Create new non-translatable list

A non-translatable list is a list of names, abbreviations, words, and expressions that you must not translate. These must be copied to the translation.

If you have a non-translatable list in your project: You can click to copy them to the translation in the translation editor. Non-translatables are there on the Translation results list, too.

memoQ checks non-translatables: You may get quality (QA) warnings if a non-translatable part is missing from the translation.

This command creates a new empty non-translatable list. After this, you must edit it to add the actual non-translatable expressions. Or, you can add non-translatables from the translation editor: On the Translation ribbon, click Add Non-Translatable.

How to get here

Open the Resource Console. Choose Non-translatables. Under the list, click Create new.

From a local project: Open a project. In Project home, choose Settings. In the Settings pane, click the Non-translatable lists icon. (This icon says [sic!].) Under the list, click Create/use new. This command creates the non-translatable list, and adds it to the project.

From an online project: Open an online project for management. In the memoQ online project window, choose Settings. In the Settings pane, click the Non-translatable lists icon. (This icon says [sic!].) Under the list, click Create/use new. This command creates the non-translatable list, and adds it to the project.

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If My Computer is selected in Resource Console. Or, from a local project

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If a memoQ TMS is selected in Resource Console

What can you do?

If you come from the Resource Console, and a memoQ TMS was selected at the top: You can choose to create the non-translatable list on your own computer; or to create it on the server.

To make your choice: Click the My computer or the Online radio button.

You cannot choose another server here. To create the resource on another server: Close this window. Choose the other server at the top of the Resource Console. Click Create new again.

  1. Type a name in the Name box. The name must be unique on your computer - or on the server where you're creating it.
  2. Describe the purpose of the non-translatable list in the Description box. Never leave it empty: think of the other people who may need to use this non-translatable list, too.

When you finish

To create the non-translatable list: Click OK.

To return to the Resource Console or to Project home, and not create a non-translatable list: Click Cancel.

Empty list: The non-translatable list you create is empty. You need to edit it to add words or expressions. Or, start using it in a project, and add words from the translation editor.