Add a Language

This article is for Account Owners and Project Managers.

Once you have created a project in Smartling, you can always add more languages when necessary.

Add a Language to a Project (New Experience)

1. From within a project, click the gear icon on the right side and select Project Settings.
2. Click Add Language to display the Add Languages dialog.  
3. Select a language from the list.
4. Select a Default Translation Workflow. 
   

   To learn more about changing translation workflows, go to Change a default workflow. 

5. Select a Translation Authorization as follows: 
   
   • Authorize all active strings
   • I'll decide later
   • Synchronize with a language
6. Click Add. 

Add a Language to a Project (Classic)

1. Go to Projects > Content > Summary. In the Summary view, you'll see a list of all languages that are currently part of the project.
2. To add a new language to the project, click +Add Languages within the Languages section.

After you've added a new language, keep these next steps in mind:

• Make sure that you have translation resources assigned to the new language. Contact your Smartling Customer Success Manager (or your third-party translation vendor) to ensure they are ready to assign resources for a new language.
• Choose the correct default workflow for the new language.
• Assign a style guide for the new language.
• Customize the leverage configuration and SmartMatch settings for the new language as needed.
• Translate your glossary terms into the new language.
• Enter the per word or per hour rates for your new language in order to run accurate cost estimates.
• Request translations for your new language.