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When you need to translate bigger projects, it is often preferable to use a translation agency for the task.

The Anthill Activator™ is capable of extracting XLIFF files and Excel files.

You can download XLIFF/Excel files for individual slides and entire binders as well as fragments with text inside shared resources.

The file will download as a zipped package with each individual XLIFF/Excel file inside its own folder. The folder name indicates the binder ID and versioning:

Important notice on brackets in text for XLIFF files. Since brackets "< >", also known as chevron and angle brackets, are used to indicate the start of code in HTML and XLIFF, it is important that your slide text does not contain the following combination of brackets and letters:

"<This" won't work
Instead, write: "< This"

Following combinations are OK

>This
<2 is more than one
>1 is less than 0

The system will let you know if your text contains the bracket/letter combination. Go through the text to correct it and insert a space.

Downloading and Uploading XLIFF/Excel files

Step 1: On the slide from which you wish to export the XLIFF/Excel file, please select the “Share” option in the left-hand menu.


Step 2: From there select the “Generate Translation File” option. 


Step 3: You will then be prompted with a message that states your download is ready. Click the “Click to download” button. You will now download the XLIFF/Excel file that can be sent for translation. 

Step 4: Once you’ve received a translated XLIFF/Excel file, simply navigate to the slide that should be translated, and drag & drop the new XLIFF/Excel file directly into Activator. 


Step 5: You will be asked to chose if you wish to update the current slide you are on or if you would like to apply the changes to a different slide. Once the choice has been made, the Activator will reload and the changes will be visible in the slide.

 

Download XLIFF/Excel for an entire Binder

Step 1: Click on the ellipsis button in binder overview, select "Advanced Options" and "Generate Translation File". Send the file to the translators.


Step 2: When you receive the files back from being translated, ZIP the folder and drag and drop it into Activator.

Download XLIFF/Excel for slide fragments inside the Shared Resource

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