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You must create and save the document in English before you can add a translation.

1. Find the document you want to add a translation to. On the edition summary page youll see a Translations subheading. Any translations added to the page are listed here.

2. Select the Add translation link underneath the heading.

3. Select the language you want from the drop-down list and select Add translation.

4. Youll now see a page with mandatory title, summary and body fields. Add the translated text to the fields and click save.

5. You should now see under Translation the language and title of your translation.

6. To check the page, open the Preview translated pages panel under the Preview heading. All the translated versions youve created will appear here. Select the one you want to preview and it will open in a new window.

7. Submit the page for review by clicking on the Submit for 2nd eyes button. Another editor can now check your page and either publish or send it back to you to correct.

If youre translating into a language that is written from right to left

There is a different way to format link markdown if youre translating content into a language that reads from right to left ??(for example Arabic or Urdu).

The URL must come before the link text. For example, (URL)[link text] rather than [link text](URL).

[Renew your tax disc](/tax-disc).

(/tax-disc)[?? ?????? ??? ??????? ????? ??].

Add a world news story only in a foreign language

You can add a world news story in only a foreign language if you do not want to create an English language version.

If you do add it this way, you can only add it in one foreign language, and cannot add subsequent translations after.

1. Select the Documents tab in Whitehall publisher and search for your document.

2. Click on the document you want to edit.

3. Youll see a list of translations under the Translations subheading. Click on the Edit button for the translation you want to edit.

4. Make your edits to the text and click Save.

5. To check the page, open the Preview translated pages panel under the Preview heading. All the translated versions youve created will appear here. Select the one you want to preview and it will open in a new window.

6. Submit the page for review by clicking on the Submit for 2nd eyes button. Another editor can now check your page and either publish or send it back to you to correct.

1. Select the Documents tab in Whitehall publisher and search for your document.

2. Click on the document you want to edit.

3. Youll see a list of translations under the Translations subheading. Click on the Delete button for the translation you want to delete.

4. A box will appear asking Are you sure you want to delete this translation? Click OK.

The page will be deleted immediately.

If you add a translation to a document with an attachment, you must also add a translated version of the attachment in the same language.

You must not add foreign language attachments to the English page of the document. Each attachment must be attributed to the relevant translated version of the page. You can see a list of the translated versions on the edition summary page under the Translations subheading.

To upload the attachment in English, follow the instructions for uploading a single document. On the Add file attachment page, make sure you select English in the display language dropdown menu.

You then add the foreign language attachment for each translation of the page.

1. On the edition summary page youll see an Attachments subheading. Underneath it will list any attachments already on the page.

2. Select the Modify attachments link under the heading.

3. Select the attachment type you want to upload.

4. Fill in the title of the document, in the language its been translated to. If youre adding a document or publication, use its official title (translated into the relevant language).

5. In the display language dropdown menu, select the appropriate translation page this attachment will appear on.

6. Fill in the rest of the fields, if relevant. These metadata fields are searchable and may help users find your document (for example, reference numbers for Freedom of Information requests).

7. Click the Choose file button to find and select your attachment.

8. If your attachment is fully accessible, select the box indicating this. If its not, users will see a box with information about requesting the document in an alternative format.

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