Pseudotranslation

The Pseudotranslation option copies source content to target. Pseudotranslated target content will have accented characters and the text will be expanded by 20%. This will help you preview what content will be selected as translatable and how complex formatting will appear in the target. Either source files or TXML files can be pseudotranslated.

To pseudotranslate files:

1. Open Wordfast Pro 3 and click .
   The PM perspective appears.

2. Click Pseudotrans.
   The Pseudotranslation window appears.
   

3. Click to browse and select files from a folder. To add multiple files, press the Ctrl key and select the files.
   OR
   Click to add an entire folder. Once a folder is selected, the following message appears.
   
   Click Yes to add files recursively. This ensures that all files within a folder, including the files in the sub folders are added.
   The files appear. Files are selected by default when added.

4. Click to browse and select files from a folder. To add multiple files, press the Ctrl key and select the files.
   OR
   Click to add an entire folder. Once a folder is selected, the following message appears.
   
   Click Yes to add files recursively. This ensures that all files within a folder, including the files in the sub folders are added.
   The files appear. Files are selected by default when added.

5. The Choose Format dialog box appears. Choose the format for the files to be analyzed. Only one format can be selected at a time.
   

6. Click OK.
   The files appear.
   Note: You can pseudotranslate up to 20 files at a time using Wordfast Pro 3 in Demo mode. If you want to pseudotranslate more than 20 files, you will need to purchase the Wordfast Pro 3 license from www.wordfast.com.

7. Select Source and Target Language.

8. Select Create pseudotranslated target file to create a pseudo translated file in the chosen language and source format. For example, if you pseudotranslate a Word document from English (US) to German (Germany), then the PM plugin will create a pseudotranslated TXML file and word document. These files will be placed in the same folder as the source file.
   Note: The Create pseudotranslated target file retains the last used selection..

9. Click Pseudotranslate.
   The selected file(s) are pseudotranslated and the summary appears.
   
   The pseudotranslated files are placed in the same folder as the source file. An example of a pseudotranslated TXML and a pseudotranslated source file are below.