Localization and internationalization of document resources

A method of assembling a document resource for use by a target user group, comprising:

• receiving a document template for housing one or more pre-built document components containing textual content rendered according to a first spoken language utilized by a first document user group and containing one or more document settings utilized by the first document user group;
• receiving one or more document components for integrating with the document template as the one or more pre-built document templates, the one or more document components containing textual content rendered according to a first spoken language utilized by a first document user group and containing one or more document settings utilized by the first document user group;
• translating the textual content contained in the one or more document components from the first spoken language to a second spoken language utilized by a second document user group;
• modifying the one or more document settings from document settings utilized by the first document user group to document settings utilized by the second document user group;
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• providing the one or more document components containing the translated textual content and the modified one or more document settings to the document template for compiling a second document template for use by the second document user group.

A computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions which when executed perform a method of automatically localizing and internationalizing a document template for use by a target user group, comprising:

• receiving one or more components of a document template containing textual content rendered according to the first spoken language and the one or more components containing one or more document settings utilized by the first document user group, the one or more components being components available for compilation of the document template;
• translating the textual content contained in the one or more components of the document template from the first spoken language to a second spoken language utilized by a second document user group;
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• modifying the one or more document settings from document settings utilized by the first document user group to document settings utilized by the second document user group.