Localize Bamboo Web Parts for your Language

Overview of the localization process for Bamboo Products

Applies to:

All Bamboo Web Part components
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010
SharePoint Foundation 2013 and SharePoint Server 2013

Bamboo products can be configured to display product menus, user interface text, and settings in your local language. You can also customize the default text provided with the product. To change the language or text a product displays, perform the steps described in this page. Click a link below for detailed information about each step.

About the Language Files
Editing Text in Language Files
Selecting a New Language File for a Product

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About the Language Files

There are four language files included with Bamboo products. Their name and location may differ by product.

Setting	Older Products	Newer Products
Web Part Language Settings		Newer products will show the language choices in the Web Part settings using the abbreviated [language]-[COUNTRY] format (e.g. “en-US”)
Language File Names	1033.English.xml (the default) 1031.German.xml 1034.Spanish.xml 1036.French.xml	Bamboo.[Product].en-US.resx (the default) Bamboo.[Product].de-DE.resx Bamboo.[Product].es-ES.resx Bamboo.[Product].fr-FR.resx
Language File Location	These files are located in the wpresources folder. This folder and its associated language files may be located under one of the following paths on each SharePoint server: servernamedriveInetpubwwwrootwss VirtualDirectoriesportwpresources[Product] servernamedriveInetpubwwwrootwss VirtualDirectoriesportwpresources[Product] LanguageFiles servernamedriveProgram FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft Sharedweb server extensionswpresources[Product]	Depending on your version of SharePoint, your localization files may be found in the following locations. servernamedriveProgram FilesCommon Filesmicrosoft sharedWeb Server Extensions15CONFIGAdminResources (SharePoint 2013) servernamedriveProgram FilesCommon Filesmicrosoft sharedWeb Server Extensions14CONFIGAdminResources (SharePoint 2010)

Setting

Older Products

Newer Products

Web Part Language Settings

Newer products will show the language choices in the Web Part settings using the abbreviated [language]-[COUNTRY] format (e.g. “en-US”)

Language File Names

1033.English.xml (the default)
1031.German.xml
1034.Spanish.xml
1036.French.xml

Bamboo.[Product].en-US.resx (the default)
Bamboo.[Product].de-DE.resx
Bamboo.[Product].es-ES.resx
Bamboo.[Product].fr-FR.resx

Language File Location

These files are located in the wpresources folder. This folder and its associated language files may be located under one of the following paths on each SharePoint server:

servernamedriveInetpubwwwrootwss
VirtualDirectoriesportwpresources[Product]
servernamedriveInetpubwwwrootwss
VirtualDirectoriesportwpresources[Product] LanguageFiles
servernamedriveProgram FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft Sharedweb server extensionswpresources[Product]

Depending on your version of SharePoint, your localization files may be found in the following locations.

servernamedriveProgram FilesCommon Filesmicrosoft sharedWeb Server Extensions15CONFIGAdminResources (SharePoint 2013)
servernamedriveProgram FilesCommon Filesmicrosoft sharedWeb Server Extensions14CONFIGAdminResources (SharePoint 2010)

The German, Spanish and French files have not yet been translated; although the file name suggests otherwise, their content is English. Edit these files to provide your own text or translation of the product user interface and settings.

IMPORTANT: If you do not rename the files you modify, your customizations will be overwritten when you upgrade to a new Bamboo product release.

To make sure that your customizations do not get overwritten when you upgrade the product, follow these steps:

Step	Action
1.	Copy the default file for the appropriate language and rename the copy. For example, you might save a localized French language file as CompanyName.1036.French.xml or Copy.Bamboo.ProductName.fr-FR.resx. NOTE: When you next upgrade the product, the default file (i.e., 1036.French.xml) will be overwritten with the new version. Your file will not. You can use any file name, as long as the file extension is .xml (or .resx for newer products). To create language files for languages other than German, English, Spanish, or French, copy one of the existing language files and rename it. Then edit the file to provide your own translation.
2.	When you upgrade your Bamboo product, the installation/setup application will not remove or overwrite language files you created if you saved them with a name other than the default. However, product upgrades may require that you merge new resource strings for the new product release. NOTE: If you forget to add new resource strings to your custom language file, you may see strange things in the user interface. The product will display missing resource string IDs instead of text. Copy these new resource string IDs from a default language file to your custom file and make any desired translations.

Step

Action

Copy the default file for the appropriate language and rename the copy. For example, you might save a localized French language file as CompanyName.1036.French.xml or Copy.Bamboo.ProductName.fr-FR.resx.

NOTE: When you next upgrade the product, the default file (i.e., 1036.French.xml) will be overwritten with the new version. Your file will not. You can use any file name, as long as the file extension is .xml (or .resx for newer products).

To create language files for languages other than German, English, Spanish, or French, copy one of the existing language files and rename it. Then edit the file to provide your own translation.

When you upgrade your Bamboo product, the installation/setup application will not remove or overwrite language files you created if you saved them with a name other than the default. However, product upgrades may require that you merge new resource strings for the new product release.

NOTE: If you forget to add new resource strings to your custom language file, you may see strange things in the user interface. The product will display missing resource string IDs instead of text.

Copy these new resource string IDs from a default language file to your custom file and make any desired translations.

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Editing Text in Language Files

IMPORTANT: Before making any changes to any file, back up your original file and put it in a safe place.

To change text in a language file, follow these steps:

Step	Action
1.	Open the language file in a text editor and locate the text you want to change.
2.	Edit the text between the <resource></resource> tags but do not edit the tags. NOTE: Do NOT modify the resource id value. Modify only the text between the <resource></resource> tags. If you want to remove text completely, delete only the text; do not delete the <resource> entry from the file, or the product interface will display an error message. In the example below, the text you can modify is highlighted in gray.
3.	When you are finished with your changes, save the file and copy it to the appropriate resources folder on all Web front-end servers in your SharePoint farm.
4.	Follow the instructions below to select your new language file in the product settings.

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Selecting a New Language File for a Product

The instructions below for changing language file settings apply to Bamboo products with settings configured in the Web Part tool pane or Web Part Settings pop-up page. If you have multiple instances of a product in your portal, you must make the same change for each instance that requires the change.

Change the Language Settings in the Web Part Tool Pane:

Step	Action
1.	Click the edit drop-down menu on the Web Part title bar and select Edit Web Part (or Modify Shared Web Part if you are using SharePoint 2007). See the example from the Group Email Web Part.
2.	In the Language Settings section of the Web Part tool pane, select the language file you want to use. See the example from the Group Email Web Part. If you have created a new file (i.e., Copy.Bamboo.ProductName.fr-FR.resx), it should appear in the list as a valid selection.
3.	Click Apply and then OK in the Web Part tool pane to apply your changes.

Change the Language Settings in the Web Part Settings Pop-up Page:

Step	Action
1.	Click the edit drop-down menu on the Web Part title bar and select Edit Web Part (or Modify Shared Web Part if you are using SharePoint 2007).
2.	Click the [Product] Settings button in the Web Part tool pane.
3.	Click Language Settings in the Web Part Settings page and select the language file you want to use. If your product does not have a Language Settings section, look for the Select a Language drop-down list in General Settings instead. If you have created a new language file (i.e., Copy.Bamboo.ProductName.fr-FR.resx), it should appear in the list as a valid selection.
4.	Click the Save & Close button to save the Web Part settings.
5.	Click Apply and then OK in the Web Part tool pane to apply your changes.