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Multilingual App Toolkit Developers focus on features, not languages Seamless localization workflow Instant access to translation services Enables community and professional services

Xamarin Forms ‘TabbedPageDemo’ localization demo

Xamarin iOS ‘Touch iOS’ localization demo

Xamarin Android ‘Layout’ localization demo

Globalization best practices Use market aware controls Calendar, Currency, numbers vary between markets Avoid String.Format(“{0}/{1}/{2}”, Month, Day, Year) Start by building globalization into your app It always harder to retro-fix globalization Design app layout with globalization in mind

Localization best practices Place all localization strings in the resource file iOS: *.lproj -> Localizable.strings Android: values_* -> strings.xml Allow for up to 40% growth in your UI layout Do hardcode strings that should not be translated Avoid placing text in image files Avoid concatenating strings. Use parameters in localizable strings so translator can reorder if needed

Resources

Multilingual App Toolkit Resources http://aka.ms/matinstallv4 Download v4.0 http://aka.ms/matblog Announcements http://aka.ms/matvoice User voice site

Translation Resources http://www.MicrosoftTranslator.com/dev Microsoft Translator Developer Site http://www.microsoft.com/Language Microsoft Language Portal