The middle section of the translation editor is where translation and review of the selected keys are performed.
By default, keys are listed in cards including the source language text to be translated and/or verified, as well as the target language text field. Use the drop-down menu at the top left to select both source and target languages for the translation among the available project languages.
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If no target language is selected, the source key view is displayed.
Linked keys are marked with relevant icons and labels at the top of the key card:
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Parent key
Click on the key card to display existing child keys in the sidebar and edit the link.
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Child key
Hover over the label to preview the parent key. Click on the key card to edit the link in the sidebar.
Click on View at the top right to display several viewing options related to the key card:
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If enabled, displays a full-height key card. Use the arrow buttons
and
in the footer at the bottom left to move between keys from the single key view.
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By default, non-breaking spaces
and line breaks
are displayed in the translation text once the translation is saved. Select this option to toggle the visualization of such characters.
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By default, the QPS (Quality Performance Score) is displayed in the key card after saving the translation. Select this option to toggle the visualization of such score.
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By default, key cards are displayed with vertical card layout. Select this option to switch to horizontal card layout.
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The card layout option is disabled for keys displaying only the source language.
The source and target language card provides these actions on the translations through a series of buttons and options:
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Select the target language field of the card to display this button
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Copy the content from the source language into the target language field.
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Hover the mouse on the key name at the top of the card to show this button
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Copy the key name to clipboard.
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Select the source or target language field to display this button in the
dropdown.
Set the maximum number of characters a translation can contain. After typing a number in the popup, press Enter to apply the character limit.
The character count is displayed at the bottom when editing translations for the key.
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Select the source or target language field to display this button
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Use the available AI actions to refine or adjust the tone of the translation text. The AI will provide a revised version of text according to the selected AI action, which users can review and apply.
Click outside the AI Actions window to close it without accepting the AI suggestions.
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Select the source language or target language field of the card to display this option in the
Click on it if the selected key does not require a translation in the target language.
The status label of the card is updated accordingly and saving any changes to the text is no longer possible.
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Saving options
Click on the Save button at the bottom right to save a translation.
If QPS visualization is enabled, the QPS (Quality Performance Score) appears above the translated text for both human and MT translations:
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Any translation that is scored as 100 is highlighted in green.
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Any translation that is scored as 99 or below is highlighted in orange.
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No score is displayed in case of untranslated keys or unsupported languages.
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Verifying options
To verify or unverify a translation, use the flag icon at the bottom of each card.
If unverified, the status label of the card is updated accordingly and provides the option to verify the translation.
MT provider logo is also displayed to indicate strings that are machine translated.
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Changes visualization
By default, any changes applied to an unverified translation are automatically displayed in the source text when selecting the translation field.
To toggle changes visualization, click
to hide or show changes as required.
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Reviewing options
If the Advanced review workflow has been selected in the current project settings, the status label of the card is updated accordingly and an additional button is available at the bottom of the card.
MT provider logo is also displayed to indicate strings that are machine translated.
To complete the review and update the key status, hover over the target text and click on Review. Alternatively, click on the translation field to apply any changes to the source or target language text, then click Save and review
at the bottom of the card.
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Select the target language field of the card to display this option in the
Enable it to make small changes (e.g. adding missing punctuation) that does not update the verification status of the translation.
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Discard
Discard any changes in the text and revert to the previous content.
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ICU message preview
In case of keys including translations with ICU MessageFormat syntax, select
at the bottom left of the card to display ICU message preview in the contextual sidebar.
The preview lists all variables and attributes of the selected translation and is updated according to text typed in the relevant fields. Styled ICU message fields are also supported.
The preview shows an error state when selecting a translation with broken ICU message.
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Click this button at the top right of the pane to navigate to the tab of the project, and download the translations of the desired language(s).
To display additional actions for editing or managing the translations, click on the button at the top right of the pane. Upon selection of the target language field, these options are available:
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Select this option to save the current key translation and proceed directly to the next target language field.
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Select this option to discard any changes in the target language pane and revert to the previous content.
When working with projects with multiple target languages, multilingual view allows the display and editing of different language translations in a single key card.
Use the drop-down menu at the top left to select multiple or all target languages from the available project languages. The list of target languages can also be filtered out by using the search box at the top.
As languages are selected, the language selector will update with information about how many target languages have been selected. Click Apply or anywhere outside of the drop-down menu to display the selected languages in the key card.
Selecting more than two languages automatically enables the key multilingual view which provides a summary of the current status of all selected translations at the top right of each key card.
Selected languages in the multilingual view are remembered when switching to other branches.
All translations displayed for each key card in the multilingual view are editable with relevant options according to their status. Batch actions are available when selecting multiple keys.