Fortis User Manual
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The Fortis Revolution User's Manual is an official and comprehensive reference guide for Fortis Revolution. The user manual is available as a PDF and is supplemented by the case studies below. The case studies document new features and how to get the most leverage out of various parts of the program.
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Fortis Revolution User's Manual PDF
The Fortis Revolution User's manual is suggested reading for all translation team leaders and required material for Fortis training certification. The manual is updated with each major release of Fortis Revolution. Please also check back to this Development wiki for addenda, useful case studies, and other information.
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Fortis Command Guide
Frequently Asked Question
Fortis Revolution Case Studies and Articles
Using Concordance Search
What concordance search can do, and how to use it.
Fortis Word Counts explained
Options to control Fortis word counting; comparison to other software.
Creating XML Xpath for XML imports
Explains how to build an xpath file.
Get the most out of Regular Expressions
Regular expressions for search and segmentation; A guide to understand fortis regular expressions.
Internal repetitions explained
The meaning of Distinct Full, Cumulative Full, Distinct Part and Cumulative Part repetition from the log file is explained here.
ODBC dictionaries
An article with step by step instructions on setting up an ODBC (networked) dictionary.
Convert comma delimited files to Glossaries in Fortis Revolution - Step by step of how to import delimited glossaries into Fortis Revolution.
Convert Fortis 3 memory - for conversion of Fortis 3 files into Fortis Revolution files so they can be used for reference.
Convert Fortis 3 glossaries - for conversion of Semantis dictionary files.
Command Line Exporting - How to use the command line to export files.
Fortis Layout Updates - The latest layout files to enhance the user experience.
Language Codes - A list of the new language codes used in Fortis Revolution.
Validate UTF8 - How to use the Validate-UTF8 application added in version 4.0.4495 of Fortis.
Development Guide
For development information on Fortis, see the Production page.