When you make a release from a Parent Course that has Variations, you will create a Multi-Language course. When released, the resulting course will contain all of your Variation courses in one SCORM package or Online Link (depending on which release mode you choose). This means that you will only need to distribute one course to all your learners rather than several of the same course in different languages.
When your learners access the release, they can choose the language in which they’d like to take the course from a drop-down menu. Once they choose their language, they will be taken to the corresponding Variation to continue their learning.
| Tip: Consider adding a language selector toggle to your course so your learners can re-select their language choice if needed. To learn more, see Adding a language selector toggle to your course. |
Before you begin
To make a Multi-Language course, you need to create a Parent Course with Variations.
To learn how to create a Parent course, see Converting a Project into a Parent Course.
To learn how to create Variations, see:
- Creating Variations with a translation file if you're using a translation file like a CSV or XLIFF
- Using Auto-Translate to create language Variations of a Parent Course if you're using Auto-Translate
- Creating Variations manually if you're translating your courses manually
To learn more about Parent courses and Variations, see Feature Focus: Parent Courses and Variations.
Making a Multi-Language release
1. Go to your Parent Course. You can check whether you’re in a Parent Course or one of its Variations by looking at the dropdown menu next to the Project name in Pages.
Projects can also be identified at a glance by color. Parent Courses are pink, Variations are light blue.
2. Go to Variations Manager and use the check-boxes under the In Release column to configure which Variations you'd like to appear in your release
4. Go to Release
5. Select Create a release
6. Select your preferred release mode. For more information about the different release modes, see Deciding which Release mode is right for your Project
7. Select Release
Once your release has finished, you're ready to begin distributing it to your learners.