Settings tab
The Retranslate strings that are already translated option only applies when auto-translating all the stings in the current string list (via Home tab > Pre-Translate). When an individual string is pre-translated (Pre-Translate, F8) the current translation of the string, if available, is always overwritten.
With this option you can specify which methods should be used to find already translated strings. Depending the chosen settings, the number of translations found for a given string will be very different.
Select the option With exact match if the pre-translation should only be inserted when the source strings match exactly. In this case the exact spelling including upper and lower case, use of spaces and punctuation, as well as the access key have to match. If you select a method to restrict the exact match requirement the option will be deactivated automatically.
Select the restriction Ignore case if automatic translations should be accepted even if the source strings differ regarding the use of upper and lower case.
Select the restriction Ignore access key if automatic translations should be accepted even if the source strings differ regarding the use of the ampersand to specify the access key.
Select the restriction Ignore spaces if automatic translations should be accepted even if the source strings differ regarding the use of leading and trailing spaces Select the restriction Ignore punctuation if automatic translations should be accepted even if the source strings differ regarding the use of leading and trailing punctuation marks.
Use these settings to determine how to proceed if Passolo finds different translations for the same source text during pre-translation.
Besides the automatic selection of the first match, you also have the option of leaving the string untranslated.
It is also possible to set a bookmark for all multiple translations. (See Bookmarks). You can then jump to the bookmarked entries using the F12 key, and then press the F8 key to call up the list of matches without having to change the settings chosen here.
If you choose Display all matches, the list of matches will appear as soon as a multiple translation is found. See Display of Selections During Pre-Translation.
If no match is found, you can also use fuzzy matching. In this case, the string with the best match value is inserted as the translation, provided the value is above the specified . The settings for Fuzzy Matching apply (see Options for the Fuzzy List). Strings translated in this way are marked as "pre-translated" and the match value is stored. In the translation list you can display an additional column that shows the match value (see Configuration of Columns in the String List). In addition, you can also allow the use of automatic translations