diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/ConvertController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/ConvertController.php
index 4b47b22714..c66f5421c5 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/ConvertController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/ConvertController.php
@@ -64,30 +64,35 @@ class ConvertController extends Controller
         $positiveAmount = TransactionJournal::amountPositive($journal);
         $assetAccounts  = ExpandedForm::makeSelectList($this->accounts->getActiveAccountsByType([AccountType::DEFAULT, AccountType::ASSET]));
         $sourceType     = $journal->transactionType;
+        $subTitle       = trans('firefly.convert_to_' . $destinationType->type, ['description' => $journal->description]);
+        $subTitleIcon   = 'fa-exchange';
 
-        $subTitle     = trans('firefly.convert_to_' . $destinationType->type, ['description' => $journal->description]);
-        $subTitleIcon = 'fa-exchange';
-
+        // cannot convert to its own type.
         if ($sourceType->type === $destinationType->type) {
             Session::flash('info', trans('firefly.convert_is_already_type_' . $destinationType->type));
 
             return redirect(route('transactions.show', [$journal->id]));
         }
+
+        // cannot convert split.
         if ($journal->transactions()->count() > 2) {
             Session::flash('error', trans('firefly.cannot_convert_split_journl'));
 
             return redirect(route('transactions.show', [$journal->id]));
         }
+
+        // get source and destination account:
         $sourceAccount      = TransactionJournal::sourceAccountList($journal)->first();
         $destinationAccount = TransactionJournal::destinationAccountList($journal)->first();
 
         return view(
-            'transactions.convert', compact(
-                                      'sourceType', 'destinationType', 'journal', 'assetAccounts',
-                                      'positiveAmount', 'sourceAccount', 'destinationAccount', 'sourceType',
-                                      'subTitle', 'subTitleIcon'
+            'transactions.convert',
+            compact(
+                'sourceType', 'destinationType', 'journal', 'assetAccounts',
+                'positiveAmount', 'sourceAccount', 'destinationAccount', 'sourceType',
+                'subTitle', 'subTitleIcon'
 
-                                  )
+            )
         );
 
 
@@ -95,8 +100,35 @@ class ConvertController extends Controller
         //  or to transfer requires
     }
 
-    public function submit(Request $request)
+    /**
+     * @param Request            $request
+     * @param TransactionType    $destinationType
+     * @param TransactionJournal $journal
+     */
+    public function submit(Request $request, TransactionType $destinationType, TransactionJournal $journal)
     {
+        $sourceType     = $journal->transactionType;
+
+        // cannot convert to its own type.
+        if ($sourceType->type === $destinationType->type) {
+            Session::flash('info', trans('firefly.convert_is_already_type_' . $destinationType->type));
+
+            return redirect(route('transactions.show', [$journal->id]));
+        }
+
+        // cannot convert split.
+        if ($journal->transactions()->count() > 2) {
+            Session::flash('error', trans('firefly.cannot_convert_split_journl'));
+
+            return redirect(route('transactions.show', [$journal->id]));
+        }
+
+        // try the conversion with the given data:
+
+
+
+
+
         echo '<pre>';
 
