# Enabling subtitles on all managed users

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/enabling-subtitles-on-all-managed-users/185759>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [March 22, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enabling-subtitles-on-all-managed-users/185759 "2017-03-22T22:57:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![smc91184](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@smc91184](https://forums.plex.tv/u/smc91184)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enabling-subtitles-on-all-managed-users/185759/1 "2017-03-22T22:57:05Z")

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Does anyone know of an easy way of turning on all subtitles on for each of my managed users? When I create a new user subtitles are not selected when a user looks at a movie or tv show.

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enabling-subtitles-on-all-managed-users/185759/2 "2017-03-22T23:13:10Z")

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Unfortunately, this tool is still the only option to set language preferences for managed users:

> **[MovieFan's Database Tool for Plex](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/120292/moviefans-database-tool-for-plex/p1#top)**
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> Update 4/14/2015   - Change added\_at date routine now located in Library sub-routine.  Can now be done on a per library basis. - Added Find Unmatched feature.  This will identify media on your system not matched up in Plex.   \*Note - The Find...

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**Author:** ![smc91184](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@smc91184](https://forums.plex.tv/u/smc91184)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enabling-subtitles-on-all-managed-users/185759/3 "2017-03-23T18:27:07Z")

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> @OttoKerner said:  
> Unfortunately, this tool is still the only option to set language preferences for managed users:  
> [https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/120292/moviefans-database-tool-for-plex/p1#top](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/120292/moviefans-database-tool-for-plex/p1#top)

Thank you for the information!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enabling-subtitles-on-all-managed-users/185759/4 "2020-01-07T22:59:44Z")

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