Instructions:
ProTool provides the menu items Edit > Languages > Exporting and Importing. These functions can be used for the language extensions resp. messages of the ProTool-projects. When exporting a configured language you can select a target language to which the existing text will be translated.

• If you select Excel-table (*.csv) as an export format, the exported texts will be stored as CSV-Files.
  
  Note:
  Further information for the export of texts with ProTool in CSV-Files can be found in entry-ID: 13532007.
  
• With the Language Support Tool , that is installed from STEP 7 V5.3, you can also select Excel-Work folder (*.xls) as export format, that means that the exported texts will be stored as XLS-Files.

The export-files consist of two columns and can be opened with Microsoft Excel. In the first column texts that have already been configured are located. In the second column the according texts are to be inserted. If the language configuration is finished, the files can again be imported in ProTool . 

Note:
In the language configuration of the Excel-File, no Texts are to be added or modified!

• Procedure for the export and import of texts with ProTool via  XLS-Files in the target language Chinese in Windows 2000.
  
  
• Procedure for the export and import of texts with  ProTool via  XLS-Files in the target language Chinese in Windows XP.

Procedure for the export and import of texts with Protool via XLS-Files in the target language Chinese in Windows 2000.

• Retrofitting of the chinese language support in Windows 2000

Open the Regional Options in the system properties. Set the check box Simplified Chinese in the tab General in Language settings for the system .

Figure 1: Retrofitting of Simplified Chinese

Files from the Windows 2000-CD are retrofitted, after that please conduct a restart of the PC.

Reopen the Language Settings. Click on the button  Select System Locale ... In the tab General mark Chinese (PRC) as standard, so that Chinese texts can be edited. Confirm with OK.

Figure 2: Defining Chinese as Standard

Files from the Windows 2000-CD are retrofitted, after that please restart your PC.

• Adding the Chinese keyboard layout in Win2000

Change to tab Input and click on Add in Installed Input Locales...

Figure 3: Adding Keyboard Layout

In Add Input Locale choose the setting Chinese (PRC) and in Keyboard layout/IME the entry IME (Input Method Editor). Please confirm with OK.

Figure 4: Select Input Locale

In the Keyboard setting of Windows 2000 select "Chinese". Click on the taskbar in the lower right at the Chinese IME-Symbol. With this IME the Chinese signs can be generated via the German keyboard.

Figure 5: Changing the Keyboard Scheme to Chinese

• Export of texts with ProTool in XLS-Files

Open your project and select Edit > Languages... > Export in the ProTool-Menu bar

Figure 6:  Exporting - Languages

Set up a storage location (Path) and as format Excel-Work folder (*.xls) for the files. Select "German" as source language and "Chinese" as target language. Confirm with OK. 
The XLS-Files are newly created.

Figure 7: Target Language Chinese

Open the XLS-Files with Microsoft Excel. Insert the Chinese translations from the second column into the texts of the first column. Save the changes in the files and close it.

• Import of texts in XLS-Files with ProTool

Start the import of the files via Edit > Languages... > Import in ProTool. Choose a storage location of the modified XLS-Files and confirm with OK.

Figure 8: Importing Texts

The ProTool-project is now also available in Chinese.

Procedure for the export and import of texts with ProTool via XLS-Files in the target language Chinese in Windows XP.

• Retrofitting of the Chinese language support in Windows XP

Open the Regional- and Language options in the control panel. In the tab Languages at Supplemental language support set the tab at Install files for East Asian languages.

Figure 9: Installing Files for East Asian Languages

Click on Apply in the Regional and Language options. Files from the WindowsXP CD are  retrofitted, after that please conduct a Restart of the PC. 

Reopen the Regional and Language Options. Change into tab Advanced. Select Chinese (PRC) as "language for non-Unicode supporting programs", so that in ProTool Chinese symbols can also be used. Click on Apply. Possibly files from the Windows XP CD are retrofitted, restart the PC afterwards.

Figure 10: Language Versions of Programs,  not supported by Unicode

• Adding the Chinese keyboard layout in Windows XP

Change into tab Languages and click on Details, to add an Input Language for Chinese Input Language click on button Add... 

Figure 11: Adding Keyboard Layout

Select the setting Chinese (PRC) in Input Language and in the selection box Keyboard layout/IME the entry Chinese (Simplified) - ShuangPin. Confirm with OK.

Figure 12: Adding Input Language

Exit Regional- and Language settings

Select the entry keyboard layout Chinese (PRC) in Windows XP. Therefore click on the Chinese IME-Symbol in the lower right of the taskbar. With this IME-Symbol the Chinese symbols can be created via entry by the German keyboard!

Figure 13: Changing the Keyboard Layout in Windows XP

• Export of texts with ProTool in XLS-Files

Open your project und select Edit > Languages... > Export in the ProTool-Menu bar.

Figure 14: Exporting - Languages

Set up a storage location (Path) and as format Excel-Work folder (*.xls) for the files. Select "German" as source language and "Chinese" as target language. Confirm with OK. 
The XLS-Files are newly created. 

Fig. 15: Target Language Chinese

Open the XLS-Files with Microsoft Excel. Insert the Chinese translations from the second column into the texts of the first column. Save the changes in the files and close it.

• Import of texts in XLS-Files with ProTool

Start the import of the files via Edit > Languages... > Import in ProTool. Choose a storage location of the modified XLS-Files and confirm with OK.

Pic 16: Importing Data

The ProTool-Project is now available in Chinese.