SYSTRAN 5.0
WebTranslator User Guide
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SYSTRAN WebTranslator User Guide
Chapter 1: Welcome................................................... .... ........ .... ... .... .... .... ... .... ........ ...1
Welcome ......................................................................................................................2
About SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0..................................................................................2
Key Features ...................................................................................................................2
Using this Guide..................................................................................................................2
SYSTRAN Support..............................................................................................................2
Chapter Overview................................................................................................................3
Typographic Conventions..................................................................................................3
About SYSTRAN..................................................................................................................4
Chapter 2: Installing SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0.................................................5
Installing SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0....................................................................6
System Requirements ........................................................................................................6
Installing SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0............................................................................6
Activating and Registering SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0...............................................7
Uninstalling SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0 .......................................................................7
Chapter 3: Using SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0.......................................................8
Contents
Using SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0..........................................................................9
SYSTRAN Toolbar...............................................................................................................9
Translating a Web Page....................................................................................................10
Improving the Translation Quality...................................................................................11
Selecting Translation Options........................................................................................11
Fluid Navigation Options................................................................................................12
Appendix A: Language Pairs...................................................................................13
Appendix B: SYSTRAN 5.0 Desktop Products Feature Comparison ..................14
SYSTRAN WebTranslator User Guide 1
Chapter 1:
Welcome
About SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0
Key Features
Using this Guide
SYSTRAN Support
Chapter Overview
Typographic Conventions
About SYSTRAN
SYSTRAN WebTranslator User Guide 2
Welcome
About SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0
SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0 provides you with capabilities to translate Web content
through a plugin for Microsoft Internet Explorer™. SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0
translates Web pages on-the-fly, without having to leave Internet Explorer. You can
translate in real -time while online or you can translate saved Web pages while offline.
All page formatting is preserved.
With SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0, you can browse Web pages in your native
language and translate them in real time. Once a page has been translated, the
plugin’s Fluid Navigation feature automatically translates all pages linked to the
translated page.
Key Features
The tools included in SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0 are designed to automate and
enhance many of the steps in the translation process:
• Easy click-and-go user interface to translate Web pages in real-time
• Fluid navigation to automatically translate all linked Web pages
• Automatic language detection
• Automatic dictionary updates so you can keep pace with the constant evolution
of language
Using this Guide
This guide should be read by users of SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0. This guide
assumes that you are familiar with the basic use of a Web browser (Internet Explorer)
and have a general understanding of the Windows Operating System.
SYSTRAN Support
For more information, contact SYSTRAN support at:
http://www.systransoft.com/contact/windows.html
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Chapter Overview
Chapter Contents
1. Welcome Overview of SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0 and how to use
this Guide.
2. Installing SYSTRAN
WebTranslator 5.0
3. Using SYSTRAN
WebTranslator 5.0
Appendix A: Language Pairs A list of the language pairs available in SYSTRAN
Appendix B: SYSTRAN 5.0
Desktop Products Feature
Comparison
How to install SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0 on your
computer.
How to use SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0, including the
use of Translation Options and Fluid Navigation.
WebTranslator 5.0.
A list of the features found in each of the Desktop
components of the SYSTRAN 5.0 product line.
Typographic Conventions
The following symbols and typeface conventions are used in this Guide.
Tips
A tip provides helpful information. The
Notes
A note is information that requires special attention. The
Cautions
A caution contains information that, if not followed, can cause damage to the
application or critical files in the application or to the user's computer.
The
icon identifies a caution.
icon identifies a tip.
icon identifies a note.
Menu, Command, and Button Names
The names of menus, commands, and Toolbar buttons are shown in a Bold typeface.
Filenames and Items You Type
Filenames and items that you type are shown in a Courier typeface.
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About SYSTRAN
SYSTRAN offers the most widely used Language Translation Software in the world
covering desktop products, scalable client-server applications (customer-hosted) and
online services (SYSTRAN hosted). Our core language translation technologies power
innovative products and solutions for PCs, networks and the Internet that facilitate
communication in 40 language combinations and in 20 specialized domains.
SYSTRAN’s enterprise solutions enable the creation of multilingual content for
businesses to manage large amounts of information in a consistent manner. They are
applied across diverse best-practice solutions for intra-company communications,
content management, online customer support, eCommerce, email systems, chat, and
more. The choice of leading search engines, global corporations and governments,
SYSTRAN solutions increase user productivity levels and time-savings and have been
doing so for over three decades.
