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      Matecat in 5 steps

      This is a very short and easy guide for Matecat's new users. It describes the main steps to create and work on a project with Matecat.

      1. Create your translation project

      Creating translation projects in Matecat is incredibly easy:

      1. Open www.matecat.com using a supported browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari)
      2. Login
      3. Choose the language pair(s) for your translation
      4. Create a new translation memory (or "TM") or select an existing memory, if you need to keep your translation private
      5. Select the machine translation engine you want to use
      6. Upload the file(s) to translate in any of the over 80 formats available

      2. Analyze your project

      Once you have uploaded your file(s), click “Analyze” to create the project and obtain its weighted word count.

      Matecat finds more matches than any other CAT tool by matching the content of your files with the Public TM, containing over 12 billion matches, your Private TM (if added) and by using Machine Translation (if enabled).

      3. Translate or Outsource

      After clicking on “Analyze”, you can:

      • Click on “Translate” or on the “Job link”, to translate the project for free;
      • Click on “Buy Translation” to Outsource the job to Translated, accepting the instant quote with the guaranteed delivery date.

      4. Translate your file(s)

      To translate, open the link and you will see the source text on the left side, broken down into segments. Start working on your translation by editing the matches from the private and public TM or the suggestions from the machine translation provided for each segment.

      Click on “Translated” to confirm your translation; the bar on the right will turn blue to confirm that the translation is saved.

      Once the translation is complete, you can get it, by clicking on the “Download” button

      in the top right corner of the screen.

       

      5. Revise a translation (optional)

      From the translation editor, click Menu in the top bar and choose “Revise” to open the link for revision. Start the revision yourself or send the link to your reviser.

      For each segment, click on “Approved” if you think the translation is correct. Otherwise, edit the translation and classify the type of issues found according to the options provided. 

      Once you finish revising, click the “QR” button in the top bar or under the segment to read an assessment based on the issues you flagged during the revision.

      If you have questions at any stage, simply click the chat icon at the bottom right of any page or send an email to support@matecat.com. You will get free and timely technical support for all your queries.