Fujitsu BIWD-0991-01ENK(00) manual

B1WD-0991-01EN(00)

ATLAS V14

User's Guide

Contents

Main B1WD-0991-01EN(00) User's Guide i Introduction Before You Get Started ii Contents and Use of This Manual Organization of This Manual Introduction "Welcome to ATLAS" Basics "Try Using ATLAS" Advanced Techniques "Hints for achieving better Translation Results" iii They may differ slightly depending on your PC or ATLAS settings. In this manual, product names are abbreviated as follows: Abbreviations iv v Table of Contents Introduction Welcome to ATLAS Basics Try Using ATLAS vi Chapter 3 Basic Operation of Application Translation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Chapter 4 Basic Operation of Clipboard Translation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Chapter 5 Basic Operation of Web Translation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Chapter 6 Translating Mail [Mail Translation] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Advanced Techniques Hints for Achieving Better Transla- tion Results viii Appendix Introduction Welcome to ATLAS Functions of ATLAS Explains ATLAS translation functions and their supplementary functions. ATLAS translation functions Translation support functions Dictionaries Page Starting ATLAS You can start up ATLAS from the [Start] menu. Click the [Start] button, then select [Programs] / [All Programs], [ATLAS V14.0] and [ATLAS]. ATLAS starts up and the Main Window appears. Translation by Comparing Original and Translated Text [Translation Editor] Loading a document in < Translation Editor> Page Translation using <Translation Editor> Translating all sentences [All Sentence Translation] Page Selecting a Character String or a Cell Page Displaying other possible translations and modifying translated text [Change Word] Saving the translation results Selecting a Text String as a Translation Unit [Insert Control Brackets] 13 When translating a Japanese text into English Select the text string you wish to translate as a clause. Select [Insert Control Brackets] from the [Edit] menu. Selecting a Non-Translation Text String [Insert Non-Translation Brackets] Translating Word Files [Word Translation] Page Translating in Acrobat [Application Translation] Page Enter the save location and file name of the translation result, and then click the [Save] button. Reflecting translated text created with Translation Editor to PDF document Page Edit the contents if necessary. When you edit the original text: When you edit the translated text: Paste the translated text into the original file. Automatically Translating the Contents of the Clipboard Translating Web Pages with Internet Explorer [Web Translation] Page Page Click the [Start Translation] button on the [Mail Translation] toolbar. Automatically Starting Mail Translation 26 Adding Words [Dictionary Tool] Dictionaries Page Page 29 Utilizing Translation Memory [Translation Memory] Revised manual What is translation memory? Ex : [Original text to be translated] [What do you think of this plan?] Original manual 30 Mechanism of translation memory function ATLAS-generated translation text is output in the following order. Typical Use of Translation Memory Page Click the [All Sentences Translation] button. Page Finding Detailed Information [Help, Internet Update] Page Page Page Basics Try Using ATLAS This part describes the basic operation of ATLAS. 40 Basic ATLAS Functions 1.1 Translation by ATLAS can be divided into the following four basic steps. Preparing the source text Pre-editing 41 ATLAS Translation Examples Japanese-to-English rough translation English-to-Japanese presentation document translation 42 1.2 Memory Storing Translation Memory Specifying the method for displaying matching ratio (match value) and translation Translation using translation memory 43 Post-editing ATLAS Translation Example: Translation of a revised manual Basics Network Environment 1.3 Documents [Symbols for Degree of Suitability] 47 1.4 [Translation Environment] Translation Environment Select the Translation Environment ATLAS Main Window Page Page Page Page 1.5 ATLAS can be used with the following applications. 53 Basic Operation of Translation Editor 2.1 The [Translation Editor] window buttons. that Displays 54 Toolbar 55 Various symbols in translated text Japanese-to-English translation English-to-Japanese translation 2.2 57 2.3 Directions [Translation Direction] 2.4 Files created by ATLAS 58 Save Specify a file type and a file name, and click [Save]. You can save a file by overwriting. The existing file contents are lost. Click the [Save] button ( ) on the toolbar. Page 2.5 You can check the translation of any word in the following way. Double-click a word you wish to check within the Translated text or Original text cell. 2.6 [Confirmation Translation] 2.7 62 Merging the Original Text 2.8 [Translation Lock] 2.9 2.10 file [Export Undefined Word] Use a text editor to open the output file and enter the correct translation into the ? ? ? area. Save the file. 2.11 A text string in a cell can be converted as follows. 