Specify Auto-Substitution Settings

This topic describes how to enable auto-substitution for variables, dates, times, numbers and measurements.

To specify auto-substitution settings:

Choose where you want to specify the settings:

To specify your	Then
default settings that are used when you create a project or open a document,	select Tools > Options from the menu bar. The Options dialog box is displayed.
settings for an active document or active project,	select Project > Project Settings > from the menu bar. The Project Settings dialog box is displayed.
settings for a project template,	select File > Setup > Project Templates from the menu bar. The Project Templates dialog box is displayed. Select the template for which you want to add a connection and click Edit. The Project Template Settings dialog box is displayed.

Select Language Pairs > [Source Language Name - Target Language Name ] > Translation Memory and Automated Translation > Auto-substitution from the navigation tree. The Auto-substitution settings are displayed in the right pane.

Select the check box next to each item you want to use in auto-substitution: variables, dates, times, numbers and measurements.

NOTE

If the recognition settings in your selected translation memory are not enabled to recognize these items, auto-substitution does not occur and these items are treated as normal, translatable words. See Translation Memory Settings.

Specify how dates, times and measurements are auto-localized when they are substituted:

Select Dates and Times from the navigation tree. Specify the formats to use when auto-substituting dates and times in target language segments.

Select Measurements from the navigation tree. Select what spacing you want to use between the number and unit in a measurement when auto-substituting measurements in target language segments.

If you want a penalty to be applied during auto-substitution, select Language Pairs > [Source Language Name - Target Language Name ] > Translation Memory and Automated Translation > Penalties from the navigation tree.

If you want a penalty to be applied to auto-substituted dates, numbers, times and measurement, specify a value in the Auto-localization penalty box.

If you want a penalty to be applied to auto-substituted variables, specify a value in the Text replacement penalty box.

Click OK to close the Options, Project Settings or Project Template Settings dialog boxes.

Specify Auto-Substitution Settings

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