SDL Trados Studio 2014Creating and Managing TMsAlignmentReviewing translations

The TM view Allows you to create new TMsOpen, search and edit existing

onesChange settings, add fieldsImport data into TMsAlign files and add them to a TM

Changing settings and fieldsAdding a field

Aligning filesAllows you to convert your

existing translated documents into a TM

Suitable only for truly parallel files!

TM can be edited and validated after alignment (but not re-aligned)

Specify source and target fileAdd -> Source / Target

Editing a TMManual editing: Select a

translation unit and edit. To mark for deletion: Ctrl + DBefore changes take effect:

Commit changes!

Exercise I1. Download and unzip the materials

for your language pair.2. In Studio 2014 switch to TM view. 3. Create a new TM for your language

pair called "vitotrol_XX_YY". In the Fields and Settings dialog add a text field for "Client".

4. Align the .txt files provided.5. Check and validate the first 50

alignments.

Exercise IIWe can now use the newly created TM to translate a similar file.1. From the Welcome screen select "Translate

single document" and choose the .docx file provided (vitotrol_300...).

2. Select the newly created TM for your translation.

3. Translate the file, save and preview in Word.

NOTE: Aligned TMs are not perfect. If no match is found, try the concordance search (F3).