In Memsource you can create an MXLIFF export file or a bilingual review table in a Word document.
Exporting an MXLIFF file in Memsource
- In the Document menu choose Export to Bilingual MXLIFF:
When you import the MXLIFF file in CafeTran, it will look like this:
Clearly, this isn't optimal. Let's hope that CafeTran will support Memosource's flavour of XLIFF somewhere in 2016.
For the time being, you can use the bilingual review table (a Word document) created by Memsource. Also, it is unclear how to re-import a translated MXLIFF file in Memsource. I'll have to clear that.
Obviously you have to choose this command in the stand-alone editor:
I'm not sure, whether such a command is available in the web editor too.
Exporting a bilingual Word table in Memsource
- In the Document menu choose Export to Bilingual DOCX:
The bilingual Word table looks like this:
Preparing the bilingual table in Word
- Duplicate the source column and insert it as a new target column.
- Delete the old target column.
- Hide all rows and columns, but the new target column that you are going to translate. (Clearly this simple task can be automated via a macro.)
PLEASE NOTE: Make sure that you also hide the narrow, first column! (It contains placeholders that you don't want to see in CafeTran.)
The prepared table looks like this:
When imported in CafeTran, the result looks much better, though still a little strange (possibly the Word table contains some special formatting–I'll have to clear that too):
Postprocessing the translated bilingual table in Word
- Finalise the project in CafeTran and export the Word document.
- Open the document in Word.
- Make sure that hidden text is displayed. Select all text (Command+A on Mac or Ctrl+A on Windows). Unhide all text.
- Save the document.
Importing the translated bilingual table in Memsource
- Switch to Memsource.
- In the Document menu choose Import from Bilingual DOCX:
You can download the sample files used in this article.
I've also uploaded an exported Memsource termbase (XLSX), with all available fields added.
See also: First steps with MemSource
