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Translating with the concordance search

Use this method when no translations of similar strings or no known terms were found but the source string contains words or sections that have been translated in other entries. For further information please see Options for the Concordance Search.

Select the section of text in the source string (or in some other text field) and press the Shift+F8 key combination or click the icon. Passolo will search for the selected text in the source language of the selected providers to determine whether a translated entry is available.

The concordance list displayed in the Translation output window contains all the entries in which the selected text was found. The value in the Match column is the degree to which the text that is found matches the text you searched for. The found source strings are displayed under Source, while the associated target strings are shown under Translation. The Origin column indicates the translation list in which the translation was found.

If an appropriate translation is found you can copy or enter the translation of the selected section of text in the translation field or translation list, or you can copy the entire text to the clipboard by choosing Copy translation from the context menu. The key combinations CTRL+1 through CTRL+0 or the Write to translation list and Copy to translation window commands in the context menu can be used to transfer the entire text to the translation list - the translation will then have to be edited accordingly.