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pkaim
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April 8, 2008
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English to Spanish Translation

  • April 8, 2008
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I need to convert an English-language module created in Captivate to Spanish. Is there a smart way to do this other than to completely recreate the module in Captivate (Spanish version)?
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    Captiv8r
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    April 8, 2008
    Hi pkaim

    If all you care about is localizing the added Text Captions and other textual elements of Captivate, you have a couple of options.

    In all cases, I would think the first step would be to click File > Save As... and save as the Spanish version.

    If you have Captivate 3, you could click File > Export > To XML... and localize the XML file. Then you would reverse the process by taking the localized XML file and click File > Import > From XML... and pull in the localized XML file.

    If you have Captivate any version, you could click File > Export > Project Captions and Closed Captions. This would create a Microsoft Word document. You could then localize the Word document and import it back into Captivate.

    If you also have to re-capture screen captures (because the interface is also in Spanish) then you may be better off starting over. But it depends on what is involved.

    Cheers... Rick
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    pkaimAuthor
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    April 8, 2008
    Hi Rick

    Thanks for the info. I have a 1-hour module that is made up of FLVs, text, knowledge reviews, tests and still photos. I will need to translate all of the text (the entire UI needs to be translated along with the course content), the reviews and tests.

    Pete
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