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TMG's Language Capability

Version note: Applies to TMG 6 & 7

This page updated 28 Dec 2007

TMG has long had facilities for working in multiple languages, and those capabilities were significantly strengthened in TMG 5 and again in TMG 6. The program ships with translations for several languages and also has provision for users to modify those languages or create their own. With these features users can:

Operate the program, and create reports, in one or more of the supplied languages.

Modify a supplied language to reflect local spellings or other variations.

Modify built-in terms and phrases on screens or in reports to suit personal preferences.

Create custom "languages" to create specialized report formats.
Perhaps the ultimate "power user" technique.

Even adapt the program to operate in a language other than those supplied.
Although this would be a major undertaking.

The language capability is made up of a complex set of features – just which of those you might need to utilize depends on your objective. The articles listed below are intended to help users with various objectives use those features to achieve their desired results. The first article, "Overview," includes a chart to help you decide which steps are required to achieve your language objective, with links to the articles describing those steps.

Language Overview - understanding the overall capabilities

Installing the Language Module - a prerequisite to using languages

Selecting & Editing Languages - choosing and customizing languages

Sentences & Reports - setting up for reports in your language

Data Entry - issues when entering data in a language other than English

Custom Reports - using a custom language to create specialized report output

Multiple Languages - issues when using more than one language

Language in Second Site - language issues when creating a website with Second Site

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