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Editing a TM language resource list

You can modify the language resource list of your translation memory (TM). These changes are not reflected in the language resource template in the navigation pane.

About this task

Edit the language resource lists in the TM using the Translation Memory Settings dialog in the Translation Memories list.

Procedure

  1. Go to the Translation Memories view and, in the navigation tree, select the TM you want to edit.
    If the TM is not available in the navigation tree, click Open > Open Translation Memory from the Ribbon and then select Translation Memory to open a local TM, or Open > Server-based Translation Memory to open a server-based TM.
  2. Go to the Home tab and select Settings.
  3. In the Translation Memory Settings dialog, select Language Resources from the navigation tree. The Language Resources settings are displayed on the right.
  4. Specify which elements should be recognized as non-translatable elements and which words in the TM should be counted as one.
  5. Identify the language for which you want to define the placeable formats:
    • edit formats for the source language to change the patterns that Trados Studio identifies as placeables. For example, "15.2 in" may not be recognized as a measurement, but a numbered followed by a word.
    • edit the formats for the target language to change the formats that Trados Studio uses for auto-localizing placeables. For example, change the default French localization of numbers from standard "x xxx,x" to custom "x'xxx.x".
  6. In the table, click on the column corresponding to the recognizer for which you want to create custom localization formats. Check the existing defaults and add a new format if the one you need is not in the list:
    • Variables, Abbreviations and Ordinal Followers: type in the placeable text in the dialog box and hit Enter. Add as many placeables as needed and select OK.
    • Segmentation Rules: choose between Paragraph based segmentation and Sentence based segmentation. For Sentence based segmentation, select the rule you want to use for identifying where a segment ends and click Add. For Paragraph based segmentation segmentation, the Rules box and buttons are disabled as you cannot create rules to identify the end of a paragraph.
    • Dates and Times:
      1. In the Date Formats or Time Formats dialog box, expand the first drop-down menu to see the list of options for creating a new date format.
      2. Click the Add component plus icon next to each component to include Day, Month, Year and Day Name for date formats and Hour, Minutes, Seconds, AM/PM for time formats.
      3. Type separators between the components that you have selected. You can use any of the following regular separators ` : - / , ; * + ? > < _ ! @ # $ ^ & ( ) ~ = { } [ ] . The following characters are reserved for special separators: % \ " '
      4. Click the Add icon and check the Example column to see how Trados Studio will convert your specified format.
      5. Add as many custom formats as needed and click OK.
      6. Use the Move up Move up and Move downMove down arrows in the first column to prioritize the order of the custom formats. The first long and short formats in the list are used by default for QuickPlace and Automatic Translation suggestions (unless you choose another format under Auto-substitution > Dates and Times).

        For TM matches, Trados Studio uses the same format as in the TM match to show you examples of how dates and times have been localized in previous translations. You can make TM matches always use the same format by disabling the option For TM matches, copy the TM format under Auto-substitution > Dates and Times.

    • Measurements:
      1. In the Measurement Units dialog box, type the measurement name under Label and click the Add icon.
      2. Add as many measurement units as needed and click OK.
    • Numbers :
      1. In the Number Formats dialog box, type the information about the number format under the Thousand Separator and Decimal Separator columns, and click the Add icon. Check the Example column to see how Trados Studio will convert the number format.
      2. Add as many number formats as needed and select OK.
      3. Use the Move up Move up and Move downMove down arrows in the first table column to prioritize the order of the custom number formats. The first long and short formats in the list are used by default for QuickPlace and Automatic Translation suggestions (unless you choose another format under Auto-substitution > Numbers and currency).

        For TM matches, Trados Studio uses the same format as in the TM match to show you examples of how number formats have been localized in previous translations. You can make TM matches always use the same format by disabling the option For TM matches, copy the TM format under Auto-substitution > Numbers and currency > Separators for numbers.

    • Currency:
      1. In the Currency Formats dialog box, type the currency symbol under Symbol, and select a value from the Position list.
      2. Add as many currency formats as needed and click OK.
      3. Use the Move up Move up and Move downMove down arrows in the first column to prioritize the order of the custom currency formats. The first long and short formats in the list are used by default for QuickPlace and Automatic Translation suggestions (unless you choose another format under Auto-substitution > Numbers and currency).

        For TM matches, Trados Studio uses the same format as in the TM match to show you examples of how currency formats have been localized in previous translations. You can make TM matches always use the same format by disabling the option For TM matches, copy the TM format under Auto-substitution > Numbers and currency > Separators for currency.

  7. When you have finished, select OK to close the dialog.
  8. Select OK again to save your changes and close the Translation Memory Settings dialog. Changes are applied immediately.