Importing a DITA project

Learn how to import your DITA project into memoQ while preserving the project's folder structure.

When translating a DITA project, it's important to preserve the relationships between files. To import your project into memoQ without losing the project's folder structure, follow these steps:

  1. Go to Project > New Project > New Project.
    The 'New Project' menu in memoQ
  2. In the New memoQ project dialog, enter the Name of the project.
  3. Choose a Language pair.
    Choosing a language pair in 'New memoQ project' dialog
  4. Enter the Client and any optional details, then click Next.
  5. Skip the Translation documents step.
  6. In the Translation memories step, choose or create translation memories.
  7. In the Term bases step, choose or create term bases.
  8. Click Finish.
  9. Go to Documents > Import > Import Folder Structure.
    The 'Import' menu in memoQ
  10. Click … next to the Base path field, choose the folder where you keep your project and click OK.
    The 'Add folder structure' dialog in memoQ
  11. In the Document import options dialog, remove any files you don't want to translate and click OK.
    The 'Document import options' dialog in memoQ
Project files are ready for translation.
DITA project imported into memoQ
Tip: To export a translated project, right-click on the root folder and choose Export > Export (Stored Path).