=How to be a buddy for Localization= Localizing articles is one of the most important parts of SUMO, since it allows users to get self service support. So being a buddy for Localization is a great way to help users all around the world. ==What do the trainees need to know? (checklist)== *Specify the languages he/she talks/uses/wants to contribute to There are two ways one can contribute in l10n (in sumo)! Either localizing articles or localizing sumo interface. The documentation you will need to get familiar with in order to help new localizers is here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/localize-firefox-help *Then find your trainees locale dashboard. Use the link and replace en-US by the ISO code of your trainees locale: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/localization So for example if the locale is Spanish, the ISO code is "es" and the dahsboard would be: https://support.mozilla.org/es/localization If you want to find the ISO code fast, you can use [http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php this page] Here is the Knowledge Base dashboard for the locale and one can see the status of articles. It should be wise for a user to start localizing templates first and then move on to the documents. So, he/she should start here as is described in the first link of this section: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/contributors/templates and learn how templates work and when you should use them. This article is also of much help: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-use-templates For the second, these links should be pretty informative: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/localize-sumo-interface https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Using%20Verbatim%20to%20Localize%20SUMO Maybe one should get in touch with his local community for this also, because there may be other people already localizing SUMO strings. This way he could get more help! Check here: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Category:L10n_Teams If there is noone for his locale, we could discuss with him/her if he wants to start it. Nevertheless, he/she should definitely get in contact with the locale leader!

How to be a buddy for Localization

Localizing articles is one of the most important parts of SUMO, since it allows users to get self service support. So being a buddy for Localization is a great way to help users all around the world.

What do the trainees need to know? (checklist)

• Specify the languages he/she talks/uses/wants to contribute to

There are two ways one can contribute in l10n (in sumo)! Either localizing articles or localizing sumo interface.

The documentation you will need to get familiar with in order to help new localizers is here:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/localize-firefox-help

• Then find your trainees locale dashboard. Use the link and replace en-US by the ISO code of your trainees locale:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/localization

So for example if the locale is Spanish, the ISO code is "es" and the dahsboard would be:

https://support.mozilla.org/es/localization

If you want to find the ISO code fast, you can use this page

Here is the Knowledge Base dashboard for the locale and one can see the status of articles. It should be wise for a user to start localizing templates first and then move on to the documents.

So, he/she should start here as is described in the first link of this section: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/contributors/templates and learn how templates work and when you should use them. This article is also of much help: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-use-templates

For the second, these links should be pretty informative:

   https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/localize-sumo-interface

   https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Using%20Verbatim%20to%20Localize%20SUMO

Maybe one should get in touch with his local community for this also, because there may be other people already localizing SUMO strings. This way he could get more help! Check here: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Category:L10n_Teams If there is noone for his locale, we could discuss with him/her if he wants to start it. Nevertheless, he/she should definitely get in contact with the locale leader!