How to Translate With SDLX

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How to Translate with SDLX

This document explains how youcan translate your files with SDLX

Please make sure that you haveregistered your software beforetranslating files

Please refer to the How to Registerdocument before commencing thistraining


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Before you start

When you first start SDLX by selecting:

Start -> Programs ->

SDL International ->

SDL Trados 2006 ->

SDLX

The SDLX Switchboard will be displayed as you will needto set up some options.


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Before you start

This is the SDLX Switchboard.


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Before you start

To set your options:

Select Tools. Select Options.


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Before you start

In the General tabmake sure thatEnable SDLX itemson context menu isselected.


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Before you start

If you de-select Alwaysstart with translation

Wizard this will meanwhenever you start SDLX itwill always take you directlyto the SDLX switchboard.

Select OK.


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Starting your translation

Go to the folder wherethe file that you want to

translate is located

Right click on the fileand select Translatewith SDLX.


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Select your sourcelanguage by

clicking on the next to theSourcelanguage box.


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Select thelanguage then

Select OK.


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Do the same forthe target

language.

Click on the next to theTarget language

box


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Select thelanguage then

Select OK.


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If you alreadyhave a Translation

Memory (TM) youcan select it here.


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For moreinformation on

Options pleasecheck with theSDLX Supportteam.


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Select OK.


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An ITD(Intermediate

TranslationDocument) willbe created.

This is where

you can startto translateyour file


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You will noticethat each

sentence isbroken downinto panes.These are called

segments. SDLX will

segment whereit thinks an end

of sentenceoccurs.


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You will first need to set up some options to get the bestout of translating with SDLX.

Select Tools

Select Options


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Set your options as shown, for more information on what options touse please refer to the How to use SDL Edit in SDLX manual


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Set your options as shown, for more information on what options touse please refer to the How to use SDL Edit in SDLX manual


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Translating your file

Once you have set your options up you can start yourtranslation

Take your cursor over to the right hand pane and type inyour translation.


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When you are happy with the translation press the ENTERkey to confirm the translation has been done


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In this example thenext segment is

exactly the same asthe first segment.

SDLX thereforepropagated thetranslation to thenext segment.

This is how SDLXdeals with repetitionin the same file.

We call it AutoPropagation.


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Also note thatwhen Enter was

pressed segment1 changed colourto blue whichmeans this is a

confirmedsegment.

Segment 2changed colour to

orange whichmeans this is anauto propagatedsegment.


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Continue to translate the segments making sure you pressENTERto confirm that the translation is complete for each

segment.


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You may notice that some words in your file are highlightedin a colour.

This is where there may be some formatting information.

If you place your cursor over the word it should show you atooltip that describes what the format is.


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Sometimes when you are translating a segment thatcontains a format it disappears (due to structure of target

language) from the source.

You will notice that the segment is highlighted green on thesource side.

This is SDLX saying that there is some formatting on thesource segment that needs to be placed on to the correcttranslation.


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In order to place the format into the correct position you willneed to do something called Format Painting.

To do this select the Format Paint brush icon seen at the topof your file.

The cursor will change to a paint brush.


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Take the paint brush cursor onto the highlighted text thatneeds formatting.

Alternatively you can press the right arrow icon that willtake you to the format that is needed.


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Take the format paint brush cursor over to the translationside and click with your mouse.

Paste it across the word(s) that needs formatting.

Release the mouse.

You will notice the green from the left hand side disappear

and the colour of the translated word(s) will be highlightedthe same as the source word(s).

This procedure needs to be done for all formatting that isneeded in the file.


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Previewing your translation

During your translation you may wish to see how the file isgoing to look once translated.

You can do this by previewing the file.

Click on the Eye icon to select Preview.


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You will get a message asking if you wish to save yourtranslation with the latest edits

Select Yes


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If you wish you can seeuntranslated, fuzzy, 100%

matched and translated text indifferent colours.

Once you have chosen yourcolours, or select None if you

do not want to see thetranslation in colours, selectOK.


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You will see apreview of your

file To return to your

ITD file select thex button to close

the preview


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Creating a Translation Memory

Once the translation and formatting has been completedyou can now create a Translation Memory.

Select Translation Memory.

Select New.


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Browse to where youwould like to save your

Translation Memory. Give your Translation

Memory a Name.

Select Save.


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If your name isnot displayed,

select New.


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Add your username.

Select OK.


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Select OK again.


