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[[Main Page]] > [[User manual|(UM) User manual]] > [[UM-5|UM-5 Translate content / interface]] > UM-5.4 Translate static pages
 
  
[[Image:um5-4Static.png|500px|right|thumb|Translate content of static page]]
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[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[Translate]] > Translate static pages
  
  
The content of most screens in ICA-AtoM is '''dynamically''' generated by context and depends on which record(s) has the user requested by which action (view, list, edit, search etc). The application does ship, however, with two pages whose content is always the same ([[Static page|static pages]]):
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[[Image:translateStatic.png|500px|right|thumb|Translate content of static page: English to French shown.]]
  
*The [[home page]] displays a welcome message to users.  
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[[Glossary#Editor|Editors]] and [[Glossary#Administrator|administrators]] can edit these [[Glossary#Static page|static pages]], which are just text with HTML tags stored as [[Glossary#Database content|database content]].
  
*The [[about page]] displays information about the application.  
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For more on customizing [[Glossary#Page|pages]], see [[manage pages]].
  
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To translate a [[Glossary#Static page|static page]]:
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# In the [[Glossary#Language menu|language menu]], click the language into which you want to translate
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# Navigate to the [[Glossary#Static page|static page]] you wish to translate
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# Click the Edit button in the [[Glossary#Button block|button block]]
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# Enter or edit the translation in the box below the [[Glossary#Page|page]] text
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# Always include the HTML coding in the translation
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# Click the Save button in the [[Glossary#Button block|button block]] to save the translation
  
[[Editor|Editors]] and [[Administrator|administrators]] can edit these pages, which are just text with HTML tags stored as a database record in the [[Static page|static page]] table.
 
  
*For more on customizing [[Static page|static pages]], see [[UM-7.3|UM-7.3 Administer ICA-AtoM > Customize settings]].
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[[Category:User manual]]
 
 
 
 
To translate a [[Static page|static page]]:
 
 
 
 
 
1. In the [[language menu]], click the language into which you want to translate.
 
 
 
 
 
2. On the [[main menu bar]], click the ''translate > default content'' tab.
 
 
 
 
 
3. In the ''static pages'' section, click the page you want to translate.
 
 
 
 
 
4. The left-hand column (highlighted) shows the English text; enter or edit the translation in the right-hand column.
 
 
 
 
 
5. Always include the HTML coding in the translation.
 
 
 
 
 
6. Click the ''save'' button.
 
 
 
 
 
7. ICA-AtoM registers the new translations and re-loads the page, collapsing the ''static pages'' section.
 

Latest revision as of 17:54, 23 June 2010

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Main Page > User manual > Translate > Translate static pages


Translate content of static page: English to French shown.

Editors and administrators can edit these static pages, which are just text with HTML tags stored as database content.

For more on customizing pages, see manage pages.

To translate a static page:

  1. In the language menu, click the language into which you want to translate
  2. Navigate to the static page you wish to translate
  3. Click the Edit button in the button block
  4. Enter or edit the translation in the box below the page text
  5. Always include the HTML coding in the translation
  6. Click the Save button in the button block to save the translation