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Use multiple languages in your Table Ordering App (1st generation)
Use multiple languages in your Table Ordering App (1st generation)

Show your menu in English, Korean, Japanese, or Chinese

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Written by Kevin Cheav
Updated over 5 months ago

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The Abacus Table Ordering app can be used in English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.

You can add multiple languages to your products so customers using the app in Chinese, for example, will see the product names and descriptions in Chinese.

Note: the docket will still print out in its original language (i.e. English, if your original product names are in English).

You'll need to change it in three places:

  • Tabs

  • Menu button

  • Individual product page

Set the Tab Translation

  1. In your Menu Design Page on the backend, click Tab Configuration

2. Select the language you want to create alternative tab names for
3. Enter your alternative tab names in the chosen language
4. Save

This is the part that you are changing:

Set the Menu Button Translation

  1. In your Menu Design Page on the backend, click the pencil button to edit a product

2. Select the language you want to create an "alternative label" for.
3. Enter your alternative label in the chosen language

4. Save

This is the part that you are changing:

Set the Product Name Translation

  1. Via your Products backend page, go to Product Details > Advanced

2. Scroll down to Multilingual, and click Add New Property
3. Select a language
4. Enter the product name in that language

5. (OPTIONAL) You may also add a short description to appear in the Table Ordering app. A full description can be uploaded for the POS.
6. Save

This is the part that you are changing:

Selecting available languages

  1. Press the top right corner of the Table Ordering app to access its settings

2. Press English

3. Select the languages that you want to be available for your customers

The languages you select will appear in the top half of the popup window as language options.

4. Press outside of the window to close it, and press the top right corner to exit the settings

Selecting a language to use

  1. Press English

2. Select the language you want to use the app in

3. The menu tabs, menu buttons, and products will be changed according to the alternative names you have set up.

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