Inserting Terms From a Termbase

After you create a termbase and add terms to it, you can insert those terms into your translation content. You can do this by double-clicking the translated term in the Termbase window pane.

How to Insert Terms From a Termbase

  1. Make sure you have created a termbase and added terms to it. See Creating Termbases and Adding Concepts and Terms to Termbases.
  2. Select View > Termbase.

    The Termbase window pane opens.

  3. Open a file to translate content. See Translating Files.
  4. In the Translation Editor, click on a segment you want to translate or highlight a word in a segment. If any words in that segment are also found in a termbase, they are displayed in the Termbase window pane, with their corresponding translations.

    Note When you use a ranked termbase, terms from the highest-ranked termbase are given priority in the Termbase window pane. You can still view terms from other termbases in the top half of the pane.

  5. In the Termbase window pane, double-click the translated term. The translated term replaces the highlighted word in the editor.
  6. After the segment is completely translated, press ENTER on your keyboard. The translation is confirmed and focus moves to the next cell. After a segment is translated and confirmed, a check mark appears in the Status column.
  7. Click Save the active file. to save your work.