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</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="004" resname="IDS_TEST">
<source></source>
</trans-unit>
</body>
</file>
</xliff>
Translating text in the Strings panel or an XML file
After you finish authoring your document, have assigned IDs to all the text in the Strings
panel and selected all the languages into which you want to translate the document, you can
send it to translators. When sending files to translators, you need to include not only the FLA
file but also the folders for the XML files and the XML file for each language.
Translators can either work directly in the language columns in the Strings panel or work in
the XML files for each language to translate the FLA file to selected languages. If you translate
directly in the XML file, you must either import the XML file to the Strings panel or save it in
the default directory for that language. For more information, see “Importing an XML file
into the Strings panel” on page 380.
To translate text in the Strings panel:
1. Select Window > Other Panels > Strings to open the Strings panel.
2. For each language to be translated, select the appropriate language column, then type the
translated text for that language to be associated with each string ID.
3. To show the text on the Stage in the language you selected, select the language in the Stage
Language field.
4. When you are finished, save, publish, or test the file.
All XML files for all languages are overwritten with the information in the Strings panel.
To translate text in an XML file:
1. Using an XML file editor or translating software, open the folder for the desired language,
then the XML file for that language. The XML file is populated with the IDs for each text
string.
2. Enter the text string for the language next to the ID. For more information, see “English
source version sample” on page 378 and “French version sample” on page 378.
3. If necessary, import the translated XML file into the Strings panel. For more information,
see the following section.
NOTE
If you want to preserve the translation in an XML file, save it in a different folder.
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