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Creating projects using Translate Single Document workflow

Starting a translation using the Translate Single Document command bypasses the selections you have to make when you create a project using the New Project wizard.

About this task

When you use the Translate Single Document workflow, you can create and save an *.sdlxliff file which contains source language segments only. From this, you can create further *.sdlxliff files for different target languages.

Procedure

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Go to the Welcome view, and either browse or drag and drop the file you want to translate. In the Translate files dialog, select Translate as single document.
    • Go to File > Open > Translate Single Document.
  2. Do one of the following depending on the available dialog:
    • In the Open Document dialog, select the file, and then select Open.
    • If the Select Project File dialog is displayed, an *.sdlxliff file has already been created for this file. To create a new translation, select Create New Project File and select OK. To open the partially translated file, select Open existing project file, and then select OK.
  3. In the Translation Memory and Document Settings dialog, check the value in the Source Language box. If the source language is not correct, select the correct language from the drop-down list.
  4. In the Target Language box, select the required target language from the drop-down list.
  5. If you want to use a translation memory (TM) during translation, select the type of TM to use in the Translation Memory and Automated Translation section:
    If...Then

    you want to use a TM stored locally in a file,

    Select Use and select File-based Translation Memory from the drop-down list. Select a TM from the Open Translation Memory dialog.

    you want to use a TM stored on a server,

    Select Use and select Server-based Translation Memory from the drop-down list. Select a TM from the Select Server-based Translation Memory dialog.

    you want to use a file-based TM with different languages than the ones in your project,

    Select Use and select AnyTM: Any file-based TM from the drop-down list. Select a TM from the Open Translation Memory dialog.

    you want to use a server-based TM with different languages than the ones in your project,

    Select Use and select AnyTM: Any server-based TM from the drop-down list. Select a TM from the Open Translation Memory dialog.

    you want to create a new file-based TM,

    Select Create Translation Memory. Create a TM in the New Translation Memory wizard.

    you want to create a new server-based TM,

    Open the drop-down list for Create Translation Memory and select Create Server-based Translation Memory. Create a TM in the New Server-based Translation Memory wizard.

    you want to use an WorldServer TM,

    Select Use and select SDL WorldServer Translation Memory from the drop-down list. Select a TM or TM group from the Select WorldServer Translation Provider dialog.

  6. Select Settings if you want to modify the settings of the TM. Select Import and Export to import data to or export data from the TM.
  7. If you want to use automated translation (AT) during translation, select Use and select SDL Language Cloud to connect to Neural Machine Translation (NMT) engines included in your account.
  8. If you want to use a termbase during translation:
    1. Select the Advanced button to display the Project Template Settings dialog.
    2. Select Language Pairs > All Language Pairs > Termbases from the navigation tree. The Termbases page is displayed. Select your termbases.
  9. If you want to specify additional settings for translation, select Advanced to display the Project Template Settings dialog. Make the required changes and select OK to close the dialog and save your settings.
  10. Select OK. The translatable content of the source language file is identified, segmented and placed in an *.sdlxliff file.

Results

A single-file project is automatically created for you. The file is opened in the Editor window for translating.