Check Translation Status and Apply Translations in Illustrator

After you've submitted Illustrator content for translation, you'll need to check on the status and apply the translations when they're completed. You can monitor the translation progress and apply completed translations to Illustrator from Smartling from the Translation Status page.

Alternatively, a Smartling user can download the translated files from Smartling and manually import them into Illustrator. 

How to Check Translation Status

To check translation status and to apply your translations, follow these steps:

1. Launch Illustrator Desktop App
2. Open the Illustrator file that was sent for translation
3. Click Window > Extensions > Smartling
4. In the Smartling window, click Menu on the top left-hand corner
   
5. From the options listed in the menu, select Translation status
   • Here you can find details about the Job created and what percentage of translations are complete

How to Create a Translated Illustrator File

1. Open the Illustrator file that was sent for translation
2. Click Window > Extensions > Smartling
3. In the Smartling window, click Menu on the top left-hand corner
   
4. From the options listed in the menu, select Translation status
5. Select the language you want to create a translated file in
   • The status should be Completed
6. Click Apply Translations

Considerations

The percentage beside the target language indicates how many strings have reached the final step in Smartling - published. Ideally, you should wait until the Translation Status indicated that each language is Completed, and all translations are published before applying translations.

If you apply the translations before the language is completed, you may find some strings in your Illustrator page untranslated.

Each time you apply translations, a new page is created under Illustrator Pages for each language. The target locale is appended to the end to indicate a translated page, e.g. Dashboard Login [German (Germany)]. Each language is considered a new page within Illustrator. You can add new content, change content or make any modifications without having an impact on the source page.

How to Cancel Translations

Although not recommended without speaking with your translation provider, you can cancel translations from the plugin:

1. Open the Illustrator file that was sent for translation
2. Click Window > Extensions > Smartling
3. In the Smartling window, click Menu on the top left-hand corner
   
4. From the options listed in the menu, select Translation status
5. Select the language you want to cancel
   • The status should be In progress
6. Click Cancel Translations