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May 16, 2013
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Is there a good guide to globalizing RoboHelp 10?

  • May 16, 2013
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I  need to provide help in French, and the information I have found is spotty. - Thanks

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RoboColum_n_
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May 16, 2013

Hi Barbara.

There is all sorts of stuff dotted around but probably nothing that covers everything. Try looking at the following links:

If these don't help, come back with some specifics that you'd like more info on.

August 27, 2013

I'm using robohelp 10. I'm new to localization and trying to figure out what to expect. I read Ben Minson tutorial and RH manual and still have a couple questions:

ques 1) if the robohelp project gets translated to a different language, what is the purpose of selecting the target language from the language drop-down in project settings? Do I do this before sending the project to translation of after i get it back?

ques 2) Now, let's say i have 5 languages. Do i create a project for each language? this seems like a management nightmare when i need to make changes going forward. Even if i were to use one project, would i have a topic for each language where each topic is conditionalized? still sounds like a nightmare scenario going forward.

I think what i need is a best practice for managing localization using robohelp. Please advise.

August 28, 2013

It sets the default language that will be used for spell checking in the absence of other languages being defined for a topic or section of content.


See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

@petergrainge


oh boy, i'm having trouble parsing that sentence. What does " in the absence of other languages being defined" mean? Consider me a novice at localization.