Enable a Language for a Learning Program
Enabling a language on the Language Settings tab makes that language selectable everywhere in a Learning Program, which is what has to happen before anything can be translated.
What does enabling a language do?
- It adds the language to the language dropdown in Skyllful Studio, for that Learning Program.
- It makes the language available across every Course, Module, Lesson, and Assignment in the program.
- A Learning Program can have as many languages on at once as it needs. This is not a single choice. Turn on every language the program will deliver, and each one carries its own set of translations.
- It translates nothing. Enabling opens the door, and the content still has to be translated field by field.
Note: Until a title is translated, it appears blank in that language, not in English. Switch Studio to a newly enabled language and course names, module names, and lesson names show as empty until someone fills them in. This is why a language is usually enabled at the point the team is ready to translate.
Which languages can you enable?
Language |
Availability |
|---|---|
| English | Always on. The checkbox is selected and cannot be cleared. |
| Dutch | Optional. |
| French | Optional. |
| German | Optional. |
| Portuguese | Optional. |
| Spanish | Optional. |
Note: If the language your team needs is not on the list, it can be requested. Ask your Local Administrator to submit the request to Skyllful, and include the Learning Program it is needed for.
How do you enable a language?
Step |
Action |
|---|---|
| 1 | Open the Learning Program in Skyllful Studio. |
| 2 | Click the gear icon at the top right to open Learning Program Settings. |
| 3 | Open the Language Settings tab. |
| 4 | Under Supported Languages, check the box for every language the program will offer. You are not limited to one. |
| 5 | Click Update. The button stays greyed until a checkbox changes. |
Note: Once a language is on, there is a shorter path back to this tab. Open the language dropdown in the top bar and choose Manage, which lands directly on Language Settings.
What changes once a language is on?
Where |
What you see |
|---|---|
| The top bar | A language dropdown appears, listing every language you have turned on. Use it to switch Studio between those language translations. Manage and Review sit below the language list. |
| The Missing Translations indicator | It appears in the top bar while any element still needs translating, with a Fix link beside it that opens the Translations screen. |
| The Translations screen | Reached from the language dropdown by choosing Review. This is where content is translated, one field at a time, for the Learning Program, Assignments, Courses, Modules, and Lessons. |
| The Lesson Builder | Working in the new language, a step that has no language specific Screen Replica shows a Using English Fallback badge on its screen. |
Frequently asked questions
Does enabling a language translate any content?
No. Enabling makes the language available. Translation is a separate step, done on the Translations screen or through the Translate option in a Course or Module Actions menu.
Who can enable a language?
An Administrator or a Content Developer with access to Learning Program Settings.
Can more than one language be on at the same time?
Yes. Check every language the program needs and click Update. Each language holds its own translations, and the language dropdown in the top bar switches Studio between them.
Can each Learning Program have different languages?
Yes. Supported Languages is a program level setting, so one program can offer Spanish and German while another offers only French.
What if the language we need is not listed?
It can be requested. Ask your Local Administrator to submit the request to Skyllful, naming the language and the Learning Program that needs it. Once Skyllful adds it, it appears under Supported Languages for that program and you enable it the same way as any other language.
Why is English greyed out?
English is the source language for translation and is always on, so its checkbox cannot be cleared.
What if a language does not appear for learners?
Confirm the language is checked under Supported Languages, and confirm the content itself has been translated. An enabled language with no translations shows blank text rather than English.
Where can you get help?
If you need help, start with your manager, then your Local Administrator. If additional assistance is needed, your Local Administrator can submit a support ticket to Skyllful.
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