2.12 Sentence Format] 2.13 2.14 [Find] Page Replace the text string. 2.15 Further Translation [Change Word] 2.16 Double-click the word whose part of speech you wish to add. 2.17 Page 2.18 Click the [Print] button ( ) of the toolbar. Select options and click the [OK] button. 77 Chapter 2 Basic Operation of Translation Editor Translated text Printout examples Horizontal translation Basic Operation of Application Translation ATLAS supports application translation together with the following application software. 3.1 Preparation (Setup of Application Translation) Setting the Translation Environment Page Page Uncheck the box for [Use Only Certified Plug-ins]. Click [OK]. 83 Chapter 3 Basic Operation of Application Translation Toolbar 3.2 The following explains how to translate PDF files by Acrobat / Adobe Reader. ATLAS Toolbar and [ATLAS Acrobat Translation] Dialog Box Layout Translation Translates PDF documents while maintaining the original layout. Page Page Click the [Selection Translation] button ( ) on the ATLAS toolbar. Page 3.3 e. Page 90 Automatically selecting and translating sentences in a document one by one [Step Translation] Correct the translation result, as required. Click the [Next] button or [Replace] button. Page Page Displaying original and translated text separately but saving their correspondence data Select the [ATLAS] tab and select [Output Destination] - [Output to Another Document]. Click the [Translate All] button on the [ATLAS] tab (or on the toolbar). Page Click the [Translate Selected] button on the [ATLAS] tab (or on the toolbar). Do either of the following: 3.4 The following explains how to translate the text of an Excel worksheet. 96 e. Translating all sheets of an Excel book [All Sentence Translation] Page 3.5 99 Translating the entire text of all objects [All Sentence Translation] Click the [Translate All] button on the [ATLAS] tab (or on the toolbar). d. Page Basic Operation of Clipboard Translation 4.1 Toolbar [Original Text Input] box 4.2 4.3 Translation] Dialog Box Display Basic Operation of Web Translation You can translate a Web page on Internet Explorer 6-7. Translation Direction Auto Translation ATLAS Page 5.2 5.3 translation simultaneously with the display of the page Click the [Auto] button ( ) . Switching between ON and OFF occurs each time you click the [Auto] button. OFF state (state where [Auto] button was not pressed) 5.4 Use Internet Explorer to select the text string you want read aloud. Right-click the selected text string row and choose [Speech by ATLAS] from the displayed menu. Translating Mail [Mail Translation] 6.1 Task Tray 6.2 6.3 You can set your software to activate Mail Translation using a shortcut key. Click the [Translation Settings] button ( ) on the [Mail Translation] toolbar. 6.4 Quick ATLAS Basics 7.1 113 Quickly starting Mouse Translation Easily operating ATLAS 7.2 Click the [Quick ATLAS] button in the Main Window. While holding down the <<Alt>> key, click the mouse on the sentence you want to translate. 7.3 Translation] 116 Setting the start key for Key Type Translation Right-click the [Quick ATLAS] icon on the task tray and select [Options]. 7.4 Clipboard [Automatic Clipboard Translation] 118 Switching Automatic Clipboard Translation ON/OFF Selecting the command again turns the feature OFF. You can switch Automatic Clipboard Translation ON/OFF. Translating by copying a sentence 7.5 Key Type Translation / Automatic Clipboard Translation) Layout of dialog box For Mouse Translation and Automatic Clipboard Translation [Original Text Input] box 120 For Key Type Translation Right-click the [Quick ATLAS] icon on the task tray and select [Options]. Changing the type of dialog box For Mouse Translation and Automatic Clipboard Translation 7.6 122 Using the Dictionary 8.1 Standard Dictionary, technical dictionaries and user dictionaries 123 Common dictionary Available Dictionaries, Dictionaries in Use and Changeable Dictionary Dictionaries that can be used for translation are of the following three kinds. Available Dictionaries Changeable Dictionary 125 About the dictionary icon in the dialog box 8.2 Setting Dictionaries to be Used for Translation [Dictionaries Used in Translation] 127 Select [Save] and click the [OK] button. 