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The Translation

Programs are localized by editing the translation list. The following options are available for this:

  • You can edit entries in the Property window. If this is not yet visible, double click on an entry in the translation list or select View tab > Dockable Windows > Properties. For a detailed description of this window, see the Translation Window.
  • You can have SDL Passolo automatically pre-translate the current entry or the entire translation list. In this case, any strings that have already been translated are automatically recognized and replaced. You can pre-translate the current entry by choosing Home tab > Pre-Translate from the ribbon, by pressing F8, or by clicking the icon on the toolbar. To have the entire translation list automatically translated, select the Pre-Translate command. For more information and a detailed description of the pre-translation process, please refer to Translation Helpers.
  • If no exact match was found you can call up a list of suggested translations for the current entry. Use CTRL+F8 or the icon in the toolbar to search for translations of similar strings. For further information please refer to Using the fuzzy list.
  • If no similar strings or known terms were found, you can select a specific word or a part of the text and use SHIFT+F8 or the icon in the toolbar to display a concordance list based on translations that contain the specified word or section of text. For further information please refer to Translating with the Concordance Search.
  • You can modify the Layout of a dialog. To open the dialog editor, select a dialog or one of the strings belonging to the dialog in the resource list and choose View tab > Show Resource. For more detailed information, see The Dialog Editor.
  • You can mark entries with bookmarks in order to subsequently return directly to these strings. For more information about working with bookmarks, refer to Bookmarks.
  • The program can automatically assign an access key to an entry. The automatic function makes sure that the desired letter is assigned uniquely (in the sense of once and only once). To automatically assign an access key, press F9 or right-click on the string and select Make Access Key from the context menu.
  • As a translator you can add an additional comment. This comment is independent of the general comment in the source file and is saved in the translation list. To do this select Review tab > Edit translation comment.
  • You can use Passolo to check the translation for certain errors that may occur during the localization of programs. To do this select Review tab > Check all Strings. For more information about the various check functions, refer to Check Functions.
  • You can change the translation status of an entry by selecting Home tab > Translated and Validated or Translated and For Review or Untranslated. The following section provides further information and a detailed description of this process.