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Defining a New Language and Exporting All Text for Translation

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Define a new language on the Languages page.
Export text strings to a file that you can send to a translator.
Import translated text strings from a file to the installation.
To use the New Language wizard
1. Select Installation Expert > Languages page.
2. Click Add at the right of the page.
The Specify Language Details page appears.
3. Complete the page. The information you need to enter depends on what you plan to
do; for details, see the topics listed in the next step. Then click Next.
The Export/Import Text Strings for Language page appears.
4. Mark one of the following options:
Export
Export all text strings to a file for translation into this new language. This is the
option most typically used.
See Defining a New Language and Exporting All Text for Translation
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Import
Import a file containing translated text strings for this language. Do this if you
already have translated text strings for this language.
See Importing All Text Strings With the New Language Wizard
None
Add a new language with text strings in the default language. Do this when you
want to add a new language to the Languages page now and translate the
strings later.
5. If you select None, click Finish to add the language to the Languages page and exit
the wizard. If you select Export or Import, click Next. Additional pages appear; for
details, see the topics listed in the preceding step.
If the language you need is not one of the 25 pre-translated languages, you can define
the new language on the Languages page, then export strings from the installation.
Later, you have the strings translated and import the translated strings.
To define a new language and export all text for translation
1. Select Installation Expert > Languages page.
2. From Current Release, select a release.
3. Click Add at the right of the page.
The New Language wizard appears with the Specify Language Details page.
4. Complete the page:
Language Name
Enter a name for the new language.
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