How to open a translation memory for editing
This topic describes how to open a translation memory for editing in the Translation Memories view. Click the Translation Memories button in the navigation pane to display the Translation Memories view.
About this task
Opening a TM that is in the navigation tree
To open a translation memory that currently appears in the navigation tree:
Procedure
- In the Translation Memories view, check the navigation tree:
- If the translation memory does not currently appear in the tree and it is a local translation memory, see the topic section Opening a TM that is in the navigation tree.
- If the translation memory does not currently appear in the tree and it is a server-based translation memory, see the topic section Opening a server-based TM that is not in the navigation tree.
- If the translation memory does appear in the tree, go to step 2 below.
- In the navigation tree, double-click the translation memory or right-click the translation memory and select Open from the shortcut menu. The translation memory is opened for editing in the TM side-by-side editor window and it becomes the active translation memory.
- If the translation memory is server-based and contains more than one language pair, the Select Language Pair dialog box. Select the language pair for which you want to edit the translation units and click OK.
- If the translation memory is password protected the Translation Memory Password dialog box is displayed. Select the highest access mode for which you have a password, enter the password and click OK.
Opening a local TM that is not in the navigation tree
To add a local translation memory to the navigation tree in the Translation Memories view and open it for editing:
Procedure
- In the Translation Memories view, select . The Open Translation Memory dialog box is displayed.
- Navigate to the location of the
*.sdltmfile, select the file and click Open. The translation memory is added to the Translation Memories folder in the navigation tree and is also opened for editing in the TM side-by-side editor window. The translation memory becomes the active translation memory.- If the translation memory is password protected the Translation Memory Password dialog box is displayed. Select the highest access mode for which you have a password, enter the password and click OK.
Opening a Server-based TM that is not in the navigation tree
To add a server-based translation memory to the navigation tree in the Translation Memories view and open it for editing: