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This section covers everything needed for the actual translation process.
This section covers everything needed for the actual translation process.
====Steps for a Translation====
# Go to [[Help:Contents]]. Translate the title of your chosen article and type that into the "Create Page" box. If any of these characters exist in the title, avoid using them: brackets, commas, colons, semi-colons etc. These can be added into the title later by using <nowiki>{{</nowiki>page_title|Desired page title}}.
#After clicking "Create page" you will see a blank page.
# Open another window. Then go to your chosen article and click the 'Edit' button. You will now see the text and all the wiki-formatting of the target article.
# Copy and paste the entire thing into the new page you created. In Windows, Select all text and then CTRL-C; CTRL-V to paste.
# You can now start your translation. Delete the English text as you go. You can also keep another window open which has the original article in a regular view (non-editable).
# After you are done, you can preview or save the page.
# To find what you have been working on, click the 'My contributions' link at the top right.
====Tips to Remember====
=====Alterations in Translations=====
Translations should always remain faithful to the original English work, retaining their scholarly tone and information. If for localization purposes an editor thinks there should be some slight alterations made, they must first be discussed with others on the talk page.
=====Intermediately Saving Progress=====
The "[[Help:Contents#Saving your Work|Saving your Work]]" section on the Help page provides advice on how to make sure no work is accidentally lost. Translators can simply 'copy' all of the text once the translation is finished, or perform intermediate saves if their work is interrupted or to avoid possible browser crashes, power outages, etc.


===Post-Translation===
===Post-Translation===
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This section covers everything needed once the translation process itself is complete.
This section covers everything needed once the translation process itself is complete.


====Templates for Other Languages====


==Additional Notes==
====Linking the Finished Translation====
 
===Alterations in Translations===


Translations should always remain faithful to the original English work, retaining their scholarly tone and information. If for localization purposes an editor thinks there should be some slight alterations made, they must first be discussed with others on the talk page.




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===Steps for a Translation===


# Go to [[Help:Contents]]. Translate the title of your chosen article and type that into the "Create Page" box. If any of these characters exist in the title, avoid using them: brackets, commas, colons, semi-colons etc. These can be added into the title later by using <nowiki>{{</nowiki>page_title|Desired page title}}.
#After clicking "Create page" you will see a blank page.
# Open another window. Then go to your chosen article and click the 'Edit' button. You will now see the text and all the wiki-formatting of the target article.
# Copy and paste the entire thing into the new page you created. In Windows, Select all text and then CTRL-C; CTRL-V to paste.
# You can now start your translation. Delete the English text as you go. You can also keep another window open which has the original article in a regular view (non-editable).
# After you are done, you can preview or save the page. To make sure you don't lose your work, please see the "Saving your Work" section on the [[Help:Contents#Saving your Work|Help]] page. You can also simply 'copy' all the text. You can also do intermediate saves if you have to interrupt your work, or if it's a long page.
# To find what you have been working on, click the 'My contributions' link at the top right.






==Examples==


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