Important!
Editors must use either Google Chrome or Firefox. Once the files are in Validation, the files cannot be pushed back to the translators for editing. Any changes made by editors must be final.

Straker Translations Validator Platform

Please watch the video to see exactly how validators can use the features.

Projects & Files List

Files (batches) will either appear differently if they are unassigned or assigned to a specific user.

Unassigned batches:

1. Appear with a white background
2. Can be picked up and worked on by any user with the language pair

Assigned batches:

1. Appear with a blue background, and will always be displayed at the top of the user’s batches list
2. Can only be picked up and worked on by the assigned user

Interface Basics

Source content is displayed on the left-hand side of the screen and the translation on the right.

Click on a segment to activate the text editor, where you can modify the translation, or leave a comment against that segment.

Navigation is made easier by some keyboard shortcuts (see below).

Validation Interface

Save Button

Use the save button to save any changes you make to a translation. This immediately replaces the current translation.

Comment Button

Use the comment button if you wanted to leave a comment for the translator (i.e. “can you please use a more informal tone” or “please use WORD X instead of WORD Y”). The feedback will be given to the translator at the end of the project.

Sign Off Button

Use the sign off button to indicate to the Project Manager when you have finished making changes. Any batch that is not signed off will remain under review and will not be supplied until it is signed off.

Formatting Tags

Formatting tags are small diamonds that indicate where document formatting begins and ends (for example, bold text). Tags can be reordered at will by either dragging them to the desired location.

Sign Off

Three options may be available when signing off a batch:

1. Sign Off - only available when there is one round of validation required.
2. Sign Off & Assign Next Validator - only available when two rounds of validation are required.
3. Sign Off & Finalise - only available when two rounds of validation are required.

Sign Off & Assign Next Validator

Use this option to sign off the selected batch and assign it to another user for a second round of validation.

1. Click the Sign Off button (either on the Projects page or from the header when viewing a batch)
2. Select Sign Off & Assign Next Validator
3. Select the user to assign for the second validation round from the Validators drop down
4. Click Confirm

The batch will then be assigned directly to the user.

Sign Off & Finalise

Use this option to sign off the selected batch and finalise it - skipping the second validation round.

1. Click the Sign Off button (either on the Projects page or from the header when viewing a batch)
2. Select Sign Off & Finalise
3. Click Confirm

The batch will be signed off and finalised (it will not be assigned to another user).

Keyboard Shortcuts