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title: "Language Templates"
url: "https://help.cbook.de/en/article/4826c44c-8d6e-4274-ad35-15dbea126402"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-04-29T10:19:58.077Z"
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# Language Templates

Change the wording in the cBook Player UI as it fits your organization.

## What Are Language Templates?

Language templates let you customize the default wording used in your cBooks. If you want to replace certain terms or phrases — for example, changing "Chapter" to "Module" or "Quiz" to "Knowledge Check" — you can create a language template with your preferred wording and assign it to any cBook. Each template covers all available languages, so your custom wording works regardless of which language your learners use.

### Where to Find Language Templates

You manage language templates in the **General Settings** area. This is an organization-wide setting — templates you create here are available to all cBooks in your account.

To assign a template to a specific cBook, go to that cBook's **Settings** (General tab).

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### Creating a Language Template

1.  Go to **General Settings** and open the **Language Templates** section.
2.  You'll see an introductory text explaining the feature, a dropdown for selecting existing templates, and a card for adding new ones.

To create a new template:

1.  Enter a name for your template in the **New template name** field.
2.  Choose one of two options:
3.  -   **Create blank** (plus icon) — Creates an empty template with no custom wordings. You start from scratch.
    -   **Copy current** (copy icon) — Copies all custom wordings from the currently selected template into the new one. This is useful when you want a variation of an existing template. You must have a template selected in the dropdown for this option to be available.
4.  Your new template appears in the dropdown and is automatically selected.

**Note:** The name field is required. You'll see an error message if you try to create a template without entering a name.

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### Editing Custom Wording

Once you select a template from the dropdown, a table appears showing all available translation keys. The table has four columns:

-   **Language** — A colored badge showing the language code (e.g., EN, DE, FR). Each key appears once per supported language.
-   **Key** — The internal identifier for the text string. This helps you find the right entry, but you don't need to memorize these.
-   **Default wording** — The standard text that your cBook uses out of the box. This column is read-only.
-   **Custom wording** — Your replacement text. This is the column you edit.

To change a wording:

1.  Click the **edit icon** (pencil) in the Actions column on the row you want to change.
2.  The Custom wording cell becomes editable. Type your replacement text.
3.  Click the **checkmark icon** to save, or the **X icon** to cancel.

You can use the **search bar** at the top of the table to filter entries by language, key, or wording. The table supports pagination — use the controls at the bottom to navigate through pages or change how many rows are displayed (10, 50, or 100).

**Tip:** You only need to fill in custom wording for the entries you want to change. Any entry left blank will continue using the default wording.

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### Assigning a Template to a cBook

Once you've created and configured a language template, you can assign it to individual cBooks:

1.  Open the cBook you want to customize and go to **Settings** (General tab).
2.  Check the **Use custom wording** checkbox.
3.  A dropdown appears. Select the language template you want to apply.
4.  Save your cBook settings.

**Important:** You cannot save the settings if the checkbox is enabled but no template is selected. Either select a template or uncheck the box.

If a cBook references a language template that no longer exists (for example, if the template was deleted), you'll see a warning in the audit log: *"This cBook uses a language template that is not available on this account. Instead, no language template will be used."*

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### Deleting a Template

1.  Select the template you want to delete from the dropdown in General Settings.
2.  Click the **delete icon** (trash can) next to the dropdown.
3.  A confirmation dialog appears, showing:
4.  -   A warning that deletion cannot be undone.
    -   A list of **affected cBooks** — all cBooks currently using this template. If no cBooks use it, you'll see a message confirming that.
    -   A prompt asking if you're sure.
5.  Click **Yes, permanently delete it** to confirm, or **No, do not delete it** to cancel.

**Warning:** Deleting a language template is permanent and cannot be undone. Any cBook that was using the deleted template will fall back to the default wording.

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### Things to Keep in Mind

-   Language templates are managed at the **organization level** — all users with settings permissions can create, edit, and delete them.
-   Each template contains entries for **all supported languages**. You don't need to create separate templates per language.
-   Only users with the appropriate **settings permission** can enable custom wording or select a template in cBook settings.
-   Changes to a template take effect for all cBooks that use it. If you update a custom wording in a template, every cBook assigned to that template will reflect the change.