We are happy to consider requests for new languages for New World Scheduler, however please first evaluate New World Scheduler and decide whether you definitely want to use it.
It takes considerable time and expense to create and maintain a language, so we are only able to add a new language if there are multiple congregations who will definitely use New World Scheduler.
After you have determined you will definitely use New World Scheduler, please determine if you need a Fully Supported Language, or only a Life and Ministry Meeting Language.
Fully Supported Languages
Fully supported languages include:
- NWS Desktop, NWS Mobile and NW Publisher app User Interface translation
- Public Talk Outlines, Songs, Literature, Tips and Email Templates translation
- Life and Ministry Meeting data
It will take significant time and effort for you and others to translate this data.
When a language is first added to New World Scheduler, Google Translate is used to translate all English text into the target language. This obviously isn’t perfect, and doesn’t work very well with spiritual terms, which is why the translation will need to be updated and improved by a local speaker.
If Google Translate is not available for a language, the text will remain in English, or another language of your choice, until translated.
We greatly appreciate the hard work of the many brothers who assist with translating!
To request a new Fully Supported language, please Contact Us and select Request Language.
Life and Ministry Meeting Languages
NW Scheduler allows the Life and Ministry Meeting data to be used in smaller or less common languages, even if this language is not Fully Supported.
This is much quicker and easier, and there is no need to contact us or request a new language.
Congregation Language
- Set your Congregation Language to the closest available language
- E.G. Japanese Sign Language might select Japanese
Option 1: Import EPUB file
- Download the EPUB file from jw.org and save to your computer
- Click Schedule > Life and Ministry Meeting
- Select a week
- Click Delete Meeting Data
- Repeat for each week you wish to schedule
- Click Import Meeting Workbook EPUB
- Select and import your language Meeting Workbook EPUB file
Option 2: Manually Edit the Meeting Data
- Click Schedule > Life and Ministry Meeting
- Select a week
- Manually Edit the Meeting Data to reflect data from your language Meeting Workbook
Language Group Language
- Create a Language Group
- Set the Language Group Language to the closest available language
- E.G. Japanese Sign Language might select Japanese
Option 1: Import EPUB file
- Download the EPUB file from jw.org and save to your computer
- Click Schedule > Life and Ministry Meeting
- Select the Language Group
- Select a week
- Click Delete Meeting Data
- Repeat for each week you wish to schedule
- Click Import Meeting Workbook EPUB
- Select and import your language Meeting Workbook EPUB file
Option 2: Manually Edit the Meeting Data
- Click Schedule > Life and Ministry Meeting
- Select the Language Group
- Select a week
- Manually Edit the Meeting Data to reflect data from your language Meeting Workbook