Assign Languages

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If enabled by your empower® Administrators, you can assign languages to elements in the empower® Library.

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The language assignment feature is only available for elements that can be used in PowerPoint.

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Depending on the setup of your empower® Environment, the language assignment feature might not be available.

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To assign a language to an element, the permission role Folder Administrator, Editor or Author is required.

For further information regarding the permission concept, see Permission Concept.

Usually, the element language is detected automatically when you save an element to the empower® Library. If the language cannot be detected, the language option Universal is assigned to the element.

If the language could not be detected successfully or if you want to change the assigned language, you can assign another language to the element via the empower® Library.

To do so, follow the following steps:

  1. Select the element in the empower® Library.

  2. In the navigation bar, click on the button Languages (Figure 1, “Option Languages”)

    A drop-down menu opens.

Figure 1. Option Languages

Option Languages

  1. In the drop-down menu, click on the option Change Language (Figure 2, “Option Change Language”).

Figure 2. Option Change Language

Option Change Language

  1. Then, select the language you want to assign to the element (Figure 3, “Select Language”).

    The language is assigned to the element.

Figure 3. Select Language

Select Language

If a language has been assigned to an element, a flag symbol is displayed in the element's thumbnail (Figure 4, “Thumbnail with Flag Symbol”).

Figure 4. Thumbnail with Flag Symbol

Thumbnail with Flag Symbol

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The language option Universal is meant for elements that cannot be assigned to a certain language.

If the option Universal has been assigned to an element, no flag symbol is displayed in the element's thumbnail.

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Alternatively, you can access the option Language via the context menu of an element.

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If the selected element is part of a translation group which already contains the language you want to assign, a dialog box opens (Figure 5, “Invalid Language Selection”).

Figure 5. Invalid Language Selection

Invalid Language Selection

You cannot assign the same language twice.

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If the selected element is a linked copy of an update group, you can decide if you want to disconnect the element from the update group (Figure 6, “Disconnect Linked Copy to Assign Language”).

Figure 6. Disconnect Linked Copy to Assign Language

Disconnect Linked Copy to Assign Language

A linked copy must always have the same language as its root.

Note

For further information regarding the language filter, see Filter by Language.

For further information regarding translations, see Translate Content.

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