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You can import external terminology into Wordbee provided that it is stored in one of the following file formats:

TMX file (*.tmx)
Excel (*.xls, *.xlsx)
Open Office Calc (*.ods)
CSV file (*.csv)
Align Assist file (*.ftm)
TBX file (*.tbx)

How to get here

Go to Resources > Terminology.
Click on Add new to launch the Create new database wizard.
Select Import new Terminology Database from file.
Select the file format you want to import.
Select languages and name your new database.
Browse to the file you need to import.
Map the content to the colums.
Apply import filters if needed.
Preview whether the content is displayed properly.
Click Finish.

Examples

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How to import an Excel glossary

Go to Resources > Terminology and click on Add new.
The Create new database wizard opens.
Select Import new Terminology Database from file.
Select Excel from the available file formats.
In the next window Select languages and name your new database.
Browse to your Excel or Open Office spreadsheet and upload it.
Choose sheets, columns and contents:
1. Import sheet
2. Header line
  1. Check box First line contains column headers or titles
3. Choose columns
  1. Map the content to the columns
Select filters and other:
1. Missing translations
  1. Skip monolingual (not translated) records
  2. Merge with existing:
    1. Merge new and existing data - Replace existing translations
    2. Merge new and existing data - Do not import if translation already exists
    3. Do not merge but skip doubles
    4. Do not merge and do not look for doubles (fastest!)
2. Content formatting:
  1. Content is HTML or XML formatted (import tags as markup)
3. Optional import label:
  1. Wordbee automatically identifies the name of the spreadsheet.
Verify how data will be imported: Click to preview
If the text is properly extracted and displayed in the HTML preview, click Finish.

If the import is successful, you will see the details of your new terminology database in Resource details. Open the termbase in Terminology manager to view the imported terms and complete the entries.