A. Usability

User Interface

The note from the CTO – Daniel Benito:
“One major area of improvement we worked on for the Déjà Vu X3 is the user experience – we are improving the usability of the product for both novice and advanced users. For new users, our aim is to reduce the learning curve considerably by improving the discoverability of functions and reducing information overload. At the same time, we want to make sure that advanced users can be even more effective than they have been with Déjà Vu X2.”

Here are some highlights of the new interface you will discover:

• A new Start screen that makes getting started much easier, by providing a visual set of options that can be understood even by users with no experience with our software.
• Improved feature discoverability through a ribbon interface that groups commands in an intuitive manner, grouping them by tasks and only showing applicable commands in each context.
• A new simplified Translate and AutoTranslate feature bringing Scan, Lookup, Assemble, fuzzy match repair and MT together, giving users greater control over which translation resources to be used.

The User Interface has completely been redesigned to make your daily Déjà Vu experience intuitive and straightforward:

• The Start screen provides quick access to all of your recent files and the creation of new modules.
• The Ribbon approach ensures all Déjà Vu functionalities are visible and thus available, guiding you through translation best practices.
• Throughout Déjà Vu, the contextual help guides through all of its functionalities.
• Customize and hide the Ribbons at your convenience to enhance your productivity.
• With the customizable Quick Access Toolbar you can access all functionalities you need in a single click.
• Move the translation grid, Project Explorer, Preview as well as AutoSearch window to where it suits you best. If you’re using a second screen, why not move individual windows there so you can focus on the translation grid?

Inline Formatting

Apply formatting of your text directly through the ribbon or shortcut keys which are consistent with those of Microsoft Office.
Inline formatting also contributes to a considerable decrease in tags within the translation grid. Read less
Manage all resources in one go

Déjà Vu X3 centralizes all of your resources, for you to configure which – portions of – databases you want to use in your translations.
You can configure everything with a few clicks through the new “Translate feature” and apply it directly to “AutoTranslate”, whether you want to use:

• Fuzzy Repair or AutoAssemble
• Machine Translation for fuzzy matches or entire segments
• Machine Translation for fuzzy matches or entire segments
• Restriction on client, subject and or sub-language specific entries from your databases
• Or any of the many other possibilities

Voice command and speech recognition

Use Dragon Naturally Speaking with Déjà Vu.
Configure your voice commands and work in Déjà Vu entirely using a microphone, without touching your mouse or keyboard!

B. Live Preview & Source Context

• Multi-file Live Preview for Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  Different types of users have been defined in TEAMserver, so there are users with different types of rights on the information and features in TEAMserver. The customization of user roles means the Administrator can systematically manage permissions/restrictions for different users.
• Multi-file Source Context
  LSP end-clients might be interested in monitoring the progress of their project(s). With this newly-added functionality, a client user role can be created with a permission level above 50 by checking ‘Allow Access To Projects Menu’. Adding client permission is mandatory for this type of user role as the list of projects will be filtered according to client permission.

C. Quality Assurance

• Inline spell-checker
  Different types of users have been defined in TEAMserver, so there are users with different types of rights on the information and features in TEAMserver. The customization of user roles means the Administrator can systematically manage permissions/restrictions for different users.
• Comparing source to TM segment
  Monitor all changes between your source segment and Translation Memory directly in the AutoSearch Window. The display of differences between source and segments improves your productivity especially when post-editing fuzzy matches. The changes are displayed in the Scan function as well.
• Viewing Termbase attributes
  If you need to access all the information related to your terms, such as gender, context and all attributes of your Termbases, have a look at your term in AutoSearch, and view all the attributes related to it from there!
  Set up your mode to confirm segments as Translated, Proofread or Approved, to conduct translation projects with greater control on the main steps and following best practices.
• New Segment Statuses: Translated, Proofread, Approved
  Set your translation mode in Déjà Vu X3 indicating if you are translating, proofreading or validating the segments while confirming them. The new segment status Translated, Proofread and Approved thus distinguishes between the different steps of your projects using translation best practices.

D. Filters and Interoperability

• Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  Déjà Vu X3 has new Office filters that result in industry-leading import speed for Word, Excel and PowerPoint while considerably reducing the number of tags in the translation grid.
• XLIFF
  When preparing a XLIFF file with different tools, embedded HTML may result which would appear in the translation grid. The new XLF filter converts embedded HTML in tags, contributing to a neater translation environment.
• XLIFF for SDLXLIFF
  Import Trados Studio projects into Déjà Vu X3 more easily with the improved XLIFF filter.
• YAML
  This new human-readable data serialization format serialization format can now be imported directly into Déjà Vu X3.
• Quicksilver
  For improved handling of Quicksilver files use this updated filter.

E. Automation

• Database restriction
  Set in your projects an automatic database restriction according to client, subject and/or sub-languages for an optimized process with both TEAMserver and large local databases.
• Update notifications
  Atril will be releasing regular updates for your Déjà Vu X3 license. With the automatic update notification, you can trust that you are working with the latest available Déjà Vu X3 version and always benefit from the latest improvements and features.