User Guide

SYSTRAN 6 Desktop User Guide 153
STPM keeps track of paragraphs that might be affected by changes made in the
Project (such as the modification of a source document or the changing of an
alternative meaning choice).
Translations you perform via STPM are independent of any other computer activity,
and thus you retain full use of your PC while they are taking place. Also, as translation
results are loaded incrementally, you can begin working on finished files while others
are still in progress.
The Processing Status dialog displays any time you select a translation command in
STPM.
The files of an STPM Project are not actual source and target document files, but are
instead non-WYSIWYG simplified mirrored versions of those files. This attribute frees
you from outlying document-related concerns (such as file formats), and enables you to
instead focus your concentration on your translations. Then, once work is completed
on your Project files you transform them back to their native file format at the Export
stage. Also, as all actions taken on files within STPM are separate from the original
source files, these original files remain intact.
Working with Projects
STPM projects are characterized by their indicated language pair, their related
document files (source, target), and by a number of STPM-specific elements. A
Project can be just a single file, or if you are using Premium it can comprise a large
collection of files containing multiple elements. In addition, any accessible supported
file can be included in a STPM Project, as can Web documents obtained via an input
Web address (URL).
As you work with Project files, you can run translations and perform a wide range of
post-translation functions designed to improve translation quality.
Selecting a Profile
You can configure numerous collections of translation options – or profiles – for use
throughout your SYSTRAN installation. These profiles can be used interchangeably,
Project-to-Project, document-to-document, and you can edit, save, export, and import
them as desired.
Select a profile to use with STPM from the Profile dropdown in either the Translate
menu or the Translate Toolbar.