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You can now update your Translation Memory with theconfirmed segments.

Select Translation Memory. Select Update.

Note: Only the blue confirmed segments will go into theTranslation Memory.


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Creating your translation

Once you have finished translating your file you can createyour translated file by selecting:

File >Create Translation


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The Translation Previewscreen will appear.

Make sure the colours underHighlight text are selectedas None.

Select OK.


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A message stating the translation file was createdsuccessfully will appear and it will give you details as to

where the translation is located. Select OK.


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You will see yourtranslated file in the

same folder as thesource file.


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Using your Translation Memory onanother file

You can use your Translation Memory onany other ITDs that you create.

If you create an ITD file from another fileyou can apply the TM and if there are thesame or similar sentences in your new fileyou will not need to re-translate the

whole sentence again.


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Create a new ITD.

Remember you can right click on a file and select

Translate with SDLX.


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When the ITD is created.

Select Translation Memory.

Select Open.


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Locate theTranslation Memory

(which is stored asan .mdb file).

Select Open.


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Select TranslationMemory

Select Apply


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The message asking if you wish to delete the existingtranslation will appear

As the ITD is new you can select Yes

Note: If you select No any confirmed (blue) matches wouldn o tbe overwritten with matches from the TranslationMemory


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You can then enter aminimum match

value This is the value for a

f u z z y m a t ch whichis a s im i l a r m a t ch

We recommend 75 asthe value

Select OK


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Once the Translation Memory has been applied a messagewill appear informing you as to how many words have been

translated Select OK


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Using your Translation Memory on

another file

The segments will becolour coded

Gold means that thisis a 100% match(exact match)

Green means thatthis is a fuzzy match

(its similar but notexact)

Grey means thatthere is not a match

for this segment atthe 75% fuzzy matchvalue


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another file

When youcursor onto afuzzy match thefuzzy matchvalue will bedisplayed in thepane below the

translations

This tells youwhat the fuzzymatch

percentage is


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another file

You can see thedifferencesbetween what is

in theTranslationMemory andwhat is in thesource segmentby rightclicking on thefuzzy matchvalue andselecting ViewSourceDifferences


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another file

Another windowwill be openedand it willhighlight thewords that aredifferent

The TranslationMemorySegment is atthe top

The segmentitself is at thebottom


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another file

In this case SDLX is stating that the word are has beeninserted into the Translation Memory and is not in the

source segment The word are has changed to and in the Translation

Memory


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another file

When thecursor isplaced on

segment 4even thoughthere is a nomatch a verylow fuzzymatch hasbeen displayed

Only the firstpart of the

sentence hasbeentranslated


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another file

If you wish touse thistranslationpaste it in bypressing ALTand thenumber next to

it eg., 1


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another file

You can complete the translation and press the ENTERkeyto confirm that it has been translated


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another file

Segment 20 shows a 99% fuzzy match as it has apunctuation penalty.

Note: the icon on the right hand side is highlighted.


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another file

On segment 25 SDLX is saying that there is a format paintpenalty

The translation is correct but there is some formatting thatneeds to be done to complete the translation which is why ithas come up as a 99% fuzzy match


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Concordance Search

A concordance search is a partial searchof a Translation Memory

You can search for phrases or parts of asentence that may be in your TranslationMemory

Your Translation Memory must be open in

order for a concordance search to work

C d S h


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Concordance Search

Highlight the word or words that you would like to do aconcordance search on

C d S h


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Concordance Search

SelectTranslation

Memory -> Concordance

Search ->

Source

Or press F7

C d S h


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Concordance Search

The results will be displayed at the bottom of the screen

This includes fuzzy matches

Adding Comments


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Adding Comments

You can add comments to a segment

This may be useful for review purposes if you wish to

communicate something about the segment Right click on the segment you wish to add a comment to

Select Comments

Adding Comments


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Adding Comments

Select Yes to the warning message

Adding Comments


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Adding Comments

Select Add to add a comment

Adding Comments


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Adding Comments

Type your comment and select OK

Adding Comments


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Adding Comments

The segment will have an * next to the number to note thatthere is a comment there

Adding Comments


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Adding Comments

If you place your cursor on the * a tooltip will display thelast comment.

Support


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Support

We hope that you have found thispresentation useful. However as with

learning any new product we are surethat you will have questions as you tryout new things

When you have a question please go to

our on-line support centre at: http://support.sdl.com

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