Edit TM settings

A TM settings resource tells memoQ how to get matches from a translation memory. This means two things: match thresholds and penalties. Match thresholds set the minimum match rate of any match that memoQ shows, and tell memoQ what counts as a good match. These are used in pre-translation. Penalties are used when a match is not reliable: if the translation is bad or inadequate, the match will be worse than the actual match rate.

You cannot edit the default TM settings. Either you need to make a copy of the default TM settings resource, or you need to create a new one.

Belongs to a project, not to a translation memory: You choose a TM settings resource for a project, not for a translation memory. If you choose a TM settings resource for a project, memoQ uses them for all translation memories in the project. Then again, in a different project, you can use different TM settings for the same translation memories.

In this window, you can edit a TM settings resource.

How to get here

Open the Resource Console. Choose TM settings. In the list, click the TM settings resource. Under the list, click Edit.

From a project: Open a project. In Project home, choose Settings. In the Settings pane, click the TM icon. [This icon is two jigsaw puzzle pieces, one orange, one blue.] In the list, click the TM settings resource. Under the list, click Edit.

From an online project: Open an online project for management. In the memoQ online project window, choose Settings. In the Settings pane, click the TM settings icon. [This icon is two jigsaw puzzle pieces, one orange, one blue.] In the list, click the TM settings resource. Under the list, click Edit.

Can't edit default TM settings: There is a default TM settings resource that memoQ uses for new projects - unless the project template specifies another one. To change the default settings, you must clone (copy) them first. To clone a TM settings resource: Select it in the list. In Resource Console, click Clone. In a project, click Clone/use new. memoQ makes a copy of the T? settings resource. If you're in a project, memoQ also starts using it. Then you can select the clone and click Edit.

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What can you do?

You can choose what matches you want to see. You can differentiate among users and TMs if you believe some are more reliable than others.

You can also get rid of some matches by setting conditions for descriptive fields of TM entries or entire translation memories.

Finally, you can choose to prefer matches from some roles (for example, Reviewer 2) over others (for example, Translator) - again, through penalties.

When you finish

To save the changes, and return to Resource Console, to Project home, or to memoQ online project: Click OK.

To use the edited TM settings resource in a project:Create a project from a template that specifies this rule. Or, create an empty project (local or online). In Project home (or in memoQ online project), choose Settings. Click the TM settings icon. In the list, check the check box of this TM settings resource. Do this before you pre-translate documents or before you start translating them.

To return to Resource Console, to Project home, or to memoQ online project, and not save changes: Click Cancel.