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UPGRADE Windows 10 > Windows: consequences for Multitrans?

Justine Vanden Broeck — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:57:21 GMT

Hello,

My company will soon be upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11 and I was wondering whether this upgrade might cause any problems for compatibility with Multitrans (version 7.0.23206.1)?

if necessary, should we take actions - before and/or after the upgrade to avoid losing access to the programme/licences?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Justine

RE: UPGRADE Windows 10 > Windows: consequences for Multitrans?

Justine Vanden Broeck — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:50:17 GMT

Hi Tom,

Thank you for your quick and detailed answer.

The upgrade will take place in the coming months. We'll see if we encounter problems with Multitrans after that. in any case, I'll do what's necessary based on your recommendations.

RE: UPGRADE Windows 10 > Windows: consequences for Multitrans?

Tom Tindall — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:08:44 GMT

Hi Justine,

The MultiTrans Client is compatible with Windows 11. It is worth checking whether you have 'named' licenses activated on your machine via the 'Licensing Utility' program. Select the 'view' tab and check whether there are any licenses listed. If so, take a note of the 'activation ID' and then return the license before upgrading Windows. See this help article for details on this:
https://gateway.rws.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0026612

After the upgrade, you can then activate the license again using the same activation ID. Note that if you're unable to return your license online, we'll need to assist you with the offline return & activation process, in which case it'd be best for you to create a support case.

If you don't have any licenses on your machine, take a note of the server address via 'Server → License Server Definition' in the Licensing Utility. It should look something like: @xx.xx.xx.xx. You shouldn't need to do anything, but it'll be useful to know the address of your license server in case you need to re-enter it after upgrading Windows.

Finally take note of your server and login details in the MultiTrans Client via 'Preferences → Configure Server → Edit'. Again, you shouldn't need to do anything, but if you initially have any trouble connecting to the server after the upgrade, try removing the server from your configuration and then re-add it. This may sometimes be necessary if the configuration files become corrupted somehow.

Hope this helps!

Tom

RE: New SDL MultiTrans Office Add-in Beta

Djamil Bouchentouf — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:26:12 GMT

Good Morning Mr. Dufour,

In order to test with your own sever, you will need to use the latest version of MultiTrans ( see : (1) Product updates - MultiTrans - RWS Community (sdl.com)).

Otherwise you could test it with our own test server and the licenses are already included with the test server.

Regards,

New SDL MultiTrans Office Add-in Beta

Fabrice Dufour — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 15:11:14 GMT

Hi, I would like to test the new SDL MultiTrans Office Add-in Beta. I will test locally with my server. I will need 1 license. Thank You.

Where to post my feedback?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 10 May 2021 11:28:32 GMT

Where to post my feedback?

RE: Where to post my feedback?

Trent Clarke — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:36:31 GMT

Hi Djamil,

I have a customer asking if the super script is working in the beta build, but in my test it still appears to work in the translation window however does not retain or copy over to the word document. Users would like to see this resolved in the new build if possible.

Kind regards

Trent

RE: What are the Beta Program Requirements?

Sandra Franco — Mon, 17 May 2021 14:41:27 GMT

Thanks for confirming

What are the Beta Program Requirements?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 10 May 2021 10:11:40 GMT

What are the Beta Program Requirements?

RE: What are the Beta Program Requirements?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 17 May 2021 14:38:28 GMT

Hi Sandra, Yes, this is required only during the Beta testing, since we need relevant feedback on latest version only.

RE: What are the Beta Program Requirements?

Sandra Franco — Mon, 17 May 2021 10:03:04 GMT

Hi Djamil, just to confirm, is the required Multitrans version 21077.2 (or above, in the future)? Thanks in advance.

RE: Where to post my feedback?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 10 May 2021 11:29:02 GMT

Make sure your feedback is registered! At the end of the Beta test, we would appreciate you taking a few minutes to answer our survey about the new MultiTrans Word Add-in at the following link: Office Add-In Beta Testing Feedback

RE: What are the installation requirements?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 10 May 2021 11:25:05 GMT

Microsoft Word Version
Word 2010, 2013 or 2016, 32-bit/64-bit, installed locally.

MultiTrans Server same version as the Word Add-in, or access to a central RWS server.

What are the installation requirements?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 10 May 2021 11:24:31 GMT

What are the installation requirements?

What are the installation steps?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 10 May 2021 11:05:06 GMT

What are the installation steps?

RE: What are the installation steps?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 10 May 2021 11:11:08 GMT

Close Microsoft Word.
Download the Word Add-in using this link : https://DownloadCenter.SDLMultiTrans.com/Links/7.0/7.0.21146.1/MultiTransOfficeAddin_x64_7.0.21146.1.exe
Double-click the software executable
The following screen appears, click Next.
Once you have reviewed the license agreement, check I accept the terms in the License Agreement box then click Next.
Click Install.
Click Finish.
Open Microsoft Word.

A new MultiTrans tab has been installed, that contains the MultiTrans Add-in menu.

RE: How I configure the new Word Add-in server connection?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 10 May 2021 11:02:44 GMT

Configure the new Word Add-in server connection.

Click the MultiTrans Resources icon.
Click Add New under Available locations:
Give the connection a name you’ll remember. Fill in the information of your MultiTrans Server as well as your MultiTrans account details (see the sample below) and then Save.
Your server will now be listed in the Available locations as follows.

How I configure the new Word Add-in server connection?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 10 May 2021 10:59:49 GMT

How I configure the new Word Add-in server connection?

