Localisation |
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Category: Post translation
Localisation is the process of adapting language-specific information, including numbers, dates & time, percentage values, etc. to the national standards of another language. Below is a simple table comparing national formats applicable to numbers (currency and decimals) of several languages:
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English (UK, US) |
German |
Russian |
| Currency |
23,010,500 (23 million 10 thousand 5 hundred) |
23.010.500 |
23 010 500 |
| Decimal |
10.45 (10 point 45) |
10,45 |
10,45 |
If you have ever translated a long document with lots of numbers (financial figures, equipment details, test results), you know that it is not so easy and in fact quite tiresome. You have to go through each number and manually 'localise' it.
Localisation commands are a quick way to localise numbers (decimals and currency) in the entire document or selection.
Commands overview
| Command |
Description |
Usage |
| Manual Localisation |
Configures Microsoft Word's Find/Replace dialogue for manual replacement |
Use for precise control over what is being replaced. Recommended when the document contains text as well as numbers |
| Automatic Localisation |
Performs 'localisation' automatically across the whole document or selection |
Use to localise text (mostly in the selection) which contains either decimals or currency values |
| Find animation |
Helps to navigate animations (left by Manual and Automatic Localisation commands) in the document |
Use to review the document after running 'Manual Localisation' or 'Automatic Localisation' |
| Remove animation |
Removes all animations from document/selection |
Use after you have reviewed the marked-up document/selection |
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