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# Translate your menu

> Show a language toggle on your online ordering, scan-to-order, and kiosk menus, and add Chinese translations with a CSV upload.

## What this does

Diners see a language toggle on your online ordering website, scan-to-order (STO), and kiosk menus. They can switch the menu between English and Chinese (中文).

You provide the Chinese text yourself. Download a translation sheet for your menu, fill in the Chinese columns, and upload it. Atlas shows the Chinese version when a diner picks 中文.

<Frame caption="Kiosk and online ordering menus in Chinese, with the language toggle in the top right">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/atlaskitchen/qXrCG7nULcY3QbGv/images/menu-builder/menu-translations/kiosk-online-menu-chinese.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=qXrCG7nULcY3QbGv&q=85&s=0d7685a83faf57023e17bc4118d321ec" alt="Diner-facing kiosk and mobile ordering menus displayed in Chinese, each with a 中文 language dropdown in the top-right corner and translated section names, item names, and descriptions" width="1024" height="814" data-path="images/menu-builder/menu-translations/kiosk-online-menu-chinese.png" />
</Frame>

## Before you start

* You need a menu set up in Atlas. See [Create menus](/menu-builder/create-menus).
* The toggle appears on your **online ordering website**, **scan-to-order**, and **kiosk** channels. It does not appear on POS or printed receipts.
* The only supported second language is Chinese (Simplified).

## Part 1: Add Chinese translations to your menu

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to Menus">
    In the Merchant Portal, open **Menus**. Find the menu you want to translate.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open &#x22;Multi-language setup&#x22;">
    Tap the actions menu (⋮) on that menu's row, then tap **Multi-language setup**.

    <Frame caption="Menu actions menu showing Multi-language setup">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/atlaskitchen/qXrCG7nULcY3QbGv/images/menu-builder/menu-translations/menu-actions-dropdown.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=qXrCG7nULcY3QbGv&q=85&s=d3546ba1f05399af0dfa8866eb1a6cb0" alt="Actions dropdown on a menu row showing Edit, Multi-language setup, Sync to GrabFood, Sync to Foodpanda, Export products to CSV, Export modifier groups to CSV, Generate POS layout, and Duplicate menu" width="833" height="761" data-path="images/menu-builder/menu-translations/menu-actions-dropdown.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Download the translation sheet">
    Tap **Download**. You get a CSV file named after your menu (e.g. `Dinner_menu_translation.csv`). The modal also shows the date the sheet was last updated.

    <Frame caption="Multi-language settings modal with the translation sheet download and upload area">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/atlaskitchen/Kz3gwAaHgobYIMmt/images/menu-builder/menu-translations/multi-language-setup.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Kz3gwAaHgobYIMmt&q=85&s=fcc9b5a942e010c8c942c2f477786d59" alt="Multi-language settings modal showing the translation CSV file with a Download button and an Update translation sheet upload area" width="970" height="870" data-path="images/menu-builder/menu-translations/multi-language-setup.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in the Chinese columns">
    Open the CSV in Excel or Google Sheets. Every menu, section, item, and modifier group is a row.

    * Fill in **Title (zh)** with the Chinese name.
    * Fill in **Description (zh)** with the Chinese description, if the item has one.
    * Leave a cell blank to keep showing the default (English) text for it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Upload the sheet">
    Back in the same modal, drag the CSV into the upload area or tap to browse, then tap **Save**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  Do not change the **Source type** and **Source ID** columns. Atlas uses them to match each row back to the right item. Also leave **Title (default)** and **Description (default)** unchanged unless you mean to rename the item itself. These columns overwrite the item's real name and description everywhere, not just the translation.
</Warning>

## Part 2: Show the language toggle to diners

How you turn on the toggle depends on the channel.

**Online ordering website:** the toggle is switched on at the account level. Contact support at [hello@atlas.kitchen](mailto:hello@atlas.kitchen) to enable it.

**Scan-to-order and kiosk:** turn it on yourself in the channel link settings.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your channel link">
    Go to **Scan to Order** or **Kiosks**, then open the channel link your menu is on for editing.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Turn on &#x22;Enable language toggle&#x22;">
    Scroll to **Enable language toggle** under General details and turn the switch on.

    <Frame caption="Enable language toggle switched on, revealing the Default language options">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/atlaskitchen/Kz3gwAaHgobYIMmt/images/menu-builder/menu-translations/enable-language-toggle.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Kz3gwAaHgobYIMmt&q=85&s=d3c5b8441a2f5452439e67ad539a7061" alt="Channel link general details showing the Enable language toggle switch turned on and Default language radio options for English and Chinese" width="2560" height="480" data-path="images/menu-builder/menu-translations/enable-language-toggle.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick a default language">
    Choose **English** or **中文 (Chinese)**. This is the language diners see first when they open the menu.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Tap **Save**. The toggle appears on your menu within a few minutes.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Next steps

* [Create menus](/menu-builder/create-menus) — build and edit your menus.
* [Change the portal language](/merchant-portal/language-switcher) — switch the Merchant Portal's own interface to Chinese.


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