Translations Overview

The Translations feature in Obvio allows you to display the written text on your event dashboard in different languages. This is useful if your event has attendees who prefer to view the dashboard in another language, such as Spanish, French, or Portuguese.

Translations apply to dashboard text only. This includes text such as buttons, section titles, descriptions, FAQs, downloadable resource labels, and other written content on the dashboard.

Translations do not translate Zoom audio, live speech, or captions. Spoken interpretation is handled separately through Zoom interpretation.

Important Note About Keys

The Key field is system-generated and cannot be edited. Each key represents a specific text field on the dashboard.

To update a translated value, you can use the default English language as your reference.

For example, if you want to translate a dashboard title:

1. Go to Features > Translations.
2. Select English (Default).
3. Find the dashboard title you want to translate.
4. Copy or note the key beside that English value.
5. Switch to the new language you added, such as Spanish.
6. Search or look for the same key.
7. Update the Value field with the translated text.
8. Save your changes.

Screenshots for reference: 
1. Default Language: English

2. Copy the unique key from the default English language and search for the same key in the new language you created.


3. Once you find the matching key, edit the value in the new language with the translated text you would like to display.


4. Once you select a different language from the Dashboard language dropdown, the dashboard will display the text values for that language.

Alternative Option: Easy Method

You can also update translations directly from the main dashboard editor.

To do this:

1. Go to the dashboard editor.
2. Select the language you want to edit from the language dropdown.
3. Click the dashboard text you want to update.
4. Enter the translated text.
5. Save your changes.

Once you select a different language, the dashboard will display the text values for that language. Any edits you make will apply to the selected language only.

Additional Notes

You can also use Selection Rules to automatically show a specific language to attendees when certain rules match. The available rule options may include tags, groups, nested rules, form responses, or time-based rules.

You can also use the Import and Export options in the Translations section. Exporting allows you to download the translation data, while importing allows you to upload translation updates back into the event.

In summary, translations can be updated manually by editing the values for each language, matched using the unique key from the default language, or edited directly from the main dashboard editor by selecting the language you want to update.

Summary

To set up translations, enable the feature, add the new language, then update the translated values. You can either match the key from English (Default) to the new language, or change the language directly in the dashboard editor and edit the text there.