         var_dump($request->all());
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index b1d1d18a1a..1db69759c3 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -366,8 +366,23 @@ return [
     'convert_options_DepositWithdrawal'          => 'Convert a deposit into a withdrawal',
     'convert_options_TransferWithdrawal'         => 'Convert a transfer into a withdrawal',
     'convert_options_TransferDeposit'            => 'Convert a transfer into a deposit',
-
-
+    'transaction_journal_convert_options'        => 'Convert this transaction',
+    'convert_Withdrawal_to_deposit'              => 'Convert this withdrawal to a deposit',
+    'convert_Withdrawal_to_transfer'             => 'Convert this withdrawal to a transfer',
+    'convert_Deposit_to_withdrawal'              => 'Convert this deposit to a withdrawal',
+    'convert_Deposit_to_transfer'                => 'Convert this deposit to a transfer',
+    'convert_Transfer_to_deposit'                => 'Convert this transfer to a deposit',
+    'convert_Transfer_to_withdrawal'             => 'Convert this transfer to a withdrawal',
+    'convert_please_set_revenue_source'          => 'Please pick the revenue account where the money will come from.',
+    'convert_please_set_asset_destination'       => 'Please pick the asset account where the money will go to.',
+    'convert_please_set_expense_destination'     => 'Please pick the expense account where the money will go to.',
+    'convert_please_set_asset_source'            => 'Please pick the asset account where the money will come from.',
+    'convert_explanation_withdrawal_deposit'     => 'If you convert this withdrawal into a deposit, :amount will be deposited into <a href=":sourceRoute">:sourceName</a> instead of taken from it.',
+    'convert_explanation_withdrawal_transfer'    => 'If you convert this withdrawal into a transfer, :amount will be transferred from <a href=":sourceRoute">:sourceName</a> to a new asset account, instead of being paid to <a href=":destinationRoute">:destinationName</a>.',
+    'convert_explanation_deposit_withdrawal'     => 'If you convert this deposit into a withdrawal, :amount will be removed from <a href=":destinationRoute">:destinationName</a> instead of added to it.',
+    'convert_explanation_deposit_transfer'       => 'If you convert this deposit into a transfer, :amount will be transferred from an asset account of your choice into <a href=":destinationRoute">:destinationName</a>.',
+    'convert_explanation_transfer_withdrawal'    => 'If you convert this transfer into a withdrawal, :amount will go from <a href=":sourceRoute">:sourceName</a> to a new destination as an expense, instead of to <a href=":destinationRoute">:destinationName</a> as a transfer.',
+    'convert_explanation_transfer_deposit'       => 'If you convert this transfer into a deposit, :amount will be deposited into account <a href=":destinationRoute">:destinationName</a> instead of being transferred there.',
     // create new stuff:
     'create_new_withdrawal'                      => 'Create new withdrawal',
     'create_new_deposit'                         => 'Create new deposit',
diff --git a/resources/views/transactions/convert.twig b/resources/views/transactions/convert.twig
index c7617480a6..c5c7c95429 100644
--- a/resources/views/transactions/convert.twig
+++ b/resources/views/transactions/convert.twig
@@ -40,13 +40,19 @@
                         {# ONE #}
                         {% if sourceType.type == 'Withdrawal' and destinationType.type == 'Deposit' %}
                             <p><em>
-                                    If you convert this withdrawal into a deposit, {{ positiveAmount|formatAmount }}
-                                    will be deposited into <a href="{{ route('accounts.show',[sourceAccount.id]) }}">{{ sourceAccount.name }}</a>
-                                    instead of taken from it.
+                                    {{ trans('firefly.convert_explanation_withdrawal_deposit',
+                                    {
+                                        amount: positiveAmount|formatAmount,
+                                        sourceRoute: route('accounts.show', [sourceAccount.id]),
+                                        sourceName: sourceAccount.name,
+                                        destinationRoute: route('accounts.show', [destinationAccount.id]),
+                                        destinationName: destinationAccount.name,
+                                    })|raw
+                                    }}
                                 </em>
                             </p>
                             <p><em>
-                                    Please pick the revenue account where the money will come from.
+                                    {{ 'convert_please_set_revenue_source'|_ }}
                                 </em>
                             </p>
 
@@ -56,15 +62,21 @@
                         {# TWO #}
                         {% if sourceType.type == 'Withdrawal' and destinationType.type == 'Transfer' %}
                             <p><em>
-                                    If you convert this withdrawal into a transfer, {{ positiveAmount|formatAmount }}
-                                    will be transferred from <a href="{{ route('accounts.show',[sourceAccount.id]) }}">{{ sourceAccount.name }}</a>
-                                    to a new asset account, instead of being paid to
-                                    <a href="{{ route('accounts.show',[destinationAccount.id]) }}">{{ destinationAccount.name }}</a>.
+                                    {{ trans('firefly.convert_explanation_withdrawal_transfer',
+                                    {
+                                        amount: positiveAmount|formatAmount,
+                                        sourceRoute: route('accounts.show', [sourceAccount.id]),
+                                        sourceName: sourceAccount.name,
+                                        destinationRoute: route('accounts.show', [destinationAccount.id]),
+                                        destinationName: destinationAccount.name,
+                                    })|raw
+                                    }}
                                 </em></p>
 
                             <p>
                                 <em>
-                                    Please pick the asset account where the money will go to.
+                                    {{ 'convert_please_set_asset_destination'|_ }}
+
                                 </em>
                             </p>
                             {{ ExpandedForm.select('destination_account_asset', assetAccounts) }}
@@ -76,14 +88,21 @@
                         {% if sourceType.type == 'Deposit' and destinationType.type == 'Withdrawal' %}
                             <p>
                                 <em>
-                                    If you convert this deposit into a withdrawal, {{ positiveAmount|formatAmount }}
-                                    will be removed from <a href="{{ route('accounts.show',[destinationAccount.id]) }}">{{ destinationAccount.name }}</a>
-                                    instead of added to it.
+                                    {{ trans('firefly.convert_explanation_deposit_withdrawal',
+                                    {
+                                        amount: positiveAmount|formatAmount,
+                                        sourceRoute: route('accounts.show', [sourceAccount.id]),
+                                        sourceName: sourceAccount.name,
+                                        destinationRoute: route('accounts.show', [destinationAccount.id]),
+                                        destinationName: destinationAccount.name,
+                                    })|raw
+                                    }}
                                 </em>
                             </p>
                             <p>
                                 <em>
-                                    Please pick the expense account where the money will go to.
+                                    {{ 'convert_please_set_expense_destination'|_ }}
+
                                 </em>
                             </p>
                             {{ ExpandedForm.text('destination_account_expense', destinationAccount.name) }}
@@ -95,14 +114,21 @@
 