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Chapter 2:
Installing
System Requirements
Installing SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0
Activating and Registering SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0
SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0
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Installing SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0
System Requirements
Users of SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0 must be working on client computers with the
following specifications in order to install and run this product:
• PC with Pentium III (500 MHz or higher) processor
• Microsoft Windows® 98SE / ME / NT4 with SP6 / 2000 / XP
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or above
• 128 MB RAM or above recommended
• 160 MB (plus around 60 MB per language pair) available hard-disk space
• 500 MB of available disk space during the installation
Installing SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0
1. Insert the CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive, or, if you received your
software via download, run the installation program that you downloaded.
2. When the installation popup appears, choose the language for the installation
and click OK. The Installation program will continue to load.
This may take a few minutes. Please be patient.
3. When the Welcome page appears, click Next.
4. When the License Agreement appears, read it carefully. If you agree with the
terms, click the I accept the terms of the license agreement button, and
then click Next. You must agree with the terms to proceed with the
installation.
5. In the next screen, enter your User Name and Organization information.
Select Install this application for anyone who uses this computer (all
users) or Only for me and click Next.
6. In the next screen, choose the target folder for the installation. Accept the
default or use the Change button to select a different folder. Click Next.
7. In the next screen, choose Complete or Custom installation and click Next.
Most users should choose Complete.
8. In the next screen, click the Install button.
9. Installation may take a few minutes. The status bar will show installation
progress. When the installation is complete, click Finish.
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Activating and Registering SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0
1. The SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0 toolbar may not appear in your browser
after installation. This toolbar must be displayed in order to run a translation.
To display the toolbar, select View, Toolbars, Systran WebTranslator 5.0.
Some versions of Windows may then display a message indicating that a
script is running. You will need to authorize the script in order for the
toolbar to be installed.
If you do not see all of the Toolbar icons, or if you want to move the
Toolbar, you must first unlock the Internet Explorer toolbars. Click the
View menu, point to Toolbars, and click Lock the Toolbars to remove
the checkmark next to it.
2. When you run a translation for the first time, a Welcome screen will be
displayed. This screen will invite you to activate your product. After reading
the displayed information, click Next.
3. Select Internet for quick and easy activation, and click Next. If you do not
have an internet connection, select Phone and follow the instructions.
4. Fill out the user registration form and click Next.
5. Type in your activation code. If you purchased SYSTRAN via download, look
for five groups of six digits on the purchase record that was emailed to you
from Digital River. If you purchased the CD version, you can find the code on
the back of the Quick Start Guide. Click Next.
6. SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0 is now activated. Click Finish and begin
translating!
Uninstalling SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0
To uninstall SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0, run the Uninstall option in the SYSTRAN
WebTranslator 5.0 group in your Windows Start menu.
SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0 can also be removed using the Add/Remove
Programs function in the Windows Control Panel.
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Chapter 3:
Using
Using SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0
SYSTRAN Toolbar
Translating a Web Page
Improving the Translation Quality
Selecting Translation Options
Fluid Navigation Options
SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0
SYSTRAN WebTranslator User Guide 9
Using SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0
The SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0 plugin for Microsoft Internet Explorer gives you the
power to translate Web pages on demand. It also supports fluid navigation, which
enables automatic translation of all links on a Web page once the Web page has been
translated.
When SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0 translates a Web page, it stores the translated
page in a cache. This allows you to move from the translated page to any other Web
page and then return to the previously translated page using the Back button in the
browser.
SYSTRAN Toolbar
The SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0 Toolbar is automatically displayed when you open
Internet Explorer.
If you want to hide the Toolbar click View, point to Toolbars, and click
Systran WebTranslator 5.0. Repeat this procedure to redisplay the toolbar.
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The toolbar includes the following controls:
Translate
Translation Options
WebTranslator
Options
Source
Language
If you do not see all of the Toolbar icons, or if you want to move the Toolbar, you
Target
Language
Source/Target
Toggle
must first unlock the Internet Explorer toolbars. Click the View menu, point to
Toolbars, and click Lock the Toolbars to remove the checkmark next to it.
Translating a Web Page
1. Use Internet Explorer to navigate to a Web page.
2. Use the Source Language drop-down list on the toolbar to select the source
language of the content to be translated, or select Auto to have the plugin
detect the language of the Web page automatically.
3. Use the Target Language drop-down list on the toolbar to select the
language you want to translate into.
4. Click the Translate button
will show the status of the translation. Click the
to translate the Web page. The progress bar
icon to stop the
translation.
5. Click the Source/Target
button to toggle between source and target
windows.
