).

![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/activities/activities-docs-image-172516-d4fd59b5.webp)

## ABBYY OCR

:::important
ABBYY FineReader Engine SDK is required. The engine only works with a license distributed by the UiPath sales department.
:::

1. Contact our sales department to obtain a functional ABBYY FineReader Engine SDK License.
   1. Access the [Contact us](https://www.uipath.com/contact-us) page.
   2. Go to [Technical Support & Activations](https://www.uipath.com/contact-technical-and-activations).
   3. Request a license by filling up the form.
   4. Choose “Service Request” after providing a Name and Email.
2. Press **Win + S** to open up Search.
3. Type CMD and then press **Ctrl + Shift + Enter**. This opens Command Prompt with Administrator Privileges.
4. Navigate to the download directory.
      :::note
      Use `cd..` to go up one folder and `cd folder_name` to access a specific folder in Command Prompt.
      :::
5. Type `Setup.exe /qb /v INSTALLDIR="C:\Abbyy\FR11" SN=serialkey ARCH=x86 LICENSESRV=Yes`.

   * The `/qb` and `/v` switches handle the interface and caching options.
   * `INSTALLDIR` is the installation path.
   * `SN` is the serial number obtained at step 1.
   * `ARCH` represents the installation architecture which needs to match that of UiPath Studio.
6. Navigate to the Bin folder in the installation directory. It should look something like `C:\abbyy\fr11\Bin`.
7. Type `LicenseManager.exe /SilentActivation /SN:serialkey` to activate the license key.

   * The `/SilentActivation` switch disables user prompts.
   * `SN` is the serial number obtained at step 1.
8. Restart UiPath Studio to use ABBYY OCR.