Step 5: Add files and customize their settings

You must add files to a project, and specify their usage and file settings, so that translators and reviewers can start working with them. You can also merge multiple files together, add folder files or create new folder files to structure the work according to your needs. If you select files in a folder structure, this structure will be replicated in the target language folders. The New Project wizard creates a folder for every target language you have selected, and places the prepared *.sdlxliff files and any reference files in the appropriate language folder.

About this task

The New Project wizard automatically adds the file type settings to the relevant files once it has identified the file type. These settings can be modified as needed.

Procedure

  1. On the Project Files page, choose how you want to add files:
    • Select Add Files, to add files individually.
    • Drag and drop the files into the right-hand side pane on the Project Files page of the New Project wizard.
    • Select Add Folder, to add a folder or folder hierarchy containing files.
  2. If the file usage is incorrect, select the file, and then select Change File Usage. Choose the correct file usage: Translatable, Reference or Localizable.
  3. If you need to make adjustments to file types settings, select File Types and make your changes.
  4. Decide whether you want to merge several files into one single file, which can help you work faster as you can maximize the advantages of features like auto-propagation, spell-checking and verification when working in a single, bigger file. Select the files you want to merge (you can use Ctrl or Shift to select multiple files), and then select Merge Files. Enter a name for the merged file and select the folder where you want it to be created.
  5. Select Next.