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A multilingual excel Excel file is one that contains more than one language column such as one column for English, French, and German. When translating these files, a few additional steps must be taken to ensure the pre-translation and workflow is handled appropriately. 

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Find an example on how to translate multilingual Excel files which already contain translations here


1. Create an Excel Format Configuration

A format configuration must be created for pre-translation of the document. This configuration defines what columns and languages are within the Excel file. 

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For more information about creating and managing Excel File format configurations, please see Microsoft Excel Files in the File Format section of Administration.

2. Create a Project (Standard or CoDyt)

Before the configuration can be assigned for use with the document, you must create a Standard or CoDyt project within Wordbee Translator and upload the document. 

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Once the document has been uploaded, you will be able to mark it for online translation and select the created Excel file format configuration.

3. Mark Document for Online Translation

The document will need to be marked for online translation. This is done by right clicking on the document in the Documents Tab, then Translate Yes/No, and Mark for Online Translation

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Then click on Next (CoDyt) or Confirm (Standard) in the provided pop-up window: 

4. Select Excel Format Configuration within Project

The process for selecting the Excel File configuration is the same for both Standard and CoDyt projects and occurs when marking the document for online translation.

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Click on the drop-down menu and choose the format configuration that was created in the first step of this page. When finished click on Confirm (Standard) or OK (CoDyt).

5. Watch a Video Tutorial!

To see how to create a Multilingual Excel configuration, you can watch the video tutorial provided below:

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