Translating Your Content
If your store supports other languages, the default storefront design components will be translated. However, the content specific to your store needs to be translated separately.
Translate Pages, Categories, Products, Custom Footer and Custom Invoice
Page content, category names, product descriptions, store name, etc. are translated in Store Translations.
1 On the menu bar, choose Stores.
2 Select the store you want to translate.
3 At the bottom of the Store list, click the Translations button.
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OR, for Administrators
On the menu bar, choose Advanced > Translations > Store Translation.
The Store Translation dialog is displayed with a tree structure for each store.
TIP: Click the Snap Back button 
to navigate from the translation sub-tab to the overview of stores.
to navigate from the translation sub-tab to the overview of stores.4 Click the store you want to translate and choose the language you want to translate into (target language) in the drop-down list in the StoreFront Translation pane.
NOTE: The languages available in the drop-down list depend on the Store set-up.
5 Enter your translation for Display Name, Fixed Delivery Address Label, and Additional Fee Labels.
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6 Click Save to confirm your changes for the Store Translations.
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TIP: Click the Copy from Source Language (arrow) button to copy the source text to the target box and edit the translation.
This is the name of your storefront that appears in the browser title bar and tabs, on the logon page and in e-mail communications.
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7 Expand the Store by clicking the + icon to reveal the Pages and Categories of the selected store.
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8 Select Pages in the tree structure to display an overview of the Store Pages available for translation and then select a Page, e.g. Page 1, in the Store Pages list.
The translation pane is displayed under the Store Pages list.
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9 Choose the language you want to translate into (target language) in the drop-down list at the top of the right column.
The default translations for the chosen target language appear in the right column.
10 Click in the fields to overtype the default translations or click the Copy from Source Language button if you want to keep the original text in these fields.
11 Click the Edit button to open the HTML WYSIWYG Editor where you can type your translation of the actual content. You can also add images specifically for this language.
TIP: Clear all the target translation fields by clicking Cancel.
12 If you want the same Banner to appear on the translated page, click the Copy from Source Language button; if you want to use an alternative image for the Banners, click the Edit button and browse to the location of the alternative image.
13 You can also use the Copy all from Source Language button at the top of the columns to copy all the information from the source language to the target language column.
CAUTION: Clicking the Copy all from Source Language button replaces any translations you may have already typed in the target language column.
14 Click Save to confirm your translations for the selected page and repeat for all pages.
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15 When the translation of the Pages is completed, select Categories in the Stores tree structure.
The list of categories is displayed on the right
16 Select each Category in the list to display the translation pane and translate the following field in the required languages:
•Name: the name of the category as used for the title of the storefront Category page and the name of the category on the home page
NOTE: The Category Image is the same for all languages and cannot be set per language.
17 Expand Categories and click one of the Categories to display all its Products.
18 Select a Product in the list to display the translation pane and translate the following fields in the required languages:
•Name: the name of the product as used for the title of the storefront Product page and the name of the product on the Category page
•Description
•Detailed description
•Tags: Tags must be translated to be effective. Try to use consistent translations for the various products.
You can type your translation in the various fields or copy the source text to the target fields as described for the pages.
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19 Click Save to confirm your translations for the Product and repeat for all languages and all Products.
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In the lists of products and categories, the blue Translated icon is displayed in the corresponding language columns. The gray icon indicates that the translation has not been started.
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NOTE: Ensure that all fields are translated. The blue Translated icon only indicates that at least one of the fields is translated.
Translate Product Options
Printer Administrator only
Product options are visible in the storefront when visitors view the specifications of a product they may want to order, e.g. the media type, etc.
1 On the menu bar, choose Product Templates.
2 Select the Product Template you want to translate.
3 At the bottom of the Product Template list, click the Translate button.
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TIP: Click the Snap Back button to navigate from the translation sub-tab to the overview of Product Templates.
to navigate from the translation sub-tab to the overview of Product Templates.OR
On the menu bar, choose Advanced > Translations > Options Translation.
The Option Names sub-tab is displayed with the translatable options for the selected Product Template.
4 Choose the language you want to translate into (target language) in the drop-down list at the top of the right column.
NOTE: The languages you see here in the drop-down list are all the languages available in StoreFront.
The option fields for the chosen target language in the right column are empty.
5 Click in the fields to type the translations or click the Copy from Source Language button if you want to re-use or overtype the original text in these fields.
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6 You can also use the Copy all from Source Language button at the top of the columns to copy all the information from the source language to the target language column.
CAUTION: Clicking the Copy all from Source Language button replaces any translations you may have already typed in the target language column.
7 Click Save to confirm your translations for the options and repeat for all languages and all Product Templates.
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Translate Media Sizes, Shipping Services and Regions, Payment Methods, Custom User Attributes
Printer Administrator only
On the menu bar, choose Advanced > Translations > Media Size Translation/Shipping Services Translation/Shipping Regions Translation/Payment Methods Translation/Customer User Attributes Translation.The rest of this procedure is the same as for translating Product Options.
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