Add a Language for translation
This page shows the Administrator how to select and add one or more languages to traslate the platform verbiage.
How to add a language for translation?
How to translate platform verbiage?
How to edit machine translated text?
How to bulk edit translations?
How to activate a translated language?
How to delete a translated language?
How to change the default language?
How to set preferred language by a user?
How to add a language for translation?
Translation module allows the administrator to use the platform in multiple languages. To add a language:
- Login to the Thanks application.
- On the right side of the page, click Admin > Translation.
Note: English is listed as the default language. To change the default language, see the section on "How to change the default language?" - On the Add Language button on the top right hand corner, click Add Language button.
- Select your language from the list of 100+ languages. Click here to view the list of all languages supported.
- Click Save button to add your language.

How to translate platform verbiage?
- Login to the Thanks application.
- On the right side of the page, click Admin > Translation.
Note: By default, the language you added will be in Inactive status. - Against your added language, Click on the list icon on the right hand corner.
- Select Translate option. This will translate all the platform verbiage into your language.

How to edit machine translated text?
- Login to the Thanks application.
- On the right side of the page, click Admin > Translation.
- Against your added language, Click on the list icon on the right hand corner.
- Select Translate option. This will show translated text of all the platform verbiage into your language.
- In the search bar under the language pair (for example English - Deutsche), select the word you wish to translate.
Alteratively, you can scroll the page for the list of words translated. - Click on the Translated Language text to edit machine translated text.
- Click on Save button to save your changes.

How to bulk edit translations?
- Login to the Thanks application.
- On the right side of the page, click Admin > Translation.
- Against your added language, Click on the list icon on the right hand corner.
- Select Translate option. This will show translated text of all the platform verbiage into your language.
- Click on the Download icon under the language pair (for example English - Deutsche).
This will download all the platform verbiage into MS Excel which you can edit manually. - Click on the Bulk Upload button, select MS Excel file with your edits and click on Upload Translation button to upload your manually edited verbiage.

How to activate a translated language?
- Login to the Thanks application.
- On the right side of the page, click Admin > Translation.
- Against your added language, Click on the list icon on the right hand corner.
- Select Activate option. This will show translated text to all users who choose that language as their preferred language. See "How to set your preferred language?".

How to delete a translated language?
- Login to the Thanks application.
- On the right side of the page, click Admin > Translation.
- Against your added language, Click on the list icon on the right hand corner.
- Select Delete option.

How to change the default language?
- Login to the Thanks application.
- On the right side of the page, click Admin > Translation.
- Against your added language, Click on the list icon on the right hand corner.
- Select Mark as default option.

How to set preferred language by a user?
- Login to the Thanks application.
- On the right side of the page, click Profile > Change Language.
- Select your preferred language, Click on the Save button.
