USER GUIDEMADCAP LINGO 10.2

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CONTENTS

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Touring the Workspace

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Main Sections of the Interface

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Start Page

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Translation Editor

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File List Window Pane

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Statistics Browser

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Tab Between User Interface Elements

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Ribbons

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Local Toolbars

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CHAPTER 2
Customizing the Workspace

CONTENTS

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Moving, Docking, and Floating Elements

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Autohiding Window Panes

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Resizing User Interface Elements22

Setting User Interface Options

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Window Layouts

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Minimizing Ribbons

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Selecting an Interface Color Theme

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APPENDIXPDFs

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Touring the Workspace
Lingo's workspace is flexible, uses a modern Multiple Document Interface (MDI), and gives you several options to work the way that you want.
This chapter discusses the following:

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Main Sections of the Interface

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Start Page

10

Translation Editor

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File List Window Pane

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Statistics Browser

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Tab Between User Interface Elements

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Ribbons

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Local Toolbars

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Main Sections of the Interface
Lingo's user interface consists of the following major sections:nTop The top portion of the Lingo interface displays a ribbon view, which is used to access features.

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6nLeft The left side of the Lingo interface is the default location for the File List window pane,
which can be used to view a list of the files in the project you are translating. You can doubleclick files in the list to open them. Other window panes (e.g., TOC View pane, Source ControlExplorer) are also displayed on the left side.

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7nMiddle The large middle section of the Lingo interface is the default location for the main Project Editor, as well as the Translation Editor, which is used to perform the vast majority of thetranslation work in your project. It also displays the Start Page, which is used for quickly performing high-level tasks and accessing information.

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nRight The right side of the Lingo interface (like the left side) is the default location for various
window panes (e.g., Dynamic Help window pane, termbase).

For the most part, the window panes on the edges of the interface are used to support the work thatyou do in the middle. You have the flexibility to close or move elements around as you like, so it is notmandatory that every window pane remain permanently in its default location.
Following are overviews of some of the most important elements that you will encounter as you
work in Lingo.

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Start Page
The Start Page in this application is a handy window pane that displays when you first launch Lingo
and remains open unless you close it. You can use the Start Page to open and create projects,
launch the Align tool, view Help resources, and more.

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10Translation Editor
The large middle section of the workspace is used to display the Translation Editor, which is used toperform the actual translation work for individual files in your project. Lingo's Translation Editor
allows you to work in Translation (or grid) mode, with the source content in one column and the target language in the next column. For some types of files—such as Flare topics, snippets, and masterpages; Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word documents; DITA files; HTML files; and XML files—
you can also switch to Live Preview mode, which allows you to view content in its intended context.
A suggestions area at the bottom of the Translation Editor lets you quickly select and insert matching translations from your translation memory (TM) database.

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In the Lingo Options dialog, you can customize the way the Translation Editor and Translation
Memory Editor display translation segments. You can display the source and target segments next
to each other, or with the source segment above the target segment. You can also adjust the editor
font size, which resizes translation segments, translation suggestions, and segment notes based onyour desired font size.

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File List Window Pane
The File List window pane lets you view all of the content files in your project in alphabetical order—
or in another order, such as by file type—by clicking the heading in one of the columns. You can limit
the files that are displayed by using the file type filter. For example, if you want to see only your snippet files, you could select the "Snippet Files" option from the Filter drop-down list. If you want to see
a comprehensive list of the files in the project that should be translated, you can select the "All Files"
option from the drop-down list.

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Statistics Browser
The Statistics Browser window lets you view statistics for your Lingo project, displaying information
about the translation work. This is a way to compare the project files against the TM database inorder to see how much translation work has been completed and how much still needs to be done.
This report can be useful if you are a translator and need to provide estimates to a client, or if you
are an author who is using Lingo to manage the translation process.

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Tab Between User Interface Elements
By using the CTRL+TAB and CTRL+SHIFT+TAB shortcuts, you can easily switch between elementsin the user interface. This opens a popup displaying icons of the various files and window panes thatare currently open in the user interface. Therefore, you can easily move from element to element.
By pressing CTRL+TAB, you can tab forward through the icons. By pressing CTRL+SHIFT+TAB, youcan tab backwards through the icons. When you release the keys, the element associated with theselected icon opens.

Ribbons
The ribbon layout consists of a File drop-down with common tasks such as creating, exporting, andupdating projects, as well as computing statistics. This is followed by the Home ribbon, which is thedefault, and several others related to various features in Lingo.

The ribbon view also lets you take advantage of the Quick Access toolbar, which lets you add yourfavorite ribbon options to it.

