ProZ.com

Overview
Clients using the Lingotek Collaborative Translation Platform can search for and contact ProZ.com members for paid work.

This tutorial focuses on helping ProZ.com members understand the process. Additional information can be found on the ProZ.com site: ProZ.com and Lingotek translator search interface

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Invitation Emails
A client can use the Lingotek platform to contact ProZ.com members via email. There are two types of emails:

  • Invitations to share contact details
  • Invitations to work on a translation project (job offer)

Sharing Contact Details
An invitation to share contact details will allow a client to add a ProZ.com member’s information to their Contact List in the Lingotek Platform. This will make it easy for the client to contact the member for future work.

The ProZ.com member will receive an email with the subject “Invite to share contact information”. 
To share your contact information:

Click the link in the invitation email to be directed to the Lingotek gateway.

 

Click the Accept button to accept the invitation.

 

Click the “Accept invitation and send profile information” button. 

 

Accepting an invitation to share contact details does not mean you have accepted a job. You will have the opportunity to review project details and discuss with the client before taking on an assignment.

Accepting a Job Offer
An invitation to work on a translation project allows a client to contract with you for services.
The ProZ.com member will receive an email with the subject “Task invite”. 

Click the link in the email to be directed to the Lingotek gateway.

 

Click the Accept button to accept the invitation.

 

Click the “Accept invitation and send profile information” button. 

 

Opening the Lingotek Workbench
Accepted jobs appear under the Accepted Jobs section of the Lingotek gateway. 
Click the “Open in Lingotek” button to open the Lingotek Workbench and being working on the project.

 

Note: jobs to Review a translation may require the translation phase to be completed before the Review can begin. In this case, the job status will show as “accepted”. 

 

After the translation phase is complete, the “Open in Lingotek” button would appear so the Review phase could be started.

Using the Lingotek Workbench 
Source and Target Panes

The Source pane on top displays the source text. The Target pane on bottom displays the target text. 

The segment highlighted in blue is the current one you are working on.

 

Navigation

  • Blue Next button: takes you to the next segment in the file to be translated or reviewed. This skips over segments already translated or reviewed.
  • Orange down arrow: move down one segment
  • Orange up arrow: move up one segment

Saving Changes
When you use the buttons to navigate through the segments, your changes are saved automatically. You can also click the Save button in either pane to save your changes at any time.

Translating 
To translate:

  • Click the Target pane to activate it
  • Enter a translation 
  • Click the Next button or orange down arrow

Hits from the Translation Memory (TM) appear on the right pane in the Hits tab. To bring a TM hit into the target pane: 

  • Click the blue number next to the TM hit

Reviewing
To review:

  • Click the Target pane to activate it
  • Edit the translation as needed.
  • Click the orange down arrow to move to the next segment.
    • This button marks each segment as "Reviewed" when you move to the next segment.
  • If you go back up in the document, clicking the blue Next button will take you to the next un-reviewed segment.
    • This button also marks each segment as "Reviewed" when you move to the next segment.

For more information on using the Lingotek Workbench, see our Classic Workbench User Guide. 

Job Complete Indicator
When all segments have been translated or reviewed, the Percent Complete indicator at the bottom of the Lingotek Workbench will show 100.

  

Also, the status for the job under the Accepted Jobs section of the Lingotek gateway will change to “complete”.

 

Declining Invitations
To decline an invitation, click the Decline button next to the invitation in the Lingotek gateway.

 

A message will confirm the invitation has been declined. 

 

Viewing Additional Information About an Invitation
In the Lingotek gateway, click the plus sign next to the Message will display additional information about the invitation.

 

The additional information is displayed.

  

Invitation Message History
Messages you’ve responded to are kept under the Invitation Message History section of the Lingotek gateway.

 

Revoked Job
A client may choose to revoke an accepted job offer. If this happens, the job status on the Lingotek gateway will change to “revoked”.

 

Also, the ProZ.com member will receive an email with the subject “Accepted job revoked”.