Managing Translations

In a multilanguage variation hierarchy, translation of content will be the prevailing management task and it certainly deserves special attention in this chapter. This translation task might involve documents as well as page content. Neither Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 nor SharePoint Server 2007 provide a translation service to translate text from one language to another. Your organization might have translation capabilities in-house or need to engage the services of an external provider. SharePoint Server 2007 has addressed both options.

Local Translation Management Tools

SharePoint Server 2007 provides three translation management tools designed to assist you in automating your local translation processes:

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