To download poEdit, go to http://poedit.sourceforge.net/download.php#win32. For demonstration purposes, this article uses version 1.3.1 of poEdit.
To install poEdit, follow this procedure:
Double-click the poEdit-1.3.1 file you
just downloaded. A screen similar to Figure 21, “Welcome” appears. Click
Next to continue.
The license agreement appears, as shown in Figure 22, “License Agreement”. Read it, select I accept the agreement if you agree, and then select Next to proceed.
Select the destination location, as shown in Figure 23, “Select Destination Location”.
The default as shown in Figure 24, “Select Components” is a full installation of all components. Press Next> to accept this configuration.
To create a folder in the Start menu as shown in Figure 25, “Select Start Menu Folder”, click Next.
Review all the settings as shown in Figure 26, “Ready To Install”. Press Install to accept.
Installation proceeds as shown in Figure 27, “Installing”.
The dialog shown in Figure 28, “Finish” appears. Select Finish to complete the process.
To start poEdit, click start → All Programs → poEdit → poEdit. A screen similar to Figure 29, “Starting poEdit” appears.
To configure poEdit, go to File → Preferences, as shown in Figure 30, “Preference Submenu”. Enter your name and email address as shown in Figure 31, “poEdit Preference Screen”, then press OK.
The setup process is now complete. The next section discusses how to perform actual translation work.