Language Strings Dialog Box
To open this dialog box:
In Polaris Administration, select Profiles, PAC, Multiple language strings or Profiles, PAC, Hours of operation message. The dialog box also appears when you translate labels in the PAC profile Title Display: Configure, the PowerPAC profile Dashboards: Narrow your search & related searches, and the Community profile Dashboards: Narrow your search & related searches.
Use this dialog box to edit certain messages and labels that may appear in Polaris PowerPAC and/or Mobile PAC, to translate data labels for title information or facets (Narrow your search and Related searches) in PAC search results, and to specify a message for the Hours page in Polaris PowerPAC and Mobile PAC.
Messages
Note:
You can also customize message text for Polaris PowerPAC and Mobile PAC using Polaris Language Editor (WebAdmin). See the Polaris Language Editor Guide for more information.
You can edit certain messages that appear in Polaris PowerPAC, and if you have Polaris PowerPAC Multilingual Version, you can edit the messages for each supported language. For details, see Editing Messages and Labels. For a list of the messages and where they appear in PAC, see PAC Messages and Labels Reference.
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Choose a language - If you have Polaris PowerPAC Multilingual Version, select the language you want to edit in the Choose Language box.
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Edit a message - In the Display Text column, highlight the message you want to change, then press ENTER or double-click the text. Type the text for the message or news heading in the text box. To insert a diacritic character, click Diacritics. For information about inserting diacritic characters, see Choose characters/diacritics from a chart . When you have finished with the message, press ENTER or select another message.
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Polaris PowerPAC can display approximately 150 characters and spaces in a single line for messages.
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You can format messages to have up to four lines of text, with up to 250 characters. Use the tag <br/> to designate the start of a new line in the message. The formatting tags count against the 255-character maximum.
Data Element Labels in PAC Search Results
If you have Polaris PowerPAC Multilingual Version, you can translate the labels that identify the data elements you have selected to display for title information or community information in PAC search results. For more information about selecting the data elements for the search results display, see also:
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Choose a language - Select the language you want to edit in the Choose Language box.
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Translate the label - Highlight the label text you want to change, then press ENTER or double-click the text. Type the translation in the text box. To insert a diacritic character, click Diacritics. For information about inserting diacritic characters, see Choose characters/diacritics from a chart .
Hours of Operation Message in Polaris PowerPAC and Mobile PAC
The message you specify here is displayed on the Polaris PowerPAC Hours page and the Mobile PAC Hours & Contact Info page. For more information about the PowerPAC Hours page, see Set Polaris PowerPAC features on the menu bar. For more information about the Mobile PAC Hours & Contact Info page, see Setting Up Mobile PAC Library Information.
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Choose a language - If you have Polaris PowerPAC Multilingual Version, select the language you want to edit in the Choose Language box.
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Type the message - Double-click the message field in the Display text column and type the message (up to 500 characters). You can insert diacritic characters in your message. Click Diacritics. In the Character Picker dialog box, select a graphic character set. Then select the character, and click Insert. For more information about inserting diacritic characters, see Choose characters/diacritics from a chart .
Dashboard Labels for Narrow Your Search & Related Searches Elements
The dialog box appears when you select an element and click Translate Label on the Narrow or Related Searches tabs of the Dashboards: Narrow your search & Related searches dialog box (PowerPAC profile or Community profile).
For PowerPAC information, see Translate labels for Narrow/Related Web parts (Polaris PowerPAC).
For Community information, see Translate Labels for Narrow/Related Web Parts (Community).
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Choose a language - If you have Polaris PowerPAC Multilingual Version, select the language you want to edit in the Choose Language box.
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Type the message - Double-click the message field in the Display text column and type the message (up to 50 characters). You can insert diacritic characters in your message. Click Diacritics. In the Character Picker dialog box, select a graphic character set. Then select the character, and click Insert. For more information about inserting diacritic characters, see Choose characters/diacritics from a chart .