Work with Multiple Languages

Most text fields in Colectica Designer allow you to enter text in multiple languages.

The active language is identified by the language button found on the right side of a text box.

A multi-lingual text field

Choose Available Metadata Languages

  1. From the main menu, choose Manage Languages...
  2. In the dialog window that appears, move languages to and from the Project Languages list; move languages either by selecting the language and clicking the appropriate arrow button, or by clicking and dragging a language from one list to the other.

The Manage Languages dialog window

Change the Active Metadata Language

You can change which metadata language Colectica displays in its forms.

  • Choose the language from the dropdown list in Languages section of the ribbon's Study tab.

Language controls on the ribbon

All text fields will automatically switch to display text in the selected language.

Text fields that do not contain text for the currently specified language will appear blank.

View all Translations of a Text Field

Colectica can show you a preview of the different translations of a text field.

  • Hover the mouse cursor over the language button to show a tooltip previewing translations of the text field.

A tooltip showing translation previews

Edit the Full Text of all Available Translations

  • Click the language button to the right of a text field to view the translation window.

The translation window for a single text field

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