Working with translations

Globalization has made foreign markets an increasingly important part of the business world. As you create content for these countries, you may need to translate and adapt your message to make sure you are appropriately understood. This process is called localization, while specific regions within a country are known as locales.

Note

Unlocalized entries retrieve data from the language that is used as a fallback. After that, you can localize the content, make the necessary changes, and translate it as needed.

Adding and editing translations

The entry editor can be used to add translations after locales have been configured and activated.

To add translations for an entry, perform the following steps:

  1. From the Content Editor, go to the tree item that you wish to translate. The entry editor will open.
  2. In the sidebar, under Translations tab, select the language using the language selector option.
    This opens an unlocalized copy of the original entry with content inherited from its fallback language.
  3. Replace the existing content with the content in the appropriate language.
  4. Click Save.

Localizing assets

Similar to entries, your media assets can have many language versions. The media library is where translations for assets are added.

To localize an asset:, perform the following steps:

  1. Click the Media library in the left navigation bar.
  2. Select the asset you want to translate.
  3. In the sidebar, under Translations tab, select the language using the language selector option.
  4. Replace the existing asset with the asset in the appropriate language.
  5. Click Save.

Using machine translation

Penzle includes an AI translation feature, which is powered by the Microsoft Translation Service. Like most software-based translations, a person fluent in the new language must verify that the content is appropriate for its context.

The machine translation feature lets you choose a glossary (field, industry, or subject area). This helps the software find the best translation for a term or phrase in that field.

To add translations for an entry, perform the following steps:

  1. From the Content Editor, go to the tree item that you wish to translate. The entry editor will open.
  2. In the sidebar, under Translations tab, select an original language using the language selector option (that is, the language from which it will be translated)
  3. Click Translate Content. The Translation screen appears. If the content should refer to a specific glossary, select one from the drop-down list.
  4. Click Translate. The translation appears.
  5. If the translation looks OK, click Paste Content. The translated content replaces the original content in the editor. Modify as needed.