Configuring Translation Memory

1. Open Wordfast Pro and select a project from the project list.
2. Click Open Project.
3. Click Preferences under Options.

   The overall preferences setup panel appears.

4. Click Translation Memory.

   The Translation Memory preferences list for the current project is opened as shown below.

   Figure 1. Preferences—Translation Memory

   

   The balance of the Translation Memory dialog is shown below.

   

The following steps apply to the Translation Memory section.

5. Select Write unedited fuzzy... to commit unedited fuzzy and exact matches to a TM.
6. Select Copy source when... to copy the source to the target segment when there is no match and the TM is leveraged.
7. Select the Fuzzy Match Threshold percentage.

   Note: This value specifies the TM leverage percentage limit for a fuzzy match. For example, if a value of 75% is entered, the tool marks all the translations which are leveraged below 75% match as a 'No match' segment.

8. Select the analysis Report Settings

   • Calculate analysis report Percentage by: Words or Segments

   • Calculate Internal Fuzzy Matches in: Percentage and Include Internal Fuzzy Matches in TM Matches

9. Select only a condition to be followed when editing an existing Translation Unit. The options are as follows:

   • Add to TM by overwriting the existing TU (default): Overwrite the existing Translation Unit

   • Add to TM; overwrite the existing TU if attributes are identical: Overwrite the existing Translation Unit if the attributes match

   • Only add to TM the new TU; do not overwrite the existing TU: No overwrite, just add new TUs to the existing Translation Unit

   • Add to TM; do not overwrite the existing TU: No overwrite, just add TUs to the existing Translation Unit

   • Do not add to TM: No addition is to be done to the existing Translation Unit

10. Select the Number of TM lookup hits.

The following steps apply to the Replaceables section.

11. Select Enable replaceables for higher TM matches to replace the selected terms in the translation with terms from the selected TM.

    Selecting this option selects all sub-options by default. Select or deselect the terms to be replaced or not to be replaced from the Translation Memory as listed below:

    1. De-select Number replacement if not wanted
    2. De-select URL replacement if not wanted
    3. De-select Punctuation replacement if not wanted
    4. De-select Email address if not wanted
12. Click OK.

    The Translation Memory properties for the project are set up.