Information for Translators

Create a New Translation

1. From any page, click the Translate button at the bottom of the page. The Translate Page page appears.
   
   

   The Translate button appears at the bottom of each wiki page.
   
   

   Note: You can also select Translate from the language droplist.

2. Use the Translate page to create a new page for your translation.
   
   

   Create a new translation of a page.
3. In the Translate this page to a new language area:
   • Select the language of your translation.
   • Enter the title of the page.
   • Select the appropriate status for the new page.
4. Click Create. The Translation Assistant appears.
   
   

   Translation from English to Spanish.
   
   Content in the Translate from area (left side) in green represents items to be translated.
5. Enter the translated content in the Translate to area (right side).
   

   Note: Tiki will automatically add a Translation of this page is incomplete. notification at the top of the page.

6. When you have completed the page:
   • Click Complete Translation if you have completely translated the entire page.
   • Click Partial Translation if the translated page is not complete.

Update an Existing Translation

Tiki automatically tracks each edit and translation. This helps translators know what needs to be updated. The information area on the right side of every Tiki Essentials page indicates the page's current translation status.

Incoming

Tiki signifies Incoming translations (that is, changes have been made in another language but not yet translated to the page you are currently viewing) with the Translate From ( ) icon.

For example, this figure shows that there are items from the English page that need to be incorporated into the current (Spanish) page:

Outgoing

Tiki signifies To translations (that is, changes have been made to the page you are currently viewing, but have not yet been translated to other pages) with the Translate To ( ) icon.

For example, this figure shows that there are items from the English page that need to be incorporated into the current (Spanish) page:

Partial or Complete

For All Contributors

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