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Local Toolbars
These are toolbars that are intended for a particular editor or window pane. Most editors and window panes in Lingo contain a local toolbar.
For example, this is the local toolbar from the Translation Editor:

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CHAPTER 2

Customizing the Workspace
One of the benefits of Lingo's user interface is that it is flexible and easy to customize to meet yourneeds. Following are some of the ways you can customize the workspace.
This chapter discusses the following:

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Moving, Docking, and Floating Elements

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Autohiding Window Panes

21

Resizing User Interface Elements

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Setting User Interface Options

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Window Layouts

24

Minimizing Ribbons

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Selecting an Interface Color Theme

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Moving, Docking, and Floating Elements
Simply because a window pane or tab is attached to a particular area of the program window bydefault, does not mean it has to stay there.
nFloating and Moving User Interface Elements You can float an element that displays with atab by clicking the tab and dragging it down until it floats.
Another way to float an element is to click on it and select Window > Float.
You can move window panes displayed in accordion view by clicking the "Drag Pane" section. To drag all of the window panes grouped together, click this button in the upper-leftcorner of the window pane. To drag a single window pane, click this button in the accordion
bar for that window pane. Hold down your mouse and drag the window panes where you wantthem. If you drop a window pane at a random location in the program window, it becomes a"floating" window.

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nDocking User Interface Elements Docking an element that is floating means to attach it to aparticular part of the program window. To do this, click in the title bar, drag it to the edge
where you want to dock it, and drop it onto one of the small squares that appear in the interface. The portion of the square that has color indicates where the window pane will bedocked.
Dock in center of workspace

Dock on left side of workspace

Dock on right side of workspace

Dock on top side of workspace

Dock on bottom side of workspace

Autohiding Window Panes
In the top-right corner of every window pane, you will see a small button that looks like a pin . If you
click this button, the window pane is hidden (or "pinned" to the edge of the program window).
However, you can still see the title of the window pane along the edge of the program window. Whenyou hover over the title, the window pane temporarily displays again until you move the mouse off
the window pane. Click the button again to "un-pin" the window pane.

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Resizing User Interface Elements
You can easily resize the program window, dialog windows, and floating window panes in Lingo byclicking the edge of the element and dragging the mouse to the desired size. You can also resize
drop-down menus in the same way.

Setting User Interface Options
You can set user interface options in the Options dialog. This allows you to make global changes to
how the interface is displayed.
In the Lingo Options dialog, you can customize the way the Translation Editor and Translation
Memory Editor display translation segments. You can display the source and target segments next
to each other, or with the source segment above the target segment. You can also adjust the editor
font size, which resizes translation segments, translation suggestions, and segment notes based onyour desired font size.

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Window Layouts
When you move window panes, explorers, or editors around in the Lingo interface, the configuration(or "layout") of the workspace is changed. You can do several things with layouts, including the following.

HOW TO SAVE A WINDOW LAYOUT
You can save different layouts of the interface, in case you want to use them for different purposes.
1. Configure the workspace how you want it.
2. Select the Window ribbon. In the Window Layout section select Save Layout > Save Window
Layout As.
3. In the Save Window Layout dialog, enter a name for the layout.
4. Click OK.

HOW TO AUTO-SAVE A WINDOW LAYOUT
You can automatically save the layout of the workspace when you exit Lingo. The next time you
launch Lingo, that same layout will be displayed.
nSelect the Window ribbon. In the Window Layout section select Auto-save Layout.

HOW TO SELECT A SAVED WINDOW LAYOUT
You can quickly change the configuration of your workspace by selecting a window layout that you
have saved previously.
nSelect the Window ribbon. In the Window Layout section select Layout > [Name of Layout].

CHAPTER 224HOW TO RESET THE WINDOW LAYOUT
You can return the workspace configuration to the original layout that you saw when you first
installed and launched Lingo.
nSelect the Window ribbon. In the Window Layout section select Reset Layout.

HOW TO RELOAD THE WINDOW LAYOUT
You can return the workspace to the saved configuration of the layout. In other words, if you areworking in a particular layout and have opened different interface elements or moved interface elements around, you can select this option to go back to the saved configuration.
nSelect the Window ribbon. In the Window Layout section select Reload Layout.

HOW TO DELETE A WINDOW LAYOUT
You can open the Manage Window Layouts dialog, which lets you select or delete an existing layout.
1. Select the Window ribbon. In the Window Layout section select Layout > Layouts.
The Manage Window Layouts dialog opens.
2. Select the layout that you want to delete.
3. Click Delete.
4. Confirm the deletion by clicking OK.
5. Click Close.

NOTE: Resetting a layout returns the interface to the way it was when you opened Lingo for
the first time. Reloading a layout means returning the interface to your last saved layout.

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Minimizing Ribbons
You can minimize the ribbons so that you only see the top portion of the ribbons until you select anoption. To do this, right-click anywhere in a ribbon and select Minimize the Ribbon from the contextmenu.

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Selecting an Interface Color ThemeYou can use the Interface tab on the Options dialog to choose a color scheme for the interface:
black, classic, or silver.

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HOW TO SELECT AN INTERFACE COLOR THEME
1. Select File > Options. The Options dialog opens.
2. Select the Interface tab.
3. Click in the Active Theme and select a color scheme.
4. Click OK.

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APPENDIXPDFs
The following PDFs are available for download from the online Help.
Alignment Guide
Getting Started Guide
Key Features Guide
Shortcuts Guide
Source Control Guide: Git
Source Control Guide: Perforce
Source Control Guide: Subversion
Source Control Guide: Team Foundation Server
Termbases Guide
Touring the Workspace Guide
Translation Guide
What's New Guide

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