Localization

Updated on May 7, 2026

To change the default English localization provider you should use the CurrentProvider static property of the SpreadsheetLocalizationProvider class. For example, you can load the string from a XML file like this:

C#

public void FileProvider()
{
    SpreadsheetLocalizationProvider.CurrentProvider = SpreadsheetLocalizationProvider.FromFile(@"C:\SpreadSheedStringsFile");
}

VB.NET

    Public Sub FileProvider()
        SpreadsheetLocalizationProvider.CurrentProvider = SpreadsheetLocalizationProvider.FromFile("C:\SpreadSheedStringsFile")
    End Sub

You can download a XML file that contains all the currently used strings from here: Strings file

SpreadsheetLocalizationProvider contains all strings related to the RadSpreadsheetRibbonBar as well.

Another approach is to create a custom localization provider class which inherits SpreadsheetLocalizationProvider. In it you should just override the GetLocalizedString method and return the localized string depending on current id.

C#

public class MySpreadsheetLocalizationProvider : SpreadsheetLocalizationProvider
{
    public override string GetLocalizedString(string id)
    {
        switch (id)
        {
            //----------------------
            case "Spreadsheet_Workbook":
                return "Spreadsheet Workbook";
           //----------------------
        }
        return base.GetLocalizedString(id);
    }
}

VB.NET

Public Class MySpreadsheetLocalizationProvider
    Inherits SpreadsheetLocalizationProvider

    Public Overrides Function GetLocalizedString(ByVal id As String) As String
        Select Case id
                '----------------------
            Case "Spreadsheet_Workbook"
                Return "Spreadsheet Workbook"
                '----------------------
        End Select
        Return MyBase.GetLocalizedString(id)
    End Function
End Class

The following code snippet shows how you can use the new class:

C#

public Localization()
{
    SpreadsheetLocalizationProvider.CurrentProvider = new MySpreadsheetLocalizationProvider();
    InitializeComponent();
}

VB.NET

    Public Sub New()
        SpreadsheetLocalizationProvider.CurrentProvider = New MySpreadsheetLocalizationProvider()
        InitializeComponent()
    End Sub

It is necessary to set the SpreadsheetLocalizationProvider. CurrentProvider property before initializing the components.