Project home - Settings - Segmentation rules

1. In the list of segmentation rules, select the one you need to copy.
2. Under the list of segmentation rules, click Clone/use new.
3. The Clone segmentation rule set into a new resource window opens. It's the same as the Create new segmentation rule set window. You can't set the language of the rule set because it's always the same as the source language of the project.
4. Type a name for the segmentation rule set. You may also type a description.

   To learn more: See Help about the Create new segmentation rule set window.

5. Click OK.

   The segmentation rule set appears in the list at the top. Its check mark will be checked - it will be ready to use in the project.

You may need an empty segmentation rule set if you do not want memoQ to split the documents into segments. This does not mean that the document will not be segmented. When memoQ imports documents of certain files, it will always start a new segment when there is a new paragraph (example: Word document), or a new cell (example: Excel), or a new structural element (example: HTML or XML).

1. Under the list of segmentation rules, click Create/use new.
2. The Create new segmentation rule set window opens. You can't set the language of the rule set because it's always the same as the source language of the project.
3. Type a name for the segmentation rule set. You may also type a description.

   To learn more: See Help about the Create new segmentation rule set window.

4. Click OK.

   The segmentation rule set appears in the list at the top. Its check mark will be checked - it will be ready to use in the project.

To use a segmentation rule set, you need to add it to the project before you import any documents. A project always has exactly one segmentation rule set.

If you do not make a change, memoQ will always use the Default segmentation rule set for the source language of the project. To use another:

1. In the list of segmentation rule sets, find the rule set you need.
2. Click its check box on the left.

   The segmentation rule set moves to the top of the list. The check box of the previous one will be cleared.

If the project already contains documents: You need to reimport them to re-segment them with the new rule set. If the documents contained translated segments, you also need to X-translate or pre-translate them after the reimport.

Normally, memoQ will take segmentation rules from your own computer. However, you can use online segmentation rules from memoQ servers that you have access to.

To view the segmentation rule sets from a memoQ server or from a memoQ cloud:

1. On the Project ribbon, there is a memoQ server icon, or a memoQ server dropdown. Click the icon or dropdown.

Type or choose the address of the memoQ server, and click the Select button.

You may need to log in to the memoQ server: If you have not used the server before, the Log in to server window opens. Type your user name and password for that server, and click OK.

2. memoQ will show the segmentation rules from that server.

   You must have permission for the segmentation rule sets: It is not enough to have access to the memoQ server. To use a segmentation rule set, you need at least Use permission over the segmentation rule set itself. If you are not sure, contact the owner of the memoQ server.

3. To use a segmentation rule set from a memoQ server, simply check its check box.

If there are too many segmentation rule sets on the list, you can filter the list. At the top of the Segmentation rules tab, there are filter controls:

1. The most efficient way to filter the list is to type a word or two in the Name/description box. It will narrow the list immediately to those segmentation rule sets that have those words in their names or descriptions.
2. You can also choose a language. In a project, this does not make much sense because you need a segmentation rule set for the source language of the project.

To sort the list by a detail: Click the header of the column you need. For example, to sort the list by name, click the Name header at the top of the list.

You can export a segmentation rule set into an .mqres file. An .mqres file is an XML file where memoQ saves resources like segmentation rule sets, QA profiles, TM settings etc. These are called light resources because they don't contain a large amount of linguistic data.

To export a segmentation rule set:

1. In the list, select the segmentation rule set you need to export.
2. Under the list, click Export. A Save As window opens.

   Or: Right-click the segmentation rule set. From the menu, choose Export.

3. Find a folder and a name for the file, and click Save. memoQ will export all details from the segmentation rule set in the file.

   You can also import a segmentation rule set from a .mqres file. When you import an .mqres file, memoQ will always create a new segmentation rule set.

Because memoQ saves all kinds of resources in .mqres files, you need to make sure that your .mqres file contains a segmentation rule set.

To import a segmentation rule set from an .mqres file:

1. At the bottom of the Segmentation rules tab, click Import new. An Open window appears.
2. Select the .mqres file. Click Open.
3. The Import new segmentation rule set window opens. It's the same as the Create new segmentation rule set window.
4. memoQ will pick up the name of the rule set from the .mqres file. However, you can give it a new name, and type a new description, too.
5. Click OK.

To learn more: See Help about the Create new segmentation rule set window.

1. In the list of segmentation rules, select the one you need to edit.
2. Under the list of segmentation rules, click Edit.
3. The Edit segmentation rule set window opens.
4. Change the segmentation rules as necessary. Caution: You may need knowledge of regular expressions to do it.

   To learn more: See Help about the Edit segmentation rule set window.

Cannot edit the default rule set: You can't edit the Default segmentation rule set. If you need a resource that you can edit, clone the Default rule set first.

1. In the list, select the segmentation rule set.
2. Below the list, click Properties.
3. The Resource properties window opens. It's the same as the Create new segmentation rule set window.
4. If necessary, change the name or the description of the resource. Click OK.

To learn more: See Help about the Create new segmentation rule set window.

1. In the list, select the segmentation rule set.
2. Below the list, click Delete.
3. The Confirm delete message box opens. To delete the resource, click Yes.