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Windows Installer Editor Reference
If you need to translate larger amounts of text, export the text strings to a file.
See
Translating Text Strings by Exporting to a File
To translate a small amount of text
1.
Select Installation Expert > Languages page.
2.
From Current Release, select a release.
3.
Click Strings at the right of the page.
The Language Strings dialog box appears.
4.
From Language, select a language. The Language Strings dialog box shows the
text strings for that language.
5.
In the Translated Text column, click the text to change and press Enter.
6.
Enter new text or change the existing text.
7.
Press Enter.
You can observe the change in the corresponding table in the Tables tab in Setup Editor.
Similarly, you can change text in the Tables tab or the Dialogs tab, then observe the
change here in the Language Strings dialog box.
See
Changing Text in Installation Expert and Setup
Changing Text in Installation Expert and Setup
Editor
You can change translated text for any of the selected languages in certain areas of
Installation Expert and Setup Editor. Do this when you have only a small amount of text
to be changed and you know the translation for that text.
If you need to translate larger amounts of text, export the text strings to a file.
See
Translating Text Strings by Exporting to a File
To change translated text
1.
From the Language menu, select a language.
2.
Go to the table, dialog box, or Installation Expert page that contains the text string,
file name, or directory name to edit.
3.
Change the text. Note that the text is changed only for the language you selected
from the Language menu.
You can observe the change in the Language Strings dialog box. Similarly, you can
change translated text in the Language Strings dialog box, then observe the change in
Installation Expert or Setup Editor.
See
Translating Text on the Language Strings Dialog
Tables and columns that contain text strings you can translate
You can edit the strings in Setup Editor > Tables tab, in other Setup Editor tabs, or in
Installation Expert.
Translating an Installation
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Editor.
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