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Download and translate select content for translation using excel format
  • 08 Jun 2023
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Download and translate select content for translation using excel format

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Whatfix Desktop enables content creators to download select content in the excel format for translation.

Download select content in the excel format

Use the following steps to download select content for translation:

  1. On the Whatfix Desktop Dashboard, select the content you want to translate.
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  2. Click the Export language files icon.
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  3. On the pop-up, choose .xlsx format.
    DB_translations_selectexcel.png

  4. In the Choose language: section, using the dropdown select the target language for translation.
    DB_translations_selectcontent_selectLanguage.png

  5. Click Download.
    DB_translations_selectcontent_ClickDownload.png

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The language file gets downloaded in .zip format.

Translating select content in excel format

Once the language file is downloaded on your system, translate the content in excel format.

Use the following steps to translate the content in the downloaded excel format:

  1. Extract the zip file and open the excel format.
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  • If it's the first time you're translating to the language, translate content in the sheet Full.
    DB_Translation_Excel_Full.png

  • If you're translating the new content created, translate content in the sheet Delta.
    DB_Translation_Excel_Delta.png

  1. Translate the content in the target language column.
    DB_Translations_Translate content.png
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  • You receive the following error when the downloaded content exceeds the character limit of the excel and cannot be translated in the excel format.
    • Error: Field could not be exported due to Excel character limit. Please update the translation on Whatfix Dashboard.
  • This content can be translated using Whatfix UI.
  1. Once the files are translated, convert them into a .zip file using a compressor tool and upload them.
    For more information, see Use excel format to upload translated content.


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