Translating a document
Translation operates on text segments, also called chunks in the interface. Each segment retains its source text, stage outputs, editable translation, assessment and annotations. A document containing only one segment uses the same workflow.
Import and segmentation
Import a file or enter source text, then review the preview. Automatic segmentation uses a target word count. Markdown heading options can keep a heading with the following text or split sections at a chosen heading level.
Check the boundaries before confirming: they define the units used for translation and review. See the import and export reference for formats, size limits and imported footnotes.
Configuration
Open pipeline configuration and set the languages, mode, providers, models and instructions. Pipeline modes define these sequences:
| Mode | Processing |
|---|---|
| Standard | Translation and automated assessment |
| Editorial | Translation, draft revision (Refine), formatting (Format) and assessment |
| DeepL Hybrid | DeepL translation, optional LLM revision and LLM assessment |
Each LLM stage has an independent provider and model selection. DeepL requires its own API key and does not act as the evaluator. The pipeline mode cannot be changed when processing or existing results lock that setting.
Testing and execution
Use Test to assess a segment while keeping the configuration editable. Review the draft and findings before switching to production. Execution controls let you process the current segment or multiple segments; the selected count limits the group to process.
Processing advances through the segments and updates their states. Cancelling stops the current work without removing completed results. Resuming and rerunning serve different purposes: resuming processes outstanding work, while rerunning recalculates the unlocked segments covered by the selected action.
Reading and review
The document view places source and translation side by side. The segment sidebar contains References, Preview, Audit, Memory and Notes. The Insight panel provides the document index, search, statistics, consistency review and glossary.
Intermediate stage outputs help identify where a change was introduced. After a manual edit, Re-evaluate runs the quality assessment alone. Lock translation protects an approved result from reprocessing. If the source text changes, the interface flags the translation for updating.
Request previews
Pipeline configuration shows the structure of the prompts. The segment’s Preview tab builds the selected stage’s request for the current text. This action does not call a model or generate a translation.
Export
Check incomplete segments before exporting: standard formats may use the source text where a segment has no translation. Bilingual export explicitly distinguishes the source from a missing translation. See export formats and contents.