Edit filter configurations

When memoQ imports a document, it gets the text out of it, and stores the formatting (and everything else that doesn't need to be translated) in a safe place. The part that is not the text is called a skeleton. When the translation is done, memoQ puts the translated text back in the original skeleton.

A filter configuration shows memoQ what text needs to be translated, what is a comment, and the context of each part of the text. Sometimes, the filter configuration also shows how to put the translated text back into the skeleton.

Getting the filter configuration right is essential. It determines how much text you will have to work on or how many tags you need to deal with.

How to get here

  1. Open the Resource Console Resource console icon..

  2. Choose Filter configurations Filter configurations icon..

  3. In the list, click the filter configuration you want to edit.

  4. Under the list, click Edit.

    Document import settings window showing Filter and Filter configuration fields, Add cascading filter, and Remove links, as well as Encoding and reference files, General Tags and attributes, Entities, and Subtitles tabs. Encoding and reference files tab shows the Default encoding and Reference files and DTD sections. At the bottom right, there are OK, Cancel, and Help buttons.

What can you do?

Choose the settings for importing a specific document type. A filter configuration specifies the type of document it's used for. The settings are different for each document type.

Monolingual formats:

Bilingual formats:

memoQ bilingual:

Package formats:

You can work on or modify every file from the above list by using Regex tagger or a cascading filter.

To edit a filter configuration, you need the Document import settings window.

To fine-tune the filter configuration, use the Import with options command to add documents to your project.

In many cases, you will need to use regular expressions.

Remember to save your filter configuration, so that you can use it again to import documents.

  1. Start importing a document.

  2. In the Document import settings window find the Filter drop-down box and choose the same document type.

  3. Then, in the Filter configuration drop-down box, choose this filter configuration.

When you finish

To save the changes, and return to Resource Console: Click OK.

To return to Resource Console: Click Cancel.