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| − | + | [[Wordfast Pro]] allows you to pre-translate files. Why and how to do this? | |
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| + | ==Why pre-translate a file?== | ||
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You might want to pre-translate a file in the following cases: | You might want to pre-translate a file in the following cases: | ||
| − | # You are sending the translation job to someone as a package and do not want to send them the translation memory (TM) for security or confidentiality purposes. | + | # You are sending the translation job to someone as a package or bilingual file and do not want to send them the translation memory (TM) for security or confidentiality purposes. |
| − | # You are sending the translation job to someone as a package and you do not want them to modify 100% match segments, edit source segments, or merge | + | # You are sending the translation job to someone as a package and you do not want them to modify 100% match segments, edit source segments, or merge segments. |
| − | # You are sending the translation job to someone as a package, they do not have a Google or Microsoft MT API key, and you want them to post-edit a machine translation. | + | # You are sending the translation job to someone as a package, they do not have a Google or Microsoft MT API key, and you want them to post-edit a machine translation (MT). |
# You want to get a fast, machine translated version of your file in the same format and avoid time-consuming copy and paste as well as desktop publishing when using an online MT engine. | # You want to get a fast, machine translated version of your file in the same format and avoid time-consuming copy and paste as well as desktop publishing when using an online MT engine. | ||
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| + | ==How do I pre-translate a file?== | ||
| + | The easiest way to pre-translate a file is during the project creation. There are two options at the bottom right of the Project Creation wizard that allow you to pre-translate the file using your TM and/or your MT engine. Tick the pre-translation box and eventually the MT box if so desired. | ||
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| + | Once you have created the project, in the '''''Current Project''''' view under the '''''Project Files''''' tab, you can lock segments from editing using the '''''Analyze''''' icon. After clicking the icon, in the '''''Analysis''''' window, you have '''''Analysis Options''''' to pre-translate the file (if for example you didn’t do so when creating the project) as well as lock 100% matches and prevent source editing or the merging of segments. | ||
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| + | [[File:File_pretranslate.png]] | ||
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| + | Finally, you can also pre-translate a file using several TMs and generate a bilingual TXLF via '''''Quick Tools''''', under the '''''Analysis''''' tab. | ||
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| + | The only way to pre-translate using [[Machine Translation in Wordfast Pro|machine translation]] is from the Project Creation wizard or by opening one or several (using [[Chaining Files together in Wordfast Pro|chain files]]) TXLF files in a project and then using the '''''Translate All''''' icon with a MT engine enabled under Preferences. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:33, 13 April 2021
Wordfast Pro allows you to pre-translate files. Why and how to do this?
Why pre-translate a file?
You might want to pre-translate a file in the following cases:
- You are sending the translation job to someone as a package or bilingual file and do not want to send them the translation memory (TM) for security or confidentiality purposes.
- You are sending the translation job to someone as a package and you do not want them to modify 100% match segments, edit source segments, or merge segments.
- You are sending the translation job to someone as a package, they do not have a Google or Microsoft MT API key, and you want them to post-edit a machine translation (MT).
- You want to get a fast, machine translated version of your file in the same format and avoid time-consuming copy and paste as well as desktop publishing when using an online MT engine.
How do I pre-translate a file?
The easiest way to pre-translate a file is during the project creation. There are two options at the bottom right of the Project Creation wizard that allow you to pre-translate the file using your TM and/or your MT engine. Tick the pre-translation box and eventually the MT box if so desired.
Once you have created the project, in the Current Project view under the Project Files tab, you can lock segments from editing using the Analyze icon. After clicking the icon, in the Analysis window, you have Analysis Options to pre-translate the file (if for example you didn’t do so when creating the project) as well as lock 100% matches and prevent source editing or the merging of segments.
Finally, you can also pre-translate a file using several TMs and generate a bilingual TXLF via Quick Tools, under the Analysis tab.
The only way to pre-translate using machine translation is from the Project Creation wizard or by opening one or several (using chain files) TXLF files in a project and then using the Translate All icon with a MT engine enabled under Preferences.