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Improving the Translation Quality
After you translate a Web page, you can use the Translation Options to improve the
quality of the translation. You can then translate the Web page again to apply your
option selections.
Selecting Translation Options
To select translation options:
1. Click the Translations Options
button on the SYSTRAN Toolbar.
The Translation Options window lists the translation settings you can use to
modify your translations. The available options depend on the source and
target languages selected.
Click the current
setting to view the
options
Select a new option
from the drop-down
Definition of the
Translation Option
2. The Translation Options window lists the available options. Place your
mouse cursor over a Translation Option to see a definition of its function at
the bottom of the window. Click the
control to expand or collapse any of
the option boxes.
3. Most of the options can be changed. Click the current setting for an option.
A drop-down list will appear. Select a new setting. To close the translation
options, click the X in the top-right corner of the options window or click the
Translation Options
When you close the browser, your Translation Options settings will be saved, and
button again.
these settings will be used the next time that you want to translate a Web page.
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Fluid Naviga t i o n O p tions
Fluid navigation can provide automatic translation of all pages linked to the translated
page once the source page has been translated. You can define the level of fluid
navigation to be used by the plugin when translating linked pages.
1. Translate a Web page.
2. Click the Web Translation Options
appear in a new window on the left side of the screen.
3. Click the current setting. A down arrow appears to the right of the setting.
4. Click the down arrow and select a new setting (see table, next page).
button. The Fluid Navigation choices
5. To close the Fluid navigation options, click the X in the top-right corner of
the options window or click the Web Translation Options
button again.
Option Description
Disabled Turns off fluid navigation.
Restricted (within domain,
same source language)
Domain Restricted (within
domain, any source
language)
Language Restricted (any
domain, same source
language)
Unrestricted (any domain,
any source language)
Allows fluid navigation within the current domain
for pages that have the same source language as
the one selected in the SYSTRAN Toolbar.
Allows fluid navigation within the current domain
for pages that have any source language.
Allows fluid navigation within any domain for
pages that have the same source language as the
one selected in the SYSTRAN Toolbar.
Allows fluid navigation within any domain for
pages that have any source language.
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Appendix A: Language Pairs
SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0 supports the following language pairs:
English ↔ Spanish
English ↔ German
English ↔ Italian
English ↔ Portuguese
English ↔ Dutch
English ↔ French
English ↔ Swedish
English ↔ Japanese
English ↔ Korean
French ↔ Spanish
French ↔ German
French ↔ Italian
French ↔ Portuguese
French ↔ Dutch
English ↔ Russian
English ↔ Simplified Chinese
English ↔ Traditional Chinese
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Appendix B: SYSTRAN 5.0 Desktop Products
Feature Comparison
Feature
User Interface Components
Translation for PDF documents
SYSTRAN Clipboard Taskbar (SCT)
Plugin for Internet Explorer
Plugin for Microsoft Word
Plugin for Microsoft Outlook
Plugin for Microsoft PowerPoint
Plugin for Microsoft Excel
SYSTRAN Translation Project
Manager (STPM)
SYSTRAN Dictionary Manager (SDM) Basic Basic Advanced Expert
SYSTRAN MultiTranslate Utility
(SMTU)
Features
Language detection
Translation options
Dictionary updates
Translation markup
Translation customization
Terminology extraction NFW Only
Access to SYSTRAN online
dictionaries
Additional specialized terminology
Limitations
Document Size 8 pages None
User Dictionary Size 100 500 2,000 20,000
User Dictionary Name Fixed Fixed Adjustable Adjustable
User Dictionary Type Bilingual Bilingual Bilingual Multilingual
Normalization Dictionary Size 20,000
Translation Memory Size 40,000
Number of User Dictionaries that can
be loaded
Number of Translation Memories that
can be loaded
Number of Normalization Dictionaries
that can be loaded
SYSTRAN
PDF
Translator
9
Advanced Expert
9 9 9 9 9 9
9 9 9 9 9 9
9 9 9 9 9 9
NA NA 1 1 10 10
10
10
SYSTRAN
Web
Translator
9 9 9 9 9
SYSTRAN
Personal
9
9 9 9 9
User
Dictionary
2 pages No
limit for IE
SYSTRAN
Office
Translator
9 9 9
9 9 9
9 9 9
9 9 9
User
Dictionary
5 pages
No limit for IE
SYSTRAN
Professional
Standard
9 9
9 9
User Dictionary
9 9
None None
SYSTRAN
Professional
Premium
9
User Dictionary
Translation
Memory
Normalization
Dictionary
9
9
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