Add Project

A Swordfish project may contain one or more files. Follow these steps to create a project with several files.

Procedure

  1. Select ProjectsNew Project ([Ctrl+N] on Windows/Linux, [Cmd+N] on macOS) from the main menu or click the Add Project button on the toolbar of the Projects tab.
    The New Project dialog appears:
    New Project Dialog
  2. Complete the fields of the New Project dialog:
    1. Enter a descriptive name for the project in the Name text box.
    2. Select the source language of your project using the Source Language drop-down.
    3. Select the target language of your project using the Target Language drop-down.
    4. Optionally, enter a subject description for the new project in the Subject box, or select an existing value from the drop-down list.
    5. Optionally, enter a client name for the new memory in the Subject box, or select an existing value from the drop-down list.
    6. Optionally, select a memory for storing your translations using the Default Memory drop-down.
    7. Optionally, select the Apply Translation Memory checkbox to incorporate Translation Memory matches from Default Memory into your project.
    8. Optionally, select a glossary for checking terms at translation time using the Default Glossary drop-down.
    9. Optionally, select the Search Terms checkbox for fetching all known terms from the Default Glossary before starting the translation task.
  3. Click the Add Files button to select the files to translate using a dialog from the Operating System.
    Make sure that the File Type and Character Set drop-downs display the right selection for each file. Adjust their values as needed.
  4. If you want to remove files from the list, click the corresponding Remove File buttons (remove.svg) on the leftmost column.
  5. Click the Create Project button.

Results

A project creation process is started. Once the project is ready, it is opened for translation.