8.3 Creating a User Dictionary [New] Page Page Page Page 132 Renaming a User Dictionary 8.4 Page 8.5 8.6 137 Adding a word Set each item and then click the [Settings] button. Page 139 Available Parts of Speech Available parts of speech differ depending on the translation direction. Parts of speech available for EJ translation Parts of speech available for JE translation 140 Settings for each part of speech in EJ translation Noun-Noun (EJ) Verb-Verb (EJ) Page 142 Settings for each part of speech in JE translation Noun-Noun (JE) Verb-Verb (JE) Page Page 146 Reference for Adding Words Reference for judging part of speech Noun meaning number Objective particle Reference for English verb pattern Reference for Japanese verb form Plural form number table Japanese negative form 149 8.7 Searching with complete match Page 151 The search results are displayed as shown below. For details, refer to "8.7 Finding Words Registered in Dictionaries" on page 149. 8.8 Changing Priority of Translation Search for the word whose priority you want to change. 152 Select the word to set to the highest priority and click the [Priority] button. Confirm the message and click the [Yes] button. Stopping Words [Not Usable] Find the word you want to stop. 8.9 Among the words found, those registered in the Changeable Dictionary can be deleted. Search for the word you want to delete. For details, refer to "8.7 Finding Words Registered in Dictionaries" on page 149. Select the word you want to delete, and then click the [Delete] button. 8.10 [Word and Translation Memory File Output] Click the [Tool] button in the Main Window, and then select [EJ:Extract All] or [JE: Extract All]. Set each item and then click the [OK] button. Click the [OK] or [View] button. Using the Common Dictionary Network Environment 9.1 The requirements to use the common dictionary function are as follows. Page Page 9.2 Dictionary 161 9.3 Creating a new common dictionary Page 9.4 Dictionaries Page 165 Click the [OK] button. 9.5 Changing the Common Dictionary Administrator Clearing administrator rights (performed by the original administrator) Page Page 9.6 169 9.7 9.8 Common dictionary download-related issues You do not want to display the download result dialog box. Downloading of common dictionary fails Cause 1. 2. 171 Common dictionary upload-related issues 172 Common Folder-related issues 173 Other issues Using the Translation Memory 175 10.1 Searching Stored Translation Memory Data in the Translation Editor Check the selected translation memory item and edit as needed. When reflecting into the Editor the contents of translated text in a list When editing the original text and re-search translation memory When editing translation memory items and reflecting them in the Translation Editor To select a translated word from the Automatic Translation View area 179 Searching Stored Translation Memory Data in Mail Translation Run Outlook Express and display the mail creation window. Enter a sentence in the [Translation Memory Search] box and click the [Search] ( ) button. Select the translation memory item on the list that best matches your situation. Check the selected translation memory item and edit as needed. 181 When editing translation memory items and reflecting them in your mail message Repeat the steps after Step 3 to create mail. Searching Stored Translation Memory Data in Clipboard Translation Click the [Translation Memory] ( ). Select the translated text you want to use and click the [Replace] button or [Add] button. 183 10.2 Starting from the Translation Editor Page 185 10.3 Window Types of translation memory display Translation Memory (Another window) Layout Translation memory search results area Automatic translation view area Toolbar Page Chapter 10 Using the Translation Memory Switching the Translation Memory (Another window) Display 190 Translation Memory (In the window) Layout [Translation Memory Properties] dialog box [Store Memory] button [Add] button 10.4 There are four ways to store translation memory items. [Replace] button Page 193 Using a File to Store Translation Memory Data Create a file that contains the translation memory data you want to store. Click the [Tool] button in the ATLAS Main Window and choose [Add All Translation Memory]. Page Page Check this information and click the [Close] button if the data is OK. Linking sentences in translation files [Text Alignment Support Tool] Storing TMX format files in translation memory Storing proper nouns and date & time as variables [Store Translation Memory with Variables] Extracting and merging multiple translation memory [Extract/Merge Dictionary Data] 10.5 10.6 The contents of the file are loaded. Click the [Align Automatically] button ( ) in the tool bar. Page Aligning paragraphs Advanced Techniques Hints for Achieving Better Translation Results This part describes the basic operation of ATLAS. Setting the Translation Style [Translation Style] 205 1.1 Style1 206 Style2 Page 208 WILL SHALL 209 CAN 210 COULD 211 MAY MUST 212 Brackets 213 1.2 Style 214 Subject and