Using Machine Translation

You can use a configured machine translator to translate stings in a Language Pack. You can choose to translate a set of strings or all strings in a Language Pack.

Note: To quickly translate selected strings in the Language Pack Editor, use the Quick Translation feature. See Using Machine Translation.
  1. Verify that you have a machine translator configured for your system. See Configure Machine Translators.
  2. Open the Language Pack Editor.
  3. If you want to translate a set of strings, select them in the Grid.
  4. Click the Translator icon ().
    The Translate Language Pack dialog opens.
  5. Select the following options:
    Option Description
    Translator Select the translator configured for your system.
    Translate All Select this option to translate all of the strings in the Language Pack.
    Translate Selected Items Select this option to translate the strings you selected before you opened the Translate Language Pack dialog.
    Only translate items that have not been translated Select this option to use the machine translator for strings with an "untranslated" status or strings with empty target rows.
    Do not translate locked items Select this option to have the machine translator skip locked items.
    Maximum number of words per string Select this option to limit the machine translation to strings under a specified character size. This enables you to use machine translation for short strings. You can then manually translate strings with a larger number of characters.
  6. Click OK.
    Strings in the Target column are translated based on selections made in the Translate Language Pack dialog.

Using Quick Translation

Use the Quick Translation feature to quickly translate selected strings in the Language Pack Editor. Quick translation uses the options defined in the Translate Language Pack dialog.

To use Quick Translation:

  1. Verify that you have a machine translator configured for your system. See Configure Machine Translators.
  2. Open the Language Pack Editor.
  3. In the Language Pack Editor, select strings you want to translate.
  4. Right click, and then select Quick Translation Selected Items With, and then select your configured machine translator.
    The selected items are translated into the language defined for the Language Pack.