Add a language to a
View Designer
 project

Add a language file to a
View Designer
 project to display user-editable text strings in a specific language on the HMI device. Select the language to display during the download process.
To add a language file to a
View Designer
 project
  1. Select
    Tools > Export Languages
    .
  2. In the
    Select current language
     list, select the language in which the project was created.
  3. In the
    Selected language for localization
     box, select one or more languages for translating the strings.
    TIP:
    Tips:
    • View Designer
       does not support the Spanish (Spain, Traditional Sort) language that is supported in
      Studio 5000 Logix Designer®
      .
    • When opening the exported language file in Microsoft Excel, the selected languages appear as column headers. Languages currently in the project are always included in the export operation, and are not available for selection.
  4. In the
    Export language file to
     box, select
    Browse
    to browse to and select the location to which to save the language file.
    TIP:
    Tips:
    • The default path and file name is C:\Users\username\Documents\Studio 5000\Projects\Project name_Language.xlsx.
    • View Designer
       supports .xlsx and .txt file formats only.
    • If a file name does not have a file extension, or has an file extension that is not supported,
      View Designer
       appends the file to the default .xlsx format.
    • View Designer
       only exports localizable and unlinked properties.
  5. Open the exported file using Excel.
    TIP:
    Excel does not size cells automatically to display data in its entirety. To ensure that all of the data displays, auto-size the height and width before editing the spreadsheet.
  6. Select
    Tools > Import Languages
    .
  7. On the
    Import Languages
     dialog box, next to the
    Language file
     box select
    Browse
    and select the translated language file.
    The
    Import language changes
     box lists the language changes that will be made to the project:
    • Languages Added
    • Languages Updated
    • Languages Removed
    • Invalid Languages
      TIP:
      Tips:
      • Invalid language data imports but does not download to the HMI device.
      • When exporting the language file, all language data in the project exports, including any previously imported language data that is invalid.
      • Only localizable and unlinked properties are imported.
  8. Select
    Import
    .
  9. Save the project.
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