= Editing RESX Files =

== Edit Files with SimpleResxEditor ==
SimpleResxEditor is a text editor especially designed to easily edit RESX files.  Download a copy from http://code.google.com/p/simpleresxeditor.

Open SimpleResxEditor.

Open RESX files. Click on the first toolbar button, and select RESX files to open.  One file should be a guide (English) and another one to translate. For example: Open ''resources.ko.resx'' (Korean) to translate, and ''resources.resx'' (English) as a guide. 
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Set Key column visible. Click on the "Key" toolbar button to activate it. 
{{:dotnet:localization:loc-resx-editor-hiding-keys.png?nolink&600|Key column is not visible by default}}{{:dotnet:localization:loc-resx-editor-showing-keys.png?nolink&600|Click on Key icon to enable Key column}}

Alternatively, set the Key column always visible from the startup. Click on the "Settings" toolbar button.
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Edit value fields, comparing it to the Key and English values. NOTE: Do not enter anything in the "Comments" field.  Only translate the "Value" field. 
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Save file. Click on the second toolbar button.

== Edit Files with Text Editor ==

A regular text editor can be used for editing RESX files as well.

Any ''< data >'' node that has a ''< value >'' needs to have this ''value'' translated. For example:

English (default) resource file ''Resources.resx'':
<code xml>
  <data name="rsAddress" xml:space="preserve">
    <value>Address</value>
  </data>
</code>

Korean resource file ''Resources.ko.resx'':
<code xml>
  <data name="rsAddress" xml:space="preserve">
    <value>주소</value>
  </data>
</code>