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Using QA Distiller
How to use QA Distiller to check for mistakes in bilingual files.
Processing files
About TMX files

Using QA Distiller
How to use QA Distiller to check for mistakes in bilingual files.
- Loading files
  You can load files in several different ways.
- Clearing files
- Processing files
  - About XLIFF files
  - XLIFF file settings
    The XLIFF tab is located in Settings > File settings.
  - General tab: XPaths
    The options in this tab are valid for all XLIFF documents, including memoQ, SDL and WorldServer files.
  - SDL tab: XPaths
  - memoQ tab: XPaths
  - WorldServer tab: Xpaths
    The options in this tab are only valid for WorldServer XLIFF documents with the custom iws namespace.
  - About TMX files
  - TMX file settings
    The TMX tab is located in Settings > File settings.
- Correcting errors
- Fixing language codes
  Take the following steps if the language codes do not correspond to the actual source or target language of the files that have been loaded.
- Quick Correct menu
  You can use the Quick Correct menu to reduce the number of false error messages or correct multiple mistakes.
- Editing XLIFF files in Edit Mode
  You can edit both the source and target fields, provided they are not locked.
- Editing TMX files in Edit Mode
  You can edit both the source and target fields, provided they are not locked.
- Marking an error as fixed
- Discarding an error
  When an error does not refer to a genuine mistake and is, in fact, a false positive, you can discard it.
- Exporting forgotten translations
  If you want to translate forgotten translations separately, you can export them.
- Creating a log file
  You can save a report of all the errors that QA Distiller found in your files.
- Types of log files
  You can save a report of all the errors that QA Distiller found in your files.

About TMX files

After processing a TMX file, you can double-click any error to jump to the exact location in Edit Mode.

The best results are obtained using version 1.4b TMX files or higher. Earlier versions treat inline elements differently, which may cause QA Distiller to treat tags as editable text.

Note: When handling large files it is recommended to enable Use memory efficient XML modifier under File > Setup > General.