Procedure

1. In main menu, select File → New Alignment ([Ctrl+N] on Windows/Linux, [Cmd+N] on macOS) or click the button on the main toolbar.
   The following dialog appears:

   
2. Enter the name of the alignment file in the Alignment File text box or use the Browse... button next to it to select a name and location.
3. Select the original file and configure its properties in the left panel.
   1. Type the name of the original file in the Source File text box or use the Browse... button next to it to select a file from the operating system. When you use the Browse... button, the programs tries to automatically detect document type and character set.
   2. Select or adjust the type of document in the File Type drop-down list.
   3. Select or adjust the character set of the document in the Character Set drop-down list.
4. Select the file that contains the translations and configure its properties in the right panel.
   1. Type the name of the translated file in the Target File text box or use the Browse... button next to it to select a file from the operating system. When you use the Browse... button, the programs tries to automatically detect document type and character set.
   2. Select or adjust the type of document in the File Type drop-down list.
   3. Select or adjust the character set of the document in the Character Set drop-down list.
5. Check the Paragraph Segmentation box if you want to align paragraphs instead of sentences.
6. Click the Align Files button to create the alignment file and display it in Stingray's main panel.