When memoQ imports a document, it splits the document into segments. Normally, a segment is more or less the same as a sentence. But you can use completely different segments, too.

A segmentation rule set tells memoQ how to split a document into segments.

A segmentation rule set specifies two things:

The punctuation marks that end a segment.

Exceptions when the same punctuation marks don't end a segment after all. These exceptions are mostly abbreviations. For example, memoQ mustn't - and won't - start a new segment after Mr. in 'Mr. Smith'. From the translation editor, you can add new abbreviations to the segmentation rule set that you use in your project.

In fact - deeper down - memoQ uses regular expressions to spot the places where a new segment should start.

To learn more about segmentation rules, see the topic about editing a segmentation rule set.

You cannot edit the default segmentation rules. Either you need to make a copy of the default segmentation rule set, or you need to create a new one.

Belongs to a project: You choose a segmentation rule set for a project. To make your choice, open a project. In Project home, choose Settings. Click the Segmentation rules icon. (This icon has a pair of scissors in it.) Check the check box of the segmentation rule set you want to use.

Language does matter: A segmentation rule set always belongs to a language. memoQ can use a segmentation rule set if its main language is the same as the source language of the project.

How to get here

Open the Resource Console. Choose Segmentation rules. Under the list, click Create new.

From a project: Open a project. In Project home, choose Settings. In the Settings pane, click the Segmentation rules icon. (This icon has a pair of scissors in it.) Under the list, click Create/use new. This command creates the segmentation rule set, and adds it to the project.

From an online project: Open an online project for management. In the memoQ online project window, choose Settings. In the Settings pane, click the Segmentation rules icon. (This icon has a pair of scissors in it.) Under the list, click Create/use new. This command creates the segmentation rule set, and adds it to the project.

create-segmentationrule

If My Computer is selected in Resource Console

create-segmentationrule-online

If a memoQ server is selected in Resource Console (even if you come from Project home)

What can you do?

Choose a place for the segmentation rule set (if a server is selected in the Resource Console)

Give a name, a language, and a description to the segmentation rule set

When you finish

To create the segmentation rule set: Click OK.

To return to the Resource Console, Project home, or to the memoQ online project window - and not create a segmentation rule set: Click Cancel.