When there's a change in a project, memoQ can automatically export documents to two-column RTF files that can be opened and edited in Word. This works in projects that you create from project templates.

For example, you can set up a project template to export a new document into two-column RTF automatically after the translator delivers their work. You may need this if your reviewer doesn't use a translation tool, and needs to work in Microsoft Word or a similar word processor. Later, memoQ can update the project from the reviewed RTF document. After you set this up in the template, memoQ will do this in all projects that you create from that project template.

To learn more: See the topic about exporting bilingual documents manually.

How to get here

1.Open Resource console. Choose Project templates.

To set up the template for online projects: Use an online template for this. Choose your memoQ server at the top of Resource console. Click Select.

2.Select the project template that you want to set up with automated actions that use custom scripts. Right-click the selection, and click Edit.

3.In the Edit project template window, choose Automated actions. Click the Project automation tab if you don't see it at first.

4.Under Available triggers, click an event when you want memoQ to export the two-column RTF files. For example, if you want to run this after a document is imported, click After document import.

5.Next to Actions added to the selected trigger, click the + sign. The Select actions you want to add to the trigger window appears.

6.Click Export to two-column RTF. The Two-column RTF export settings window appears. This action saves the two-column RTF file on the local computer.

To set up the template for online projects: Choose Export to two-column RTF on server instead. This saves the two-column RTF file on the server, in the project file store.

If you can't add this action because it's already there: Under Actions added to the selected trigger, click Export to two-column RTF or Export to two-column RTF on server. Next to the list, click the Settings icon_automated-action-settings button. The Two-column RTF export settings window appears.

The window looks like this if you're setting up the template for local projects (you chose the Export to two-column RTF action):

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The window looks like this if you're setting up the template for online projects (you chose the Export to two-column RTF on server action):

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What can you do?

Set up the contents of the two-column RTF file

Choose a folder and a name for the two-column RTF file in a local project

Choose a folder and a name for the two-column RTF file in an online project

When you finish

To add the action to the project template: Click OK.

Nothing will be exported when you click OK: To export bilingual documents automatically in an ongoing project: Create a project from this project template, and start working on it. Check the output folder for exported files.

To return to the Edit project template window, and not add an action to the project template: Click Cancel.