How to Connect to an Automated Translation Server for a Language Pair

This topic describes how to connect to automated translation servers at an individual language pair level that are used by default when you create a new project or open a file for translation. Typically, you would connect to an automated translation server at the All Language Pairs level. This means that the automated translation servers that are selected, apply to all the language pairs. You only need to specify them at an individual language pair level as an exception. You may want to do this if you want if you want to have different automated translations servers or a different order for the individual language pair level

For example, you have added an automated translation server at the All Language Pairs level that contains English to German and English to French language pairs. However, you do not want to use this automated translation server for English to French and instead want to select another. To do that, select the automated translation server that you want to use at the individual language pair settings instead of All Language Pairs level.

To connect to an automated translation server for an individual language pair:

Choose where you want to add the automated translation server:

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 from the navigation tree. The Language Pairs settings are displayed on the right. Any language pairs for which default translation memory selections have been added, are displayed in the Language Pairs box.

If the language pair for which you want to specify settings does not exist, click Add. Select the source and target language that you want to add from the Add Language Pair dialog box.

In the navigation tree, expand the language pair you just added (click the plus sign preceding the language pair) and the Translation Memory and Automated Translation branch is displayed.

Select Translation Memory and Automated Translation from the navigation tree. The Translation Memory and Automated Translation page is displayed on the right.

Select the Use different translation providers for this language pair check box.

A prompt is displayed asking if you want to make a copy of the translation memories and automated translation servers from All Language Pairs.

If you want to use the same automated translation servers as specified in All Language Pairs but in a different order, click Yes to copy the translation memories and automated translation servers. Go to step 9.

If you want to use automated translation servers to the ones specified in All Language Pairs, click No. Go to step 8.

Click Add and select one of the following from the drop-down list:

Select SDL Automated Translation from the drop-down list to add an SDL automated translation server or a automated translation server of your own. The Add/Edit SDL Automated Translation wizard is displayed on the Connection Type page.

Select Language Weaver from the drop-down list to connect to a Language Weaver automated translation server. The Add Language Weaver wizard is displayed on the Connection Type page.

Select Google Translate from the drop-down list to connect to the Google Translate automated translation server. is added to the list.

Use the Up and Down arrows to change the order of the automated translation servers and translation memories.

Click OK to close the dialog box.