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Editing a source text

Learn how to edit the content, name or language of a source text, and when editing is no longer possible.

Procedure

To edit a source text, proceed as follows:

  1. Click the Apps icon in the top bar

    and select Backoffice.
    ​Result: The Backoffice module appears.

  2. Click Source texts in the menu on the left-hand side.
    ​Result: The list of source texts is displayed.

  3. Click on the source text you want to edit.
    ​Result: You can see a preview of the source text.

  4. Click Edit in the top right corner.

  5. To edit the contents of the source text, you can:

    • Click Import .sdlxliff or .docx and select a file from your computer to import.
      ​ Result: The selected file will be imported and will replace all the previous input.

    • Manually edit the source text.

    • Edit the name of the source text.

    • Edit the source language.

  6. Click Save in the top right corner.
    ​Result: All changes have been saved and the original file has been replaced.

Warning: A source text can no longer be edited when it has been used in a translation assignment, and translations have been submitted for this assignment. If a source text is no longer editable, you can duplicate it and edit the duplicated source text.

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