Object 215 Imperative 216 Clause Page 218 Phrase Brackets 219 Adding Words Combinations for EJ 2.1 Combinations for JE 220 2.2 JE Noun-Noun (Adjective) English plural form number Meaning number Verb-Verb (Noun) English verb pattern Japanese verb form Objective particle English form Verb-Adjective (Noun) Japanese verb form English Noun Adjective-Adjective (Adverb) Adjective-Verb (Adverb) Adverb-Adverb Unit-Unit Particle-Preposition 225 EJ Noun-Noun Verb- Verb Adjective-Verb Adjective-Adjective Noun-Adjective Verb-Adjective Adverb-Adverb Unit-Unit Particle-Preposition 2.3 2.4 Page Managing Data of User Dictionaries 3.1 [Extract Dictionary Data] 3.2 Merging Data of User Dictionaries [Merge Dictionary Data] Check the contents of [Words/Translation Memory/Deactivated Words Information]. Delete the data you do not wish to merge by clicking the [Exclude] button. 3.3 Rebuilding User Dictionaries [Reindex Dictionary] Click [OK] button and specify the dictionary you want to rebuild. Click the [Run] button. Rebuilding of the dictionary starts and the result is shown in [Result reports]. Click the [Close] button. 3.4 Backing Up User Dictionaries [Backup Dictionary] Click the [Run] button. 3.5 Restoring User Dictionaries [Restore Dictionary] Page 240 Hints on Pre-/Post-editing for EJ Translation 4.1 Shortening sentences Clarifying the modification of complicated sentences 241 Complementing omitted words 242 Rewriting Special Structures Sentences Including Multi-part-of-speech Words 243 4.2 This section explains major problems for translation and their solutions. Problems of element analysis Word division Unknown word 244 Problem of structure analysis Modification Omitted predicative Parallel phrases Idiom 246 Hints on Pre-/Post-editing for JE Translation 5.1 Preparing Appropriate Original Japanese Text Making simple original text Shortening sentences Avoiding verbose expressions Avoiding using duplicate words 248 Avoiding long modifiers Making clear original text Not omitting subject or object Writing sentences that avoid different interpretations Avoiding ambiguous expressions Using clear Japanese Clarifying modification 251 Clarifying logical relations between clauses 5.2 Checking sentence structure Verb Pattern 252 Checking words 253 5.3 This section explains major problems for translation and their solutions. Problems of element analysis Word division Unknown word Page 255 Generation of translation Number Tense Article Setting the Translation Environment [Translation Environment Settings] 6.1 Displaying Lists of Translation Environments 6.2 6.3 6.4 Importing/Exporting Translation Environment Page 261 6.5 Line feed [How to recognize sentence end?] option [Word-wrapped ?] option (for English-to-Japanese translation only) 262 Setting the translation unit [Translation Unit] Sentence translation example: Word translation example: Selecting an output format [Output Format] Editing the Main Window The [Customize Toolbar] dialog box is displayed. Click the [Environment] button in the Main Window and select [Operating Environment Settings]. Click the toolbar items you wish to select to enter a check mark. Click the [Layout] button. Page Appendix This part describes additional information you may need. A 266 List of Shortcut Keys Shortcut keys available in Translation Editor This appendix lists shortcut keys available in ATLAS. 267 Other B Error Messages Page Page C 271 For Users of Other ATLAS Series Software C.1 When ATLAS V14 is installed on a computer where ATLAS V8 is already installed. 272 Installing <Web Translation> in ATLAS V14 When ATLAS V8 is installed on a computer where ATLAS V14 is already installed. D Uninstalling ATLAS You can uninstall ATLAS if it is no longer required. D.1 D.2 E Managing Dictionaries on Translation Server E.1 The following Translation Server can be connected with ATLAS V14 on Network. Appendix E.2 Configuring Settings for Connecting to the Server Check with your network administrator for the contents of the respective setting items. This section describes settings for connecting to the Translation Server. Click the [Server] button in the Main Window and select [Configure Server Connection]. E.3 Uploading User Dictionary for Immediate Synchronization Multiple User Dictionaries can be selected. Page Set the time in the [Schedule] dialog box and click the [OK] button. Select users allowed to access the dictionary and click the [OK] button. E.4 Click the [Server] button in the Main Window and select [Dictionary Management]. Click the [Acquire List] button in the [ATLAS Dictionary Management] dialog box. E.5 Translation Server Page Page 285 E.6 Confirming Results Setting Schedules for Dictionary Synchronization Setting schedules Page Page Page Index Symbols A B C D E F H I K L M N O S T U V W Others