Pseudo Translation

Pseudo translation copies the source content to a target where the content has accented characters and the text is expanded by twenty percent. The pseudo translation provides a preview of what content will be selected as translatable and how complex formatting appears in the target. Both source files or TXLF files can be pseudo translated.

To pseudo translate files:

Open Wordfast Pro and select Quick Tools from the Wordfast 4 drop-down.
The Quick Tools dashboard appears.
Click the Pseudo translation tab.
The Pseudo translation dashboard opens as shown below.

Figure 1. Pseudo Translation Tab
Select the file format for pseudo translation:
- To pseudo translate a TXLF file, select and add a TXLF file.
- To pseudo translate a source file, select Source, and select the Pseudo translation options.
To browse and select files from a folder, click Add File under File.
To browse and select a folder click Add Folder under File.
Select the files to be pseudo translated.

Only one format can be selected at a time.
Click Pseudo Translate.
A pop-up appears upon completion as shown below.

Figure 2. Success Confirmation

Note:
Up to 20 files can be processed at a time using Wordfast Pro in Demo mode; to pseudo translate more than 20 files, a Wordfast Pro license is required.

The pseudo translated files are placed in the same folder as the source file. An example of a pseudo translated TXLF file is shown below.