File > Options > Translation Memory and Automated Translation
You can determine what translation memories (TMs) and automated translations are applied to files.
- What main TMs, project TMs and automated translations are applied to files.
- Whether these are included in look-ups and concordance searching.
- Whether the TM will be updated with the translated content from the file(s).
These settings appear in multiple dialogs in Trados Studio.
| Option | Description |
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Use different translation providers for this language direction | This option is only displayed if you are viewing this page under the individual language pair settings and not the All Language Pairs level. Typically, you select your TMs at All Language Pairs level. Only select this option if you want to specify TM selections at the individual language pair level as an exception. You may want to do this if you want to:
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| Create Translation Memory | Select this option to create a TM that is stored locally in a file. In the New Translation Memory wizard, complete the pages and select Close. Expand the drop-down list and select Create Server-based Translation Memory to create a TM stored on a server. In the New Server-based Translation Memory wizard, complete the pages of the New Server-based Translation Memory and select Close. |
Use | Select this option, and then select the TMs and automated translation servers you want to use in the project:
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Settings | Click the cog icon on the right hand side of the wizard to edit the settings for the corresponding TM. |
Remove | Select a TM or automated translation server, and then select this option to remove it from the list. |
Import | Select this option to import translation units (TUs) from a file to the selected TM. The button is visible only when a TM is selected. The Import wizard is displayed. |
Export | Select this option to export translation units (TUs) from the selected TM to a file. The button is visible only when a TM is selected. The Export wizard is displayed. |
Name | This is the TM name. |
Enabled | Select this option to enable the Lookup, Penalty Concordance and Update options. Only the Lookup option is available for automated translation servers. |
Lookup | Select this option to include the TM or automated translation server in TM searches. |
Penalty | Select a penalty value. Any matches from this TM will have the penalty value specified here. |
Concordance | Select this to include the TM in concordance searches. |
Update | Select this to update the TM with the translated content from the file. |