Altlang MT plugin settings
Set up Altlang MT to work with memoQ.
How to get here
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At the top of the memoQ window, click the Resource console
icon. The Resource console window opens.
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In the Server URL list, choose or type the server's address.
If you wan to see local resources only, choose My computer, and click the Select
button.
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In the left-side pane, click the MT settings
icon. The MT settings pane opens.
If you have projects with more than one target language, you can choose a language from the Target language dropdown list. You can find it in the top-right corner.
If you want to use the same MT settings for all target languages, don't change the default value (All languages).
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Select the MT settings resource you are using, and click Edit under the list.
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On the Services tab, find the plugin and click its row.
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If it is active, click its row to open the Altlang MT plugin settings window.
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If it is grayed out, click its row once to turn it on, then click it again to open the settings.
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What can you do?
- Obtain your access: Contact Altlang. If you are new to the system, it is recommended to ask for a free trial. You will get a user name and an API key.
- Paste the user name in the User name box, and the API key in the API key box.
- Click Check login and retrieve language information. The list of supported languages and language pairs appear at the bottom of the window.
- Click OK.
When you finish
To save the settings and return to the Default resources tab of the Options window (or to the Resource console): Click OK, then click OK again.
To return to the Default resources tab of the Options window (or to the Resource console), without saving the new settings: Click Cancel, then click Cancel again.
To use the MT output in the translation editor:
- Open a project with a supported language pair.
- On the left side of the Project home or memoQ online project screen, click Settings.
- In the top bar, click the MT settings
icon.
- Choose the MT profile in the project, or one you want to add to the project. Below the list, click Edit.
- On the Services tab of the Edit machine translation settings window, check the plugin's check box on the left.
- On the Settings tab of the Edit machine translation settings window, in the Translation results area, choose a setting other than Off.
- Open a document for editing, and see the machine-translated suggestions.
To use the MT output in pre-translation:
- Open a project with a supported language pair.
- On the left side of the Project home or memoQ online project screen, click Settings.
- In the top bar, click the MT settings
icon.
- Choose the MT settings resource in the project, or one you want to add to the project. Below the list, click Edit.
- On the Services tab of the Edit machine translation settings window, check the plugin's check box on the left.
- On the Settings tab of the Edit machine translation settings window, select the plugin from the Pre-translation dropdown.
- Run Pre-translate. In the Pre-translate and statistics window, check the Use machine translation if there is no TM match check box. (memoQ will remember this.)