Creating or opening a project

In Wordfast Pro, it is necessary to create a project before translating a file. You can open a TXML file for translation only if a project is created or opened. The project is a working environment that defines settings for the source and target language, translation memory, glossary and other user information. Find below the procedures for the following tasks:

Creating a project

To create a project:

  1. Open Wordfast Pro and click .
    The TXML perspective appears.

  2. Click File > Create Project.
    The Create Project dialog box appears.


     

  3. Enter a unique Project name.
    Note    : A unique project name enables differentiation. Naming the project according to the client name is a good practice. If a unique name is not given, an error message appears at the bottom of the dialog box.

  4. Select Source and Target language.
    Note    : It is important to select the correct source and target languages. If either of them is incorrect, Wordfast Pro will not allow you to open files for translation. The languages that you provide now will be the default language selection for all project files.

  5. Click OK.
    The Open Project dialog box appears. The project name appears in the Project List and the project properties appear at the bottom of the dialog box.


     

  6. Select project name and click OK.
    The Preferences (Filtered) dialog box appears.



    The Preferences (Filtered ) dialog box is used for the following tasks:

  7. Selecting translation memory settings. Go to Selecting translation memory settings for more information.

  8. Creating or opening translation memory. Go to Creating or opening translation memory for more information.

  9. Importing, exporting, adding, editing and deleting terms. Go to Importing and exporting glossaries and Working with glossaries for more information.

  10. Defining penalties. Go to Defining penalties for more information.

  11. Defining color codes. Go to Defining color codes for more information.

  12. Enabling spell check. Go to Enabling spell check for more information.

Opening a project

To open a project:

  1. Open Wordfast Pro and click .
    The TXML perspective appears.

  2. Click File > Open Project.
    The Open Project dialog box appears. The project names appear in the Project list and the project properties appear at the bottom of the dialog box.

  3. Select a project name and click OK.
    The Wordfast Pro screen appears with the project name on the title bar and the source and target languages at the bottom of the screen.