Using Active Translation Memories

Only Active Translation Memories can be used to find and display suggested translations in the Translator Toolbar. Several Translation Memories can be active simultaneously and suggested translations from these TMs will be displayed in the reference pane of the Translator Toolbar. To open a Translation Memory and view translations:-

TM Buttons

TM Information

Click on the TM Information button to see more detailed information about Alchemy Desktop TMs in your Active TM list.

In the example above, the desktop TM file Transmem.tm contains both Japanese and Chinese translations.

Support for Multiple TM formats

Alchemy supports the following translation memory formats:-

	TTK - Alchemy CATALYST Translation Toolkit
	This is the native bi-lingual format for Alchemy CATALYST. All previous versions of Alchemy CATALYST (4.0 - 8.0) are supported.
	PPF - Alchemy PUBLISHER Project File
	This is the native bi-lingual version for Alchemy PUBLISHER. All previous versions of Alchemy PUBLISHER (2.0 - 3.0) are support.
	TM - Alchemy Multilingual Desktop TM
	This is the Alchemy multi-lingual desktop TM.
	Alchemy Language Exchange
	This is the Alchemy TM Server product. It is based on Microsoft SQL Server technology and is a high-powered server-based Translation Memory.
	TMW - TRADOS Desktop TM
	This is the native desktop TM from SDL TRADOS. (NOTE: You need an active SDL TRADOS license on your machine to access this filetype.)
	TMX - Translation Memory Interchange Format
	This is an XML based interchange format for Translation Memories.
	TXT - Tab Delimited Files
	This is an eye-readable text file containing two columns of text. Column one contains original source text and column two contains translation.
	TXML - WordFast Pro Bi-lingual format
	TXML is the native format for bi-lingual WordFast Pro files.
	SDL TM Server
	This is the SDL TM Server product. It is based on Microsoft SQL Server technology and is a high-powered server-based Translation Memory.
	WordFast TM Server
	This is the SDL TM Server product. It is based on Microsoft SQL Server technology and is a high-powered server-based Translation Memory.

	Add Active TM: Click this button to add a new TM to your Active TM list.
	Remove TM: Click this button to remove a TM from your Active TM list. Alternatively, you can deselect the radio-button adjacent to the TM to temporarily remove it from your Active TM list.
	TM Information: Click this button to find out information about your Alchemy Desktop TM file.
	Refresh TM Cache: Each TM on your Active TM list is cached to improve performance and speed of searches. Click this button to destroy the current cache and rebuild it by re-searching all Active TMs. NOTE: You should always refresh your cache when switching from one project to another in the Alchemy Project Environment. This ensures that you always get the latest translation suggestion from the Active TM list.