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Opening files from project packages

When you receive a project package for translation, you must open it to access its documents.

Procedure

  1. Go to File > Open > Open Package or select the Projects view > Home tab > Open Package.
  2. In the Open Package dialog, select the project package to be opened and select Open.
  3. The Open Package wizard opens on the Review Package Contents page.
  4. Review the package details and select folders from the bottom left-hand pane to view the files within that folder in the bottom-right hand pane.
  5. To preview a file, select the file, and then select View File. A preview window is displayed with both the file to be translated and the file translation side by side. The source language file appears on the left and the target language version on the right.
  6. Select Finish to import the package. The Importing Package page is displayed.
  7. If this is the first package you have ever opened for this project, by default, SDL Trados Studio will create a folder for this project under My Documents. This folder is labeled with the name of the project to which the package is associated. You can choose to save the project to a different folder, by selectingBrowse in the Review Package Contents window.
  8. When the import is complete, select Close to close the Open Package wizard.
    A project corresponding to the project details in the package has been created and opened in SDL Trados Studio. The manual task assigned to that package is displayed in the My Tasks folder on the navigation tree of the Files view. The manual task indicates the work you need to complete on the files. For example, Translate indicates that the files in the package need to be translated.
  9. In the navigation pane, select the Files to display the Files view.
  10. In the drop-down list, at the top of the navigation pane, select the language for which you want to review or translate files.
  11. Double-click the file you want to open. The file is automatically opened in the Editor view with the associated translation memories (TMs) and termbases that were included in the package. Depending on what manual task you are assigned to complete for this file, the file is opened for translation or review. The configurations change to a layout designed for either translation or review.