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Using Asian characters

How to import and use Asian / Chinese characters for the products and catalogs

Updated over 5 years ago

Import Asian characters with CSV

Follow regular CSV import procedure, with one exception: prepare CSV file for import in Excel with Asian / Chinese characters and save it as Unicode text. Now you can import this file with correct character encoding.
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Display Asian characters in PDF

You should select a special font to display Asian characters correctly in the pdf catalog. You can select a default font for the whole catalog or just for a separate text element.

NOTE: Asian fonts are available for paid plans only.

To use Asian font follow the steps below.

First, Enable Asian fonts in My Account page https://www.catalogmachine.com/app/myaccount
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Option 1. Select Asian font as default for the whole catalog from Catalog Properties.
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Option 2. Select Asian font for the text element.
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