Multilizer 2009 Pro for Documents: Pros, Cons, and Alternatives

How to Use Multilizer 2009 Pro for Documents — Step‑by‑Step Workflow

1. Prepare files and terminology

1. Gather source documents (supported formats: Word, Excel, XML, HTML, resource files).
2. Create/import a glossary/termbase (CSV or supported glossary format) to keep consistent terminology.
3. Back up originals and place working copies in a project folder.

2. Create a new project

1. Open Multilizer 2009 Pro.
2. File → New Project → choose Documents template.
3. Set Project name, source language, and one or more target languages.
4. Add files: Add → select your source documents. Multilizer will detect file types and extract translatable strings.

3. Configure project settings

1. Set file filters (if needed) to control which parts of files are extracted.
2. Choose encoding and preserve formatting options (keep styles, tags, placeholders).
3. Configure translation memory ™: create or attach an existing TM database if you want to reuse translations.
4. Set machine translation (optional) — enable/pretranslate with an MT engine if available.

4. Pre-translation and segmentation

1. Run Pre-translate to fill segments from TM, glossary, or MT.
2. Review fuzzy matches flagged by the tool.
3. Adjust segmentation rules if segment boundaries are incorrect.

5. Translate and edit

1. Open the Translation Editor (grid view).
2. Translate each segment or accept suggested matches.
3. Use termbase/Glossary panel to apply approved terms.
4. Use QA checks inline (missing tags, length checks, inconsistent numbers).
5. Save frequently—translations are stored in the project (.mpr) and TM.

6. Review and quality assurance

1. Run the built‑in Quality Assurance: check tags, numbers, untranslated segments, and consistency.
2. Fix issues found by QA.
3. Optionally export to an external reviewer (XLIFF or bilingual document) and reimport corrections.

7. Build localized documents

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