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Configuring OpenDocument Text Document (ODT) file types

Configure OpenDocument Text Document (ODT) file type settings, so that you customize the way documents created in OpenOffice.org Writer, LibreOffice Text Document, Google Docs and IBM Lotus Symphony applications are processed during translation or review.

Procedure

  1. Decide for which projects you want to configure file type settings:
    • For the active project, go to the Projects view, and on the Home tab, select Project Settings.
    • For all future projects, go to File > Options.
  2. Expand the File Types list, and select OpenDocument Text Document (ODT).
  3. Select the Styles page, to specify the styles which, once applied to text, excludes that text from translation.
    • In the Styles to be converted into inline tags: area, type a style name, and then select Add.
    • In the Styles to be converted into structure tags: area, type a style name, and then select Add.
  4. Select the Common page and then choose which content becomes translatable. Select:
    • Comments to make comments translatable.
    • Headers and footers to extract headers and footers for translation.
    • Hidden content (columns, rows, sheets) to extract hidden content for translation.
    • Alternative text for graphics to extract the text corresponding to the ALT HTML attribute for translation.
    • Document properties to extract details such as the file author or the file creation date for translation.
  5. Select the QuickInsert page.
  6. Specify QuickInsert settings to insert tags and formatting, or to insert text and special characters.
  7. Select Font mapping.
  8. Specify the font mapping settings for your source and target languages.
  9. Select OK.