File Import Settings
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    Spreadsheets (MS Excel based)

    Cells containing only numerals are skipped as it is assumed they do not contain data relevant to the import.

    In-context preview can only be generated for a maximum of 200 columns in an imported file. Files with more than 200 columns will display the warning In-context preview was not generated. This limit does not apply to the columns that are marked Hidden in the original file.

    File Types

    • .XLS

    • .XLSX

    • .XLT

    • .XLTX

    • .XLSM

    • .XLTM

    Import Options

    • Cell flow

    • Import comments

    • Import sheet names

    • Import hidden columns, hidden rows, and hidden sheets

      By default, hidden content is not imported.

    • Process HTML code

      In cases where file contains HTML tags (<b>, <span>, etc.)

      • Disables options other than Convert to Memsource tags

      • HTML Import Settings cannot be used to edit the default settings.

    • Convert to Memsource tags

      Apply regular expressions to convert specified text to tags.

    • Import selected columns

      Enter a comma separated list of columns, e.g. A,C,Q

    Multilingual Spreadsheet Files

    Multilingual files are imported as multiple bilingual jobs with languages mapped before import. They are represented with multilingual_xlsx.png in the Jobs Table. If imported into several target languages, the Completed file is composed of all target languages.

    • Hidden sheets are not processed.

    • Files are converted to XML on import. Most formatting, graphs and images are lost.

    • Some files cannot be converted to multilingual files due to software packages or versions of those packages.

    • When creating a job, select Multilingual MS Excel from the File Type pane before applying Import Options. If not specified, the file will be imported as standard XLSX.

    Import Options

    • Use HTML subfilter

      Imports HTML tags contained in the file. Tags can then be used with HTML File Import Settings. Paragraph tags <p> will create new segments even if Segment Multilingual XLS is unselected.

    • Segment multilingual XLS

      Text is segmented by a general segmentation rule rather than one segment per cell.

      Caution

      Applying Segment multilingual XLS to a file that contains target text may result in a different number of segments in the source than in the target.

    • Source (column)

      Use lowercase or capital letters. For more columns, enter letters separated by commas with no spaces (A,D,G).

    • Target (column)

      There is one column for each target language. For more columns, enter letters separated by commas with no spaces (B,E,H).

    • Import specific rows only

      Enter rows to be imported (1,4,7).

    • Context key (column)

      Specify a context key that is saved with the segment to the Translation Memory and used for match context.

    • Context note (column)

      Columns are set as context notes (B,C). Notes will be displayed on separate lines.

    • Maximum length (column)

      Sets the maximum length of the translation. For more columns, enter letters separated by commas with no spaces (I,J,K).

    • Convert to Memsource tags

      Apply regular expressions to convert specified text to tags.

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