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User’s Guide SYSTRAN 5.0 80
Performing Contextual Dictionary Activities
Using Send to SDM on the Tools menu, you can send selected words and expressions
to a new UD. You can then use the linguistic tools in SDM to access the entries.
1. In the source document, select the word or expression you want to send to
the UD.
2. On the Tools menu, point to Send to SDM and click either the name of the
dictionary where you want the expressions sent or New Dictionary to send the
expressions to a new dictionary. If you click an existing dictionary, that
dictionary appears. If you click New Dictionary, the Save As dialog box
appears.
Figure 36: Save As Dialog Box
3. Optional: Enter a file name for the UD that will contain the selected word
or expression. Then click the Save button.
SDM launches automatically. You can now work with the entries to improve the
quality of your translations. For more information, see Chapter 9: Using SYSTRAN
Dictionary Manager (SDM) on page 113.
You can also select an existing dictionary to which you want to send
expressions by selecting a dictionary from the dictionary list. The selected
dictionary will appear in the contextual menu.