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XTM Cloud 25.2

Visual mode in XTM Workbench

XTM Visual mode is used to generate a preview of the source and target file content. This enables a Linguist to see the full context for a translation as they are working on it. The Linguist can then click on a text in the displayed preview and enter a translation for it in the target segment. The target preview is immediately updated with the new translated text, showing what it will look like in the translated output.

For InDesign files and PowerPoint files, Linguists can use the Update preview button in the bottom right-hand corner of the target preview to ensure that the newly entered content is displayed correctly, in the preview. Also, if a text in a PowerPoint file is incorporated into a graphic, Visual mode detects it and displays a message in the bottom right-hand corner of the XTM Workbench window. A link from that message can also be used to update the preview.

Supported formats in XTM Visual mode

Note

To enable in-context preview for all types of files, not only the ones supported by Visual mode, you can use the Custom preview option. For details, see Custom preview in XTM Workbench.

XTM Visual mode in XTM Workbench supports these formats:

  • HTML.

  • Word files (docx).

  • PDF (only supports editable PDF files).

  • PowerPoint files (pptx). This feature is in Beta. It works for files up to 50 MB.

  • XML.

    Note

    To enable XML files to be displayed in XTM Visual mode, the system must be configured with the appropriate XSLT style sheets, to suit the types of XML file involved. Translation projects can then be created, and content can be displayed in XTM Visual mode, if selected by a Linguist.

    To arrange this, contact XTM Support:

    To request support

    Visit our Support Portal.

  • InDesign (recommended: IDML format).

    Note

    Adobe InDesign IDML files can be processed in XTM Cloud out of the box.

    However, you need an additional Adobe InDesign server to:

    • process Adobe InDesign INDD or INDB files.

    • enable Visual mode in XTM Workbench for all Adobe InDesign file extensions (IDML, INDD, INDB).

    The Adobe InDesign server is not part of the standard XTM Cloud subscription. For details, see Adobe InDesign server. For pricing details:

    Contact Sales

    XTM Sales Team sales@xtm.cloud.

When XTM Workbench detects any of the supported file formats, in a translation project, in the top navigation menu, in the In-context preview dropdown list, the Open Visual mode option is active. So, Linguists can select it if they want to work in Visual Mode.

In Visual mode you can:

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