As you learned in Chapter 3, Translating a File, when you translate a single file with the Translate Single Document approach and first save the file, thereby creating the SDLXLIFF, SDL Trados Studio automatically creates a project file (with the extension .sdlproj
). However, you can also create your own projects to house one or more files for translation. A project acts as a container for the following:
All the files that you are translating or using for reference (which we will refer to collectively as project files)
Any TMs, termbases, and AutoSuggest dictionaries that you use
Any settings that you configure in SDL Trados Studio
This applies irrespective of whether you are translating a single file or several files (except that a single file project cannot contain reference files).