Eurotranslator 9 user manual

Before the installation

Installing Eurotranslator requires administrator privileges. Make sure that no other applications are running on your computer. If you have versions earlier than Eurotranslator 9.0 (7.26 or older) already installed, it is recommended that you remove these before beginning the installation process. Eurotranslator 9 will not install over previously installed versions of the program.

Compatibility

Eurotranslator 9 requires Windows 2000 or newer OS.

Initial installation

1. You can start the installation by using the setup.exe file included on your USB memory stick or in the package available for download on the Internet. Sandstone will provide you with the USB-memory stick or download link. In the Eurotranslator Network version the installation files for the client-version is located in the "client" folder and the server-side installation files in the "server" folder.
2. The setup program will first check for previous installations of Eurotranslator 9 on your computer.
3. 1. If you already have Eurotranslator 9 installed on your computer, the setup program allows you to uninstall, repair or modify the current setup.
   2. If no earlier installations of Eurotranslator 9 are found, the setup program will start the initial installation process.
4. Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 setup screens
5. 1. To successfully install EuroTranslator, you must have Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, or a later version installed on your computer. If Windows doesn't detect Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 on your computer, it will perform the installation before running the EuroTranslator setup. The installation requires an internet connection .
   2. .Net Framework 2.0 is downloaded before the installation. When Windows prompts you to install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, click "Ok".
   3. Select "I agree" to accept the License Agreement and then click "Install".
   4. When all components have been successfully installed, the "Installation of Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is complete" dialog box appears. Click "Ok".
   5. Windows will now configure the settings and then prompt you to restart the computer (Windows 2000). Click "Restart".
6. EuroTranslator initial installation screens
7. 1. Welcome to InstallShield Wizard for EuroTranslator. In this first setup screen, click "Next".
   2. License Agreement. You must accept the terms of the license agreement to continue with the installation.
   3. Destination Folder. The setup program suggests an installation folder. If you want to select a different destination folder for EuroTranslator, click "Change" and select the desired folder.
   4. Ready to Install the Program. The program is now ready to be installed. Click "Install".
   5. InstallShield Wizard Completed. The EuroTranslator setup is complete. Click "Finish".
   6. The licensecode is prompted on the first time you start Eurotranslator.
   7. Before you can start using EuroTranslator, you will have to restart your computer (Windows 2000).
8. When using the USB memory stick for installation, it should be removed safely by right-clicking the -icon in your task bar and choosing "Safely remove hardware". Click on the name of the device you want to remove and then click "stop". You will now get a notification that it's safe to remove the device.

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Updating the program

1. You can start the installation by using the setup.exe file included on your USB memory stick or in the package available for download on the Internet. Sandstone will provide you with the USB-memory stick or download link.
2. "Setup will perform an update of 'EuroTranslator'. Do you want to continue?" Select "Yes".
3. "InstallShield Wizard". Click "Next".
4. Once the program setup is complete, click "Finish".

Uninstalling the program

To uninstall EuroTranslator using the Add/Remove Programs tool, do as follows:

Go to "Start" -> "Control Panel" -> "Add/Remove Programs", select Eurotranslator in the list of programs and click "Remove".

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Updating the license

1. Open EuroTranslator.
2. Go to "File" -> "License".
3. Feed your new license code in the text fields and click "Ok".

License update instructions for network administrators

In addition to the manual license update, Eurotranslator also supports automatic updates over the network. Available in both Dictionary and Business Plus, this feature is especially helpful in the latter. If the license has expired or there is no license registered on the computer, the program will attempt to update the license using one of the following registry paths, depending on which Eurotranslator version is being used. If the automatic update fails, the user will be prompted to perform a manual update.

If you're using Dictionary, add the following registry value:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Sandstone\Eurotranslator\Dictionary]"code"="XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX"

If you're using Business Plus, add the following registry value:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Sandstone\Eurotranslator\BusinessPlusFull]"code"=" XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX "

The following is an example of how to use a Windows domain server:

1. Create a group and grant the members rights to perform a license update on their local computers.
2. Add the required computers to this group.
3. Create a .reg file that contains the license code [Figure 2].
4. Go to the domain startup script and launch the registry script in all computers belonging to the group you have just created.

