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Creating AutoSuggest dictionaries

AutoSuggest dictionaries contain phrases extracted from translation memories (TMs) (*.sdltm or *.tmx files) which can be used by AutoSuggest. AutoSuggest dictionaries are created using the New AutoSuggest Dictionary wizard.

Procedure

  1. Choose where you want to create the AutoSuggest dictionary:
    • For the current (active) project - Go to the Projects view, select a project, and, on the Home tab, select Project Settings.
    • For all future projects - Go to File > Options.
  2. In the dialog that you chose to open, in the navigation tree, select Language Pairs > [Source Language Name > Target Language Name ] > AutoSuggest Dictionaries.
  3. Select Generate.
  4. In the New AutoSuggest Dictionary wizard, on the Translation Memory Selection page, browse for the TM (*.sdltm) or *.tmx file from which to extract words or phrases for the AutoSuggest dictionary.
  5. Select Next.
  6. On the Settings page, specify for which language pair you want to create this AutoSuggest dictionary. The languages default to the languages in the TM (*.sdltm or *.tmx file) you selected. If you want to switch the source and target language or select a different target language, select the different languages from the drop-down lists. AutoSuggest dictionaries can only contain one language pair.
  7. On the Settings page, create a filter to apply against the extracted data. Only the words/phrases that match the criteria of the filter are extracted. Select Edit to display the Filter dialog where you can create a filter to apply against the extracted data.
  8. Select Next.
  9. On the Memory Usage page, specify how many TUs are processed against the filter and language pairs specified from the TM (*.sdltm file) or from a *.tmx file. This number defaults to a specified number based on the memory available on the machine on which you are creating the AutoSuggest dictionary.
  10. Select Next to accept the recommended number.
  11. On the Location page, specify a location where to save the new AutoSuggest Dictionary.
  12. Select Finish to create the AutoSuggest dictionary.
    The Finish page lists all items as Complete when the dictionary has finished creating.
  13. Select Close.
    The dictionary is added to the list of selected AutoSuggest Dictionaries.

What to do next

To use the AutoSuggest dictionary you have just created as a source for AutoSuggest during translation, enable AutoSuggest by selecting the AutoSuggest dictionary option.