Auto-propagation settings (webtrans)

Auto-propagation ensures that the translation of repeated segments is consistent. When it is turned on, memoQweb always checks if the segment you translate and confirm is a repetition. If it is, memoQweb inserts the same translation in every repeated segment in the rest of the current document or view. After you turn on auto-propagation, it's automatic.

Auto-propagation can be dangerous: Before you turn on auto-propagation, make sure that repeated segments don't need different translations in different contexts.

How to get here

From memoQweb (legacy):

  1. Open webtrans in your browser.
  2. In the list of documents, click a document's name. It opens on a separate browser tab, in the webtrans translation editor.

  3. On the translation editor's toolbar at the top, click the Auto-propagation icon.

    The Auto-propagation settings window opens:

    mqw-tr-editor-autoprop

From memoQweb:

  1. Sign in to memoQweb with your user account details.
  2. If memoQweb does not show the webtrans page, click the webtrans icon on the left sidebar.
  3. Click the project that the document belongs to, then click the document's name. It opens on a separate browser tab, in the webtrans translation editor.

  4. In the translation editor's toolbar at the top, click the Auto-propagation icon.

    The Auto-propagation settings window opens:

    mqw-tr-editor-autoprop

What can you do?

First, make sure that auto-propagation is turned on: Check the Allow auto-propagation check box.

Normally, memoQweb updates the repeated segments in the rest of the document - that is, the segments after the current one.

If you need to update segments before and after the current segment, click the Propagate backward and forward radio button.

If memoQweb is set to propagate backward and forward, and you want to return to the forward-only way: Click the Propagate only forward radio button.

Normally, memoQweb overwrites the translation in the repeated segments, no matter what is already there. If memoQweb shouldn't overwrite confirmed translations, clear the Overwrite confirmed segments check box.

After memoQweb inserts a translation in the repeated segments, it can change the status of that segment. You can choose which status memoQweb should use:

  • Translator or either reviewer confirmed: Set auto-propagated segments to confirmed. This is the default.
  • Edited: Set auto-propagated segments to Edited.
  • Pre-translated: Set auto-propagated segments to Pre-translated.
  • Unchanged: Don't change the status of auto-propagated segments.

When you finish

To save your changes: Click OK.

To return to your translation without changing the settings: Click Cancel.