Figure 2, a .reg file created for updating the license.

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The instructions in this chapter are only applicable to the network version of EuroTranslator.

Server

The network version of EuroTranslator is installed on a server (the program will only work in computers running Windows NT). Once installed, the program will run automatically as a service. To manage the program, use the Windows Service Control Manager:

Go to "Control Panel" -> "Administrative Tools" -> "Component Services", select "Services (Local)" and then select EuroTranslator in the right-hand window. You can use the Service Control Manager to abort the program, for example.

In the network version, the license code is entered manually in the license.txt file found in the installation folder.

EuroTranslator listens to port 63027.

Workstation

Once you have completed the workstation installation of the network version, feed the server's name into the program:

Go to "Settings" -> "Server name ".

Enter the server name in the text field and click "Save". The default value is "localhost".

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Menus

"File"

License - Allows you to check the validity of your license and perform a license update (Only in desktop versions).

Close - Closes EuroTranslator down to the system tray .

"Settings"

Normal Search - Activates the "Normal Search" function.

String Search - Activates the "String Search" function.

Reverse Search - Activates the "Reverse Search" function.

Startup - Opens a window where you can select the startup options.

Server name (Only in the network version) - Opens a window where you can define server name.

"Actions"

Cut - Cut text (keyboard chortcut: "Ctrl" + "x").

Copy - Copy text (keyboard chortcut: "Ctrl" + "c").

Paste - Paste Copied/Psted text (keyboard chortcut: "Ctrl" + "v").

Change searchlanguages - Change active language pair.

Quicktrans - Launches the QuickTrans function.

"View"

User Interface - Allows you to toggle between the user interface language options.

Special characters - Opens the Special characters toolbar.

"Help"

Manual - Shows this User's Guide.

About - Shows copyright, contact and version information.

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Toolbar buttons

"Normal Search"

Shortcut to Normal Search

"Reverse Searchu"

Shortcut to Reverse Search

"String Search"

Shortcut to String Search

"License"

Check the validity of your license and perform a license update.

"QuickTrans"

Launches the QuickTrans function.

"Manual"

Shows this User's Guide.

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System tray

Figure 3, the ET icon as shown on the Windows system tray

When the program is active, you will see the EuroTranslator icon in the Windows system tray [Figure 3]. Right-click the icon to open the ET control menu [Figure 4].

Figure 4, right-clicking the ET icon opens the EuroTranslator control menu.

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Select the source and the target language you want to use. The left drop-down menu shows the source language and the right drop-down menu the target language.

Use the button between the two menus to reverse the source-target language order.

Type your searchword in the textfield. The search will start automatically.

Search options

The program's search options differ as to their approach, results and search times. To toggle between the different search options, go to the "Settings" menu or use the shortcuts in the toolbar.

Normal Search

Normal Search searches for equivalents to all entries beginning with the search word you typed in.

Reverse Search

Reverse Search searches for prefixes or derived forms for the search word you typed in.

String Search

String Search searches for all words containing the search string you typed in.

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The QuickTrans function allows you to translate words outside the context of EuroTranslator, including web pages, e-mail messages and documents.

Launching QuickTrans

To launch QuickTrans, click on the-shortcut in the toolbar or go to "File" -> "QuickTrans". You can also launch QuickTrans from the menu in the system tray or set QuickTrans to start automatically during startup in the "Settings" -> "Startup" -menu.

QuickTrans can be turned off in the System tray menu.

Using QuickTrans

When QuickTrans is activated, you will only see the ET icon in the Windows system tray. To perform a translation, paint the desired word and press "Ctrl" +simultaneously.

 

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This function allows you to insert special characters to the search field.

Using the special characters

To open the special characters toolbar go to "View" -> "Special characters".

The special characters toolbar.

 

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