This article will guide you to use Pre-Translation wizard. With just a few clicks, this feature can auto-populate your Grids and TMS Jobs with matching Translation Memory entries and fill in the rest with glossary-aided Machine Translation. Available machine translation services include Algebras, GPT-4o Text Translate, Google Text Translate, and Amazon Text Translate.

Use this feature to automatically generate a complete first draft of your translations, allowing your translators to focus on review and refinement rather than starting from scratch.

Accessing the Pre-translation wizard

TMS Module

In the TMS module, you can use the Pre-Translation wizard to pre-translate a Job. 

1. Switch to the TMS module and go to the Job you want to pre-translate.
2. Click the button at the top toolbar and select Pre-Translation wizard. This will bring up the Pre-Translation Wizard dialog. 

 

 

CAT module

In the CAT module, you can use the Pre-Translation wizard to pre-translate strings:

1. Open the CAT editor.
2. Click the button at the top toolbar and select Pre-Translation wizard. This will bring up the Pre-Translation Wizard dialog. 

 

 

CMS Module

In the CMS module, you can use the Pre-Translation wizard to pre-translate a Grid. To do this, your Grid must have language columns and dependencies. 

1. Go to the Grid you want to pre-translate.
2. Click the button at the top toolbar and select Pre-Translation wizard. This will bring up the Pre-Translation Wizard dialog. 

 

 

Using the Pre-Translation wizard

First, configure these settings for the Pre-Translation Wizard (applied for both the CMS and TMS modules):

• Choose source language: Select the source language in your Grid. This setting is not available in the CAT module.
• Choose target language: Select the target language for auto translation. This setting is not available in the CAT module.
• Auto fill translation in TM: Automatically insert matching Translation Memory (TM) entries.
  • Override existing text with TM: Replace current texts in the target language column with TM entries.
• Auto translate with Machine Translation
  • Use Machine Translation service: Choose a service for Machine Translation. Depends on the service, there will be more sub-settings:
    • Algebras: Translation context, Algebras glossary ID
    • DeepL API: Translation context, DeepL glossary ID, formality
    • GPT-4o Text Translate: Translation context, Gridly glossary assigned to Project
    • Google Text Translate:  Glossary file
    • Amazon Text Translate: Profanity masking, formal language, glossary file

When you are ready, click Start.

After Auto Translation completes, Gridly will report back the results, including:

• The number of inserted TM entries.
• The number of translations by Machine Translation.

In Gridly CMS, cells modified by machine translation services will have an indicator showing they were machine translated.

 

If you are looking for a comprehensive analysis of Translation Memory statistics, Gridly offers an advanced Translation Analysis feature that provides in-depth breakdown of your TM data.