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title: "Worldview | Guides | Map design"
description: "Map localization: language, translation, units, and disputed borders."
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# Worldview

The **Worldview** section of the **Settings** panel in MapTiler Map Designer allows changing map **language**, **translation**, **units,** and **borders**. You can find the Settings panel as a **third icon** on the left side menu or use the **Alt+S** shortcut.

![global-settings.png](./21513603860113_b40fd72b12.webp)

## Language

The language menu contains many **different world languages** or a **local** option. Local is the native language of the country where the map feature is located. All MapTiler styles have the **“Defined by style”** option selected by default. This means there is a combination of languages selected by our cartographers.

If the data have different languages tagged in the `name` attributes, it will change with this setting. You can check this after clicking on a specific layer and switching to the Data tab.

## Translation

To enable translation, you need to **select a language** for your map. You can then add labels in any other language **under** your initial language choice.

## Units

Units allow switching between **meters and feet** globally. You will see this setting only if there are layers with units in your map. By default, [Outdoor](https://cloud.maptiler.com/maps/outdoor-v4/), [Winter](https://cloud.maptiler.com/maps/winter-v4/), [Topo](https://cloud.maptiler.com/maps/topo-v4/) and [Ocean](https://cloud.maptiler.com/maps/ocean-v4/) map styles include it. This setting is visible in mountain peaks’ elevation or contours. MapTiler styles have the **“Mixed”** option selected by default. This means there are Feet used for the US, whereas the rest of the world uses Meters.

## Borders

In the Borders settings, you can choose your **preferred disputed borders** view. See [Disputed borders](https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/worldview/borders/) for details.