Two languages, one document.

Many print service providers have workflow software that is setup to leverage versioning via PDF layers (optional content groups), so it can often be good to contact the folk downstream to see how this may affect the project.

Hi Stefan:

I agree with the concept that the simplest solutions are the most practical, and with the advice already offered on this thread.

But to address the original question—Is it possible to generate two PDFs, each in its own language, from the same source file? Is working with conditional text a feasible solution?—yes, you could use conditional text for this. But you can likely accomplish the same thing with just layers in your CV, which you probably already know how to use. Create three layers: one for data that is part of both versions (i.e., your name and address, perhaps a photo), an English layer for the English CV and an Italian layer for the Italian CV. Use the eyeballs to hide/show the contents.

The benefit of condition tags is that you can assign them to text strings within a longer text thread, whereas layers would work when you want to show/hide the entire text thread.

For others reading this later looking to create different types of multi-language documents, note that .psd files and .ai files can also have language layers. They don't respond to the InDesign layer visibility commands, but you can control layer visibility for each layered graphic with Object > Object Layer Options, making this a viable workflow for short multi-language docs like postcards, etc.

~Barb

La lingua è impostata direttamente dallo stile paragrafo. Quindi puoi facilmente creare due set separati impostando la lingua desiderata ed assegnarla al testo in quella lingua.
Ho gestito anche manuali bilingue in questo modo.

In questo caso il testo condizionale finirebbe con il complicarti solo la vita. Meglio creare più pagine e poi esportare il pdf delle singole pagine che ti servono.

Essendo un CV puoi gestire anche un unico file, nel caso invece vengano fuori più pagine io ti consiglio di usare documenti indd distinti per ogni lingua. Meno rischi di creare il caos!

Seems to me, you’re looking for over-engineered solution for what is a simple few page PDF document that’s in two languages.

>> without using two separated documents at a time.

Why not?

Use it alternative layout feature (two and more documents in one .indd)

Liquid and alternate layouts in InDesign

>> Is it possible to generate two PDFs, each in its own language, from the same source file?

Answer yes if you will use alternate layouts (it will be in one indd by the fact).

In other way - you can work with layers. One language on the one layer, second language on the other.

>> conditional text a feasible solution

You can try, but IMHO this feature is for some changes in one layout not for changing all the text

See the my old video about it - Как работает conditional text в Indesign. - YouTube