How can I add my MultiTrans Resources?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 10 May 2021 10:46:34 GMT

How can I add my MultiTrans Resources?

RE: How can I add my MultiTrans Resources?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 10 May 2021 10:49:34 GMT

Once you’ve successfully connected to the server, the list of TermBases and TMs your MultiTrans account has permission to use will appear (see the sample below).
Select the resources needed for your translation project. The selected resources will be listed on the right side of the Resource Manager (see the sample below).
Click OK to close the Resource Manager window.

RE: How I can configure the MultiTrans Options ?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 10 May 2021 10:43:34 GMT

To configure your options, click Options from the MultiTrans menu.

General Tab
1. Languages:
  Select the source and target languages. The Source language is the language of the document you are translating, and the Target language is the language you are translating into.
2. UI Language:
  This the user interface language, the languages available are English, French, German and Dutch. If you change the language you must restart Microsoft Word for the changes to take effect.
3. Match full paragraphs
  If this option is selected, MultiTrans will search for above-the-segment matches, i.e. the repetition of multiple consecutive segments, up to the paragraph level. If this option is not selected, the Translation Agent will search and display the results found segment by segment.
TermBase Tab
1. Tags to be used for translation
  Select which TermBase records status should be shown to the translator when using the Translation Agent. By default, records with Accepted, Temporary and Preferred status are selected. The tags Refused and Misspelled could help translators know which terms to avoid and thus discern between correct and incorrect terms quicker.
2. Search Options
  
  Match terms with at least # words: Only expressions longer than # words will be identified from the TermBase. For example, if Match terms with at least 3 words is configured, password would not be extracted whereas language industry professionals would be.
  TermBase Agent only identifies: The TermBase Agent will highlight identified terminology instead of replacing it.
TextBase/TM Tab
1. Lowest fuzzy match %
  The percentage selected here will determine how similar a segment must be to be considered a fuzzy match. If, for example, the fuzzy factor is set to 75% and a segment has 10 words, 8 of those words need to be the identical and in the same order for a match to be proposed. If only 7 words are identical and in the same order, the match will not be proposed to you.
2. Match sub-segments with at least # words
  MultiTrans will only look for matches from the TextBase with a minimum of # words. For example, if Match sub-segments with at least 3 words is selected, financial services will not be extracted whereas financial and insurance services will be.
  Match sub-segments with at least # non-excluded words
  MultiTrans will look only for matches from the TextBase containing a minimum of # words, not including articles, prepositions, etc. For example, if Match sub-segments with at least 3 non-excluded words is selected, Translators without Borders will not be extracted whereas certified legal translators will be.
3. Preserve TM capitalization
  Capitalization of text will be preserved. When adding a match from a TextBase or Team Server TM, it will be added exactly as it is in the target document of the TextBase or Team Server TM. If this option is turned off, capitalization of the replacement will match the style of the source segment being replaced (normally sentence case, with the first letter capitalized only). In this case, if specific words in the source segment are capitalized, the capitalization will need to be reset manually in the target segment.
4. Use exclude list
  Select this option if you wish for the TextBase Agent to ignore common words such as articles and prepositions when searching for TextBase matches.
5. Enable stemmed searching
  Select this option if you would like MultiTrans to search for all inflected forms of an expression or segment found in the TextBase or Team Server TM. Note that this option may slow down the Translation Agent.
6. Search Most Recent Documents First
  Select this option if you wish to search through the most recently appended documents first.
7. Strict punctuation matching
  Establishes a penalty for segment matches that share the same words but contain different punctuation marks.
8. Prioritize Propagation Memory matches over TextBase matches
  Select this option if you would like Propagation Memory / Team Server matches to always be returned before TextBase matches when pre-translating or using the Translation Agent. This may be useful if several people are working on the same document, and you wish to re-use matches from each other before consulting the TextBase for matches.

How I can configure the MultiTrans Options ?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 10 May 2021 10:37:51 GMT

How I can configure the MultiTrans Options ?

RE: How can I use the TextBase Agent ?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 10 May 2021 10:32:51 GMT

The TextBase Agent allows you to compare the active document against all open TextBases.

Every expression containing two or more words that is found in the reference documents (in the open TextBases) is then highlighted in the active document. The user therefore sees what can be translated from the reference documents and may select to view the results of his/her search to translate the highlighted section(s) (using the Fetch from TextBase option in the MultiTrans menu).

To look for translations in reference documents

To use the TextBase Agent function, you must have selected at least one TM from the Resource Manager.
Select TextBase Agent from the MultiTrans menu; alternatively, you can right-click on the text you wish to translate, and select MultiTrans > TextBase Agent.

Right-click:
Once the TextBase Agent has completed, all words/expressions in your document that are also found in the open TextBases will be highlighted (alternating yellow/red by default).
You may then choose which word/expression to translate directly from your reference documents. To do so, select the desired word/expression (previously highlighted), then select the Fetch from TextBase option from the MultiTrans menu.
This will bring up the MultiTrans screen, and the search results will be displayed with the corresponding segment highlighted. Find the translation in the Target window and insert it in your document using Ctrl+Ins or select the TextBase Search menu and click on Insert in document only.

How can I use the TextBase Agent ?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 10 May 2021 10:27:24 GMT

How can I use the TextBase Agent ?

How can I use the Termbase Agent?

Djamil Bouchentouf — Mon, 10 May 2021 10:20:52 GMT

How can I use the Termbase Agent?