                             <p>
                                 <em>
-                                    If you convert this deposit into a transfer, {{ positiveAmount|formatAmount }} will be transferred
-                                    from an asset account of your choice into
-                                    <a href="{{ route('accounts.show',[destinationAccount.id]) }}">{{ destinationAccount.name }}</a>.
+                                    {{ trans('firefly.convert_explanation_deposit_transfer',
+                                    {
+                                        amount: positiveAmount|formatAmount,
+                                        sourceRoute: route('accounts.show', [sourceAccount.id]),
+                                        sourceName: sourceAccount.name,
+                                        destinationRoute: route('accounts.show', [destinationAccount.id]),
+                                        destinationName: destinationAccount.name,
+                                    })|raw
+                                    }}
                                 </em>
                             </p>
                             <p>
                                 <em>
-                                    Please pick the asset account where the money will come from.
+                                    {{ 'convert_please_set_asset_source'|_ }}
+
                                 </em>
                             </p>
 
@@ -114,17 +140,21 @@
 
                             <p>
                                 <em>
-                                    If you convert this transfer into a withdrawal, {{ positiveAmount|formatAmount }}
-                                    will go from <a href="{{ route('accounts.show',[sourceAccount.id]) }}">{{ sourceAccount.name }}</a>
-                                    to a new destination as an expense, instead of to
-                                    <a href="{{ route('accounts.show',[destinationAccount.id]) }}">{{ destinationAccount.name }}</a>
-                                    as a transfer.
+                                    {{ trans('firefly.convert_explanation_transfer_withdrawal',
+                                    {
+                                        amount: positiveAmount|formatAmount,
+                                        sourceRoute: route('accounts.show', [sourceAccount.id]),
+                                        sourceName: sourceAccount.name,
+                                        destinationRoute: route('accounts.show', [destinationAccount.id]),
+                                        destinationName: destinationAccount.name,
+                                    })|raw
+                                    }}
                                 </em>
                             </p>
 
                             <p>
                                 <em>
-                                    Please pick the expense account where the money will go to.
+                                    {{ 'convert_please_set_expense_destination'|_ }}
                                 </em>
                             </p>
 
@@ -135,17 +165,24 @@
                         {# SIX #}
                         {% if sourceType.type == 'Transfer' and destinationType.type == 'Deposit' %}
 
+
                             <p>
                                 <em>
-                                    If you convert this transfer into a deposit, {{ positiveAmount|formatAmount }}
-                                    will be deposited into account <a href="{{ route('accounts.show',[destinationAccount.id]) }}">{{ destinationAccount.name }}</a>
-                                    instead of being transferred there.
+                                    {{ trans('firefly.convert_explanation_transfer_deposit',
+                                    {
+                                        amount: positiveAmount|formatAmount,
+                                        sourceRoute: route('accounts.show', [sourceAccount.id]),
+                                        sourceName: sourceAccount.name,
+                                        destinationRoute: route('accounts.show', [destinationAccount.id]),
+                                        destinationName: destinationAccount.name,
+                                    })|raw
+                                    }}
                                 </em>
                             </p>
 
                             <p>
                                 <em>
-                                    Please pick the revenue account where the money will come from.
+                                    {{ 'convert_please_set_revenue_source'|_ }}
                                 </em>
                             </p>
 
diff --git a/resources/views/transactions/show.twig b/resources/views/transactions/show.twig
index 5a146f26be..f4928d89f4 100644
--- a/resources/views/transactions/show.twig
+++ b/resources/views/transactions/show.twig
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
                             <p>
                                 <i class="fa fa-exchange" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                                 <a href="{{ route('transactions.convert', ['withdrawal', journal.id]) }}">
-                                    Convert this {{ journal.transactionType.type }} to a withdrawal.
+                                    {{ ('convert_'~journal.transactionType.type~'_to_withdrawal')|_ }}
                                 </a>
                             </p>
                         {% endif %}
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
                             <p>
                                 <i class="fa fa-exchange" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                                 <a href="{{ route('transactions.convert', ['deposit', journal.id]) }}">
-                                    Convert this {{ journal.transactionType.type }} to a deposit.
+                                    {{ ('convert_'~journal.transactionType.type~'_to_deposit')|_ }}
                                 </a>
                             </p>
                         {% endif %}
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
                             <p>
                                 <i class="fa fa-exchange" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                                 <a href="{{ route('transactions.convert', ['transfer', journal.id]) }}">
-                                    Convert this {{ journal.transactionType.type }} to a transfer.
+                                    {{ ('convert_'~journal.transactionType.type~'_to_transfer')|_ }}
                                 </a>
                             </p>
                         {% endif %}
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 
             <div class="box">
                 <div class="box-header with-border">
-                    <h3 class="box-title">Transactions</h3>
+                    <h3 class="box-title">{{ 'transactions'|_ }}</h3>
                 </div>
                 <table class="table table-bordered table-striped">
                     <thead>