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Document Translation online editor

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The Document Translation online editor is a SaaS platform offered by Alibaba Cloud Document Translation. You can enable the service on the Alibaba Cloud Document Translation details page to use the free tier or purchase a resource package. You can access the online editor from the Document Translation product card in the Machine Translation console.

Purchase process

1. Enable the service

Go to the Alibaba Cloud Document Translation details page and click Enable Now.

2. Go to the console

After you enable the service, click Management Console to open the console.

3. Purchase a resource package

In the console, find the Document Translation product card and click Purchase Resource Package. Choose a package based on your needs. If you do not purchase a resource package, you will be charged using the pay-as-you-go mode after your free tier is exhausted.

Note

After you purchase a resource package, you can go directly to the Online Translation Platform to translate documents online.

You can purchase a resource package from the management console or directly from the Online Translation Platform.

Procedure

1. Upload a local document

On the Alibaba Translation page, select the Document Translation tab. Set the Industry/Domain, source language, and target language as needed. Then, click Click to upload a local document to start translation in the upload area. The supported file formats are doc, docx, txt, xlsx, xls, and pdf. The maximum file size is 50 MB.

2. Select domain and languages

Select domain

In the Industry/Domain drop-down list, select a domain. The options are General and Technology.

Select source language

Click the Source Language drop-down list to see the available languages. The current source language is Simplified Chinese, and the target language is English (US). Supported source languages include Simplified Chinese, English (US), Japanese, French (France), Korean, Spanish (Spain), Russian, Italian, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Traditional Chinese (Taiwan), Arabic, Portuguese (Brazil), and Chinese (Cantonese).

Select target language

In the Target Language drop-down list, select your desired target language. Available target languages include English (US), Korean, Japanese, French (France), Spanish (Spain), Russian, Italian, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Arabic, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Cantonese), and Traditional Chinese (Taiwan).

3. Termbase

  • Enable or disable the termbase

    Turn on the Use Personalized Dictionary switch. Click Settings on the right to configure dictionaries.

  • Upload terms

    Turn on the Use Personalized Dictionary switch.

    Clicking the Settings button redirects you to the dictionary management page in the console, where you can upload and manage dictionaries.

    In the upper-right corner, click the Upload Glossary button.

    On the Create Glossary page, in the Basic Information area on the left, select an API Version (select Machine Translation-General for the general domain or Machine Translation-Advanced for other domains; Dictionaries for different API versions must be uploaded separately), enter a Glossary Name, and set the source and target languages in the Select Language Pair section. In the Add Glossary area on the right, upload the source and target text files. The files must be in UTF-8 format with a .txt extension. The two files must have the same number of lines, with each line corresponding to its counterpart.

4. Cost estimate

After the document is parsed, a cost estimate and the estimated translation time are displayed.

Note

The cost estimate is based on pay-as-you-go pricing. If you have purchased a resource package, the estimated cost might be higher than the actual cost. The final cost is reflected on your bill.

The page displays the file's actual word count, estimated cost, and estimated time. Billing and deductions are typically delayed by one hour. If you have a free tier, it is applied first. After you confirm that the information is correct, click Start Translation.

5. Online preview

After the file is translated, the upload, parsing, and translation steps are all marked as complete. Click the View button to preview the results online. The page also provides options to Go to Edit, Download File, and Re-upload.

After the document is translated, the post-translation preview page appears. The left pane displays the source and the right pane displays the target. The two panes scroll in sync. In the upper-right corner, click the Edit button to modify the translation, or click the Download button to save the translated file. If the preview is not fully displayed, click the Refresh button to try again.

6. Online editing

After the file is uploaded, parsed, and translated, click the Go to Edit button to open the online editor.

Edit target

The translation editor interface includes a top menu bar (Translate, Quality Assurance, View, Project) and a toolbar with buttons such as Save, Confirm, Copy Source, Clear Target, Undo, Redo, Merge, Replace, Concordance, Pretranslate, and Auto Tag Insertion. The main area is a translation grid with columns for SN, Source, Target, and Match. The Target cell in the second row is currently selected for editing. The right-side panel has TM/Term/Reference tabs for viewing translation memory (TM) matches. The bottom status bar shows Total Segments: 30, and the language pair is Simplified Chinese > English (US).

Filter source and target

At the top of the translation grid, you can use the All Source drop-down list to filter by source language, the Filter Source input box to search the source content, and the Filter Target input box to search the target content.

Split and merge segments

The online editor toolbar includes Cut, Copy, Undo, Redo, Merge, and Skip buttons. Use the Merge button to combine segments and the Cut button to split a segment.

Copy

The toolbar includes several functions for copying and editing: Copy, Copy Source, Clear Target, and Cut.

Undo and redo

The toolbar provides Cut, Copy, Undo, Redo, Merge, and Skip buttons. The Undo and Redo buttons are used to undo and redo your edits.

Save

In the toolbar, click the Save button (floppy disk icon) to save your current edits. To its right is the Confirm button (check mark icon).

7. Download the file

Download after translation

Once translation is complete and all steps are marked as finished, click the Download File button.

Download after editing

In the translation editor, go to the Project tab and click Export in the upper-left corner.

8. History

The history panel allows you to track the translation status of your documents.

On the Document Translation page, click History in the upper-right corner.

The top of the history panel provides four category tabs: Document, Image, Certificate, and Audio/Video, along with a search box. Records are displayed as cards showing the file name and date. The translation status can be Translating (green), Translation Failed (red), or complete, which allows you to view or download the file.
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