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wmsgva
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September 26, 2018
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Captivate 2019 XML export - import for localization not working

  • September 26, 2018
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I am currently using the latest version of Captivate 2019 (11.0.0.243) on which I have finished creating a new course.

As this needs to be translated into several languages, I tried two ways:

1) Export Project Captions to Word: The output format is not practical, as it retains the formatting used within Captivate, meaning I for example have some of the text to translate that is invisible (it is using a white font in CP and therefore doesn't show in Word - I would need to change the colour in Word, translate, then change back to white before re-importing into CP for it to be correct in the course)

2) Export XML: The export works fine and it is really not difficult to translate directly within the XML (better in fact, as it avoids changing text settings by mistake)

My issue is the following: When I try to import XML back, it doesn't work, as I receive a message stating "Cannot import XML". I tried importing into the existing course file, into a blank project and into an empty responsive project (my course is responsive), but I get the same result each time. Furthermore, this is not due to any changes in the XML file during translation, as I tested by trying to import the XML file I had just exported from Captivate.

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AJIT_M
Community Manager
AJIT_MCommunity Manager
Community Manager
October 1, 2018

Hi,

Can you please confirm if this issue occurs with any specific project or have you tested with other projects too?

Also, you may give a try to update Captivate 2019 by following the instructions given in the below URL and see if that makes any difference-

https://helpx.adobe.com/captivate/release-note/adobe-captivate-2019-update-1-release-notes.html

Regards,

Ajit

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wmsgvaAuthor
Inspiring
October 2, 2018

Hi,

I had already updated to the latest version of Captivate 2019 (11.0.1.266), but this makes no difference.

The issue doesn't occur with all projects (I tried for example with one of the demo projects and I can export/import), but does on some of my projects.

Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Brainiac
July 24, 2019

Yes. Tested in 11.5.
May i ask what you are using for localisation?


I try to keep a lot of localisation in the theme (master slides) and Preferences, which I can easily switch when I need a translation. All Quiz default labels are stored in Preferences.

For question slides I alwasy use GIFT files, which are easy to translate.

Since I only translate myslef, I use Export/import to Word.

    Eric Dumas
    Eric Dumas
    Community Expert
    September 26, 2018

    There is a nice option in Word that allows you to change the colour of the 'paper' to medium grey for example. It does not affect the content as it is a screen feature. It would not print for example.

    It is nice as well to avoid the harsh black text on white paper that is hurting user's eyes (but I digress)

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    wmsgvaAuthor
    Inspiring
    September 26, 2018

    Thanks for the tip Eric.

    I do however find it easier to edit the language elements in XML and would like to know how to solve the problem I identified. Is there something I'm missing in the import of the XML file or is there a problem with the import feature?

    Eric Dumas
    Eric Dumas
    Community Expert
    September 26, 2018

    Can you open the xml with an XML editor and share a screenshot?

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