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Sometimes it would be very useful to be able to see translation of one language while translating into another language. For example, this can be very useful while translating into indigenous languages in Latin America or Francophone Africa.
==Log in==
Go to the Sugar Labs Pootle server http://translate.sugarlabs.org
Go to the Sugar Labs Pootle server http://translate.sugarlabs.org
[[Image:PootleAltLang-shot1-en.png]]
[[Image:PootleAltLang-shot1-en.png]]
==Change Account Options==
You will see that the options available on the top bar change. Once you are logged in, you will now see "My Account" as an option.
You will see that the options available on the top bar change. Once you are logged in, you will now see "My Account" as an option.
[[Image:PootleAltLang-shot2-en.png]]
[[Image:PootleAltLang-shot2-en.png]]
===Interface Language===
Select "My Account > Settings". Towards the top select the language for the Pootle interface "Interface Language".
Select "My Account > Settings". Towards the top select the language for the Pootle interface "Interface Language".
[[Image:PootleAltLang-shot3-en.png]]
[[Image:PootleAltLang-shot3-en.png]]
===Alternative Source Language===
Scroll down and select the "Alternative Source Language" that you would like to display while translating. Click on the "Save" button to save these changes.
[[Image:PootleAltLang-shot4-en.png]]
[[Image:PootleAltLang-shot4-en.png]]
When you go to a language project to begin translating, you will see the Englsih original in a box on the left with the Alternative Source Language (if avaialable) in a box below it. Type your new translations into the box on the right.
==How the screen will appear==
When you go to a language project to begin translating, you will see the English original in a box on the left with the Alternative Source Language (if avaialable) in a box below it. Type your new translations into the box on the right.
[[Image:PootleAltLang-shot5-en.png]]
[[Image:PootleAltLang-shot5-en.png]]