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title: "Offline customization: additional actions"
description: For additional tasks for offline customization of the SMS authentication message, see the following sections.
component: pingid
page_id: pingid:pingid_service_management:pid_offline_customization_additional_actions
canonical_url: http://docs.pingidentity.com/pingid/pingid_service_management/pid_offline_customization_additional_actions.html
revdate: January 28, 2024
section_ids:
  restoring-a-previously-removed-language: Restoring a previously removed language
  reverting-to-default-languages-and-sms-texts: Reverting to default languages and SMS texts
---

# Offline customization: additional actions

For additional tasks for offline customization of the SMS authentication message, see the following sections.

## Restoring a previously removed language

1. In the admin portal, go to the **Localizations** window.

2. Click **Download Current File** and extract it.

3. If you do not have the default `.zip` file, click **Download Ping Defaults**.

4. Copy the relevant language properties file from the template to your extracted files directory.

5. Edit the language properties files as required.

6. Rebuild the `.zip` properties file.

7. Upload the zipped file.

## Reverting to default languages and SMS texts

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|   | The following steps use the example in [Managing offline customization of the SMS authentication message](pid_managing_offline_customization_of_sms_authentication_message.html). |

1. In the admin portal, go to the **Localizations** window.

2. Under **Choose File**, click **Remove**.

   The proposed action is summarized.

   ![A screen capture of the Localization window, showing the languages in the current file that will be removed. The languages updated and languages removed are surrounded by a red rectangle..](_images/paw1572530361041.png)

3. Click **Save**.

   A confirmation window opens.

   ![A screen capture of the confirmation window. The message starts with Important in all caps and the phrase to confirm "Removing your localization file will reset your languages to Ping defaults." After the message is the Confirm button and the hyperlink to Cancel.](_images/icc1572525151906.png)

4. Click **Confirm**.

   All languages become available with their default SMS messages.