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# Overlay – Language
- URL: https://gothru.co/docs/overlay-language/
- Published: 2020-08-20T14:45:43.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-03T18:41:01.000Z
- Description: Overlay allows you to set up a language and create a multilingual tour easily, without having to install any third-party extension. In this tutorial, you will find complete steps on how to set up the language on Overlay.
- Author: Syafriko Yuliusman
- Tags: Overlay Editor

Overlay allows you to set up a language and create a multilingual tour easily, without having to install any third-party extension. In this tutorial, you will find complete steps on how to set up the language on Overlay.

## How to work with the Language Plugin?

Following are the steps to set up the language on overlay:

1. Click on the “+” icon (**A** key) to open the Plugin Manager for **Hotspots, Menus, Maps, Control Center,** and **Other**. Then click on **Language** under the **Other** plugin option.

![](https://gothru.co/docs/content/images/2020/08/Lang-a.png)

2\. The language plugin menu appears on the right side of your overlay screen, make the desired changes.

![](https://gothru.co/docs/content/images/2020/08/Lang-b.png)

The following are the details of the tools in the language setting.

**Size:* adjusts the size of the language icon on the overlay, slide the bar to the right to enlarge the icon.*  
**Vertical:* sets the language icon to vertical or horizontal.*  
**Area:* changes where the language icon is attached. Defaults to 'top right corner'.*   
**Margin:* adjusts the distance between the language icon and the tour edges.*   
**Border Radius:* rounds the corners of the icon\`s outer border edge. If the value is 0 the icon is in square shape. If you increase the value it will round the edge of the outer border edge.*  
**Common colors:* sets the language icon colors connect to colors in the general setting.*  
**Background color:* sets the color of the icon background.*  
**Active color:* changes the colors of the active language.*  
**Set this color as common:* sets the color which belongs to language plugin and determines the default colors choices for other plugins.*  
**Language list:* adds languages to your overlay.*

3\. Click on the "**+**" button on the **language list** to open the language drop-down list. Then select a new language in the Language drop-down list and click **add**. 

![](https://gothru.co/docs/content/images/2020/08/langauge.png)

4\. After that you have to export the main language (English) to a text file and translate it to the target language. For more detail about exporting and importing the language, you can see "**How to Export the main language file?**" and "**How to Import the translated language file?"** below.

![](https://gothru.co/docs/content/images/2020/08/language-1.png)

5\. You can also add a language using the language button at the top menu bar. Click on the language icon then repeat step 4 above. On this wise, you don't have to go through each plugin.

![](https://gothru.co/docs/content/images/2020/08/Language-3.png)

6\. After filling all the information about language, click on the **Save** button to save all your language settings.

![](https://gothru.co/docs/content/images/2020/08/lang-c.png)

## How to Export the main language file?

1\. You can export each imported language to a text file directly from the **Language icon**. Simply click on the **Export** button on the **language icon**.

![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/XdsN9x4Yfm57n2YoK9biQuf6vl3IFC9Pr6AYAlG_zthOzm-QKsz4RNYseRd38tWd1jRq1pD2W7qVB4pdeHtELN9zpbAXtlUk-zDsXR986g7wgNYlZ_UTsOUX_Fp3tnq2AfGWncM)

2\. After you click on the **Export** button language file will be exported into a text file and **automatically downloaded** to your PC. The name of the exported file will be: \[language code\].txt so for example if you export the **England**, the name of the downloaded file will be **en.text**. The file will be opened in the UTF-8 format and The text file contains language parameters(metadata). The lines in the text file should not be deleted or moved elsewhere.

Example of language metadata for the main language file:

![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/7lSwEYsW2C1PUvCaJSswCet9GzMtbgg09ECCPUw3tNrcVfB62Z1TdaowWjK4tg095rrY_i7W0aOF5gzsVI6djXufUO0hn2yWaQTkO02uwBuggwR2mImaXCwUWxHcECNwAfgr5Ls)

3\. Once the export has completed, you can start translating the metadata structure into the target language. The following example is English to French.

![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_l9wxKnxh3PgPKyMN2i9_RQ_NSbh6PkXTSmWJTAmtggrA4wzIzl4AG2vE_m1jIRSxMrduJOoVNsxzX8ztfV3_eCTHIXvKnuxj9TRvsxO6Gu_R-lZ_DlL0O08gDCoEQ5PF0bzPKI)

4\. Save the text filein a text format before you import it to the target language.

# **How to Import the translated language file?**

1\. After you customize translations in your language file, you can import it back to the overlay. First, return to the Overlay language settings.

2\. Select the target language.

![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_crJ4RiJS5OogMavWAOWJQ3mjnuHeIxT-CHZFw20i0aythhhX1XXJDLDtyGp0eeTGPeC-YnzyMuSf1h5IbEKoV-UeXZxbs1jM0cfmyECbLyIUi8ZARUbumPHtfzvew)

3\. Click on the Import button in the target language icon. The file that is being imported will overwrite the language in the system!

![](https://gothru.co/docs/content/images/2020/08/Language-2-1.gif)

4\. Click on the target language icon to switch the language and see the results.