Importing and Exporting Phrase Libraries

You can create a phrase library by importing an external comma-separated value (CSV) or Translation Memory Exchange (TMX) file into an Embedded Data Table Editor database. You can also export a phrase library to a file.

ClosedTo import a phrase library

  1. On the ribbon, click Import, and then click Phrase Library (CSV) or Phrase Library (TMX), depending on the file format of the phrase library that you want. Alternatively, in the Tables pane, right-click an existing table, and then click Import Phrase Library (CSV) or Import Phrase Library (TMX). The import wizard starts.

  2. In the wizard, follow the steps to select the phrase library that you want to import.

ClosedTo export a phrase library to a CSV file

  1. On the ribbon, click Export, and then click Phrase Library (CSV). Alternatively, in the Tables pane, right-click an existing table, and then click Export Phrase Library (CSV).

  2. In the Select CSV File Name dialog, browse to the location that you want to export the file to, enter a file name, and then click Save.

ClosedTo export a phrase library to a TMX file

  1. On the ribbon, click Export, and then click Phrase Library (TMX). Alternatively, in the Tables pane, right-click an existing table, and then click Export Phrase Library (TMX).

  2. In the Export Languages to TMX File dialog, select the languages that you want to export, click Browse to browse to the location that you want to export the file to, enter a file name, and then click Save.

    The Category, Tags, and Comments fields are not exported, because TMX format does not support them.