~-[[FrontPage|Launchpad Help]] > [[Translations]] > Quick-start -~ ||{{attachment:lp-diamond-16.png}} ~-Translations quick start-~|| ||<>|| '''Need help with translating someone else's project?''' Take a look at our [[Translations/StartingToTranslate|guide to translating]]. <> = Enable translations for your project = '''Step 1:''' First, [[Projects/Registration|add your project to Launchpad]]. ||~-Important-~||[[https://launchpad.net/projects|Check the project]] isn't already in Launchpad and make sure you have permission from the project to translate it in Launchpad.|| '''Step 2:''' On your project's overview page, click ''Change details'' towards the top-right of the page. ||{{attachment:change-details.png}}|| ||'''Edit your project's info in Launchpad'''|| '''Step 3:''' Scroll down the ''Change details'' page and select the check-box marked ''Translations for this project are done in Launchpad''. ||{{attachment:uses-trans.png}}|| ||'''Open your project for translation in Launchpad'''|| '''Step 4:''' Save your changes by clicking the ''Change'' button at the bottom of the page. == What's changed? == * Your project overview page now reads ''Uses Launchpad for: Translations'' * You're now ready to upload translation templates and any existing translations <> = Upload your translation templates = Launchpad works with GNU ''gettext'' format translation files and templates. To tell Launchpad which English strings you want to make available for translation, you need to upload one or more template files. ||~-Quick tip-~||[[http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html|Read the ''gettext'' manual]] to learn how to make the strings in your code translatable.||