Replacing HTML text : English to foreign language

Hi Guys
What is the easiest way to find and replace text on the website? I need some english words and dates translated to a foreign language that is not listed in the culture.. ??

Hello,
Mukul described the work flow for translating Captions and Closed Captions, but I do not know if that is sufficient for you? Could you explain what your course precisely is about: do you have captures and if yes do you have to capture the app in a different language? Do you have buttons in your course, Quizzes, assessments etc? Using master slides and object styles could help your to make the work flow easier. Was planning to blog about some tips for localisation but up till now did not find time. I have created several courses that I had to translate in 2 other languages.
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