Learn how to translate your fleet guides and Knowledge Base content for drivers in multiple languages.
1. Translate Section by Section
Enter Editing Mode
- Click the Pencil icon (top right) to enable editing mode.
- Click the Pencil icon next to the item you want to translate.
- Open the multilingual editor by clicking the language icon.
Add and Generate Translations
- Click Add Language.
- Choose a target language (e.g., French).
- Click Generate Translation to auto-translate.
- Review and edit the translation if needed.
- Click OK to confirm.
✅ Repeat these steps to add more languages, such as Dutch or German.
Translating Descriptions
- Click the language icon in the description field.
- Add a language and generate its translation.
- Click OK, then SAVE all edits before closing editing mode.
Translating Articles
- The same multilingual editor is available for article titles, sections, and contents.
- After editing, SAVE and click the Pencil icon to exit editing mode.
2. Translate the Whole Knowledge Base
- From any Knowledge Base page, click the Language icon (top right).
- Review the translation options and notes:
- Existing translations will be skipped.
- Choose your target language (e.g., French).
- Click TRANSLATE to schedule automatic translation.
💡 You can repeat this from the Knowledge Base main page — Headlight will translate all items not yet translated.
3. Review Languages as Fleet Manager
- After translations are added, language buttons appear at the top right.
- Click DEFAULT to view the original language.
- Select another available language to preview its translation.
- The selected language applies to the entire Knowledge Base view.
🛈 Drivers automatically see the language selected at their login; these buttons are only visible to admins.
Summary
You’ve learned to:
- Translate individual Knowledge Base items or the entire Knowledge Base.
- Edit, review, and confirm translations in multiple languages.
- Manage language visibility as a Fleet Manager.
🎯 Next training: Creating Driver Documents
