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Chapter 7: Using SYSTRAN Translation Project
Manager (STPM)
SYSTRAN Translation Project Manager (STPM) is supported by:
 SYSTRAN Professional Standard
 SYSTRAN Professional Premium
This chapter describes the Expert version of STPM. You may not be able to use
all of these features if you have the Advanced version. For a complete
description of the features supported by each STPM version, see SYSTRAN
Translation Project Manager (STPM) on page 14.
SYSTRAN Translation Project Manager (STPM) is a “translation workbench” that lets
you manage translations from initial document analysis through dictionary updates,
and use reviewing tools for quality assurance. Using STPM, you can import DOC,
RTF, TXT, HTML, XHTML, PDF, and TMX-formatted files into STPM and access
Web pages, translate them, and compare the original (source) and translated (target)
documents side-by-side. You can then perform post-editing to customize translations
or enrich the source document with “user-choice” annotations.
STPM also interacts with SYSTRAN's Translation Memory™ to integrate post-edited
sentences into TM. STPM also provides editing and formatting capabilities. You can
also export projects, source files and Web pages, and target files and Web pages.
Understanding Files, Web Pages, and Projects
Files are imported into STPM using Import File on the File menu, while Web pages
are accessed using STPM’s Web Toolbar. When you import a file or display a Web
page, STPM creates a “project” automatically. A project contains a source document
and a target document. Each document appears in its own window.
• The source text window shows the file or Web page in its original language.
• The target text window shows the file or Web page after it has been translated.
This window is empty until you translate the source document or Web page.
Your STPM session can have more than one project open at the same time. Each
project appears in its own folder in the SYSTRAN Translation Project Manager
window. You can navigate between the projects as necessary (see Navigating
between Projects on page 85).
Project files end with the extension
.stp and can only be opened with STPM.