XML Support

• Pure XML content creation
• All project files XML-based

Translation Memory

• Differences shown when new version uploaded
• Built-in translation memory system (Lingo Database)
• Find-and-Replace and Find-in-File search
• Full TMX (Translation Memory eXchange) support
• Translation alignment
• Translation Memory Editor

Translation Editors (side-by-side)

• Topics
• TOCs
• Index keywords
• Concept keywords
• Glossaries
• Variables
• DITA files
• Microsoft® Word™ documents (no local install required)
• PowerPoint files
• Adobe® InDesign®
• XLIFF files
• HTM and HTML files
• And much more!

Multi-Language Support

• Right-to-left language support for Arabic, Persian and Hebrew
• Fully Unicode support for Western European languages
• Double-byte support for Asian languages
• Extended language support (Eastern European languages)

Project Packager

• Streamline and manage all your required translation files regardless of the TM tool you use
• Open and export bundles (ZIP files) directly in MadCap Lingo
• HTM/HTML converted to XLIFF on import
• Ensure translator receives all the necessary files required for translation in a single ZIP file
• Easily incorporate and merge translated content into your Lingo project
• Run statistical reports showing detailed information for each project and file to determine what has/has not been translated; how many words/segments translated and/or still need to be translated etc.

Ensure Project Integrity

• No need to transfer/ship files out of a project
• Keeps all files in context
• No risk of losing files or content

DITA Support

• Direct import, translation and export of DITA content
• No need for additional open toolkits or Java runtime
• No need for development resources to create custom transforms or other custom programming
• Focus on translation and authoring - no need to focus on syntax details of XML

Translation Editor Improves Ease-of-Use

• Author in structured, topic-based content development for powerful, sophisticated, information delivery
• One editor type now supports all file types, creating a consistent experience.
• Updated toolbar provides more intuitive access to translation functions.
• Color-coded backgrounds provide a quick visual cue on status of segments. They include white (not translated), gray (translated/confirmed), and red (match exists from TM).
• Translation confirmation is as simple as clicking on a check mark button, which inserts the translation and moves the focus to the next segment in the file. Pressing Enter on the keyboard does the same thing.
• Separate "Translation" and "Preview" modes simplify the localization process. Translation only occurs in Translation mode, which has a grid view. Preview mode provides a visual view of how the localized content will appear when published. A button in the Translation Editor toolbar lets users quickly switch between the two modes.

TermBase Editor for Enhanced Translation Experience

• Integrated concept-oriented terminology database
• Metadata for terms shows part of speech, gender, usage, customer, geographical usage and more
• Create, manage and reuse terminology from a single storage area
• Improve the reliability of translations with MadCap Lingo automatically suggesting previously used terms during translation
• Leverage previously translated terms with import and export of TBX-Basic (Term Base eXchange) files

Integration

• Natively open source documentation created in either MadCap Flare or Contributor
• Direct import, translation and export of:
  • Microsoft® Word™ and PowerPoint
  • Adobe® FrameMaker® and InDesign®
  • DITA (see below)
  • XML, XLIFF, HTM, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc.
• Seamless translation of multimedia elements with MadCap Mimic and Capture integration

Ease of Use

• View and translate content in Grid mode
• File list window (no need to guess about which files require translation)
• Visual document structure display
• View and edit multiple docs simultaneously
• Customizable user interface
• Increase localization speed with keyboard shortcuts
• Generate statistics reports for your projects, allowing you to estimate the amount of work left to do