Edit segmentation rule set

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.

In this window, you can edit a segmentation rule set.

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. In the list, click the segmentation rule set you want to edit. Under the list, click Edit.

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.) In the list, click the segmentation rule set you want to edit. 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 Segmentation rules icon. (This icon has a pair of scissors in it.) In the list, click the segmentation rule set you want to edit. Under the list, click Edit.

Can't edit a default segmentation rule set: There is a default segmentation rule set for every source language. To change the default settings, you must clone (copy) them first. To clone a segmentation rule set: Select it in the list. In Resource Console, click Clone. In a project, click Clone/use new. memoQ makes a copy of the segmentation rule set. 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?

When you finish

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

Add the edited segmentation rule set to your project before you import documents: 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 Segmentation rules icon. In the list, check the check box of this rule. Then you can start importing documents.

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

To add abbreviations to the segmentation rule set while you are translating a document: On the Edit ribbon, click Add abbreviation. You can't do this if the current segmentation rule set doesn't contain all of the default custom lists.

To find all possible abbreviations in a document or the open documents: In Project home, select the documents. Or, open a document for translation. On the Preparation ribbon, click Find abbreviations. You can't do this if the current segmentation rule set doesn't contain all of the default custom lists.