Machine Translation

Machine translation is available to assist you with reading and analyzing foreign language documents contained in a dataset.  Before using machine translation within IN-SPIRE, you must have a translation engine for the specific language installed, actively running on your PC or system server, and IN-SPIRE must be configured to work with it.  

IN-SPIRE supports 4 machine translation systems:

• CyberTrans Professional II

• Systran Server USG 4.2

• Systran Desktop 5.2 (standalone IN-SPIRE only)

• Fluent

Once it is turned on, machine translation will be available in the Query Tool and the Document Viewer.  To translate text not included in a dataset, a Translator Utility is also available from within IN-SPIRE.

Translating a Dataset

When you initially start IN-SPIRE the translation option is turned off.  To turn on translation, perform the following procedure.

1. To translate documents in an open dataset, from the IN-SPIRE main toolbar Translation menu select Translation On.  The Translator Settings window will display a list of several languages and any corresponding translators.
   
   Note:  If you tagged the language while creating a new dataset, the language tag will be detected and will show up in the Detected column of the Translator Settings window.

2. Find the language you want to use in the Language column.

3. The Translator column will display a list of translators installed on your machine or server for that particular language.  Select a Translator from the drop-down list.
   

4. Click the radio button for the language under the Translate Documents column.  

5. Select the Translate Queries checkbox if you want any queries you create to be automatically translated.
   

6. The Show Bilingual Theme Labels option will be checked.  Leave this option checked to see bilingual document peak labels in the Galaxy and ThemeView.  You can turn off the option by un-checking the box.  

7. Click OK.  The window will close and the translated labels will display on your dataset.  
   

Turning Off Machine Translation

To turn off machine translation, perform the following procedure.

1. From the IN-SPIRE main toolbar Translation menu find the checked Translation On option.  
   

2. Select the Translation On checkbox to remove the check.
   
   The translator will be turned off.  

4/21/06