GS: Getting Started (Adapt It)

This module gives brief instructions for a consultant/trainer to setup your computer to use Adapt It to adapt text from one language to a related language. Complete installation instructions can be found in the Help_for_Administrators.htm file, which is located in the Resources subdirectory.

We are at the very beginning, as far as Adapt It is concerned. Nothing has been done as yet, so the software needs to be installed and the source text needs to be copied and setup as documents in Adapt It.

Obviously, before you can adapt text you need to install the software and the source text. But there are also several other things you need to setup to ensure that Adapt It runs well.

In addition to installing the software (Adapt It and Paratext), you need to copy the Paratext source files onto their computer and eventually setup documents using these texts. Several settings in Adapt It will also need to be adjusted (such as language settings and punctuation).

• Install Paratext. Note that Paratext requires a registration number which needs to be obtained over the Internet. You need to allow several days for your application to be processed.
• Restore the project for the source language.
• Create a project in Paratext for the adapted target project.
• If necessary, create another project in Paratext for the Back Translation. This project is in the consultant's language.
• Create books in both the target project and the back translation project for all the books you will be adapting.
  • NOTE: When creating books in the Paratext project for receiving translated drafts or free translations, books should be created empty, but with chapter and verse numbers (the Paratext default).
• Install Adapt It using the setup file. (Adapt_It_WX_6_1_0_Unicode.exe or above)

Once you have your two (or three) projects in Paratext (see above), you need to create a project in AdaptIt. The first project is your adaptation project where the Source language is the completed and checked text, and the Target language will be the language you are adapting into.

If you are doing a separate Back translation project, your source will be the adapted text (from the first project), and the target will be the consultant's language.

• Open Adapt It WX Unicode and choose <New Project>
• Enter the source language in the Source field, and the language you are adapting to in the Target field. Click Next.
• Choose a font, size, and colour for the Source and Target text. Charis SIL Compact or Charis SIL are recommended with a size between 12 and 18. Click Next
• If there are punctuation marks used in your source language that are different than the target (consultant) language, enter these here. Click Next
• Check the box “Check this box if the source text contains both upper and lower case.”
• Check the box “Check here if you want Adapt It to automatically capitalize a word-initial lower case letter when appropriate”.
• Under the first column (Source Language), click Set English Equivalences.
• Add each letter in the correct alphabetic location. (i.e. ŋŊ or ɓƁ or ɔƆ)
• If the Target language contains the same letters, you can use the Copy to Target List and Copy to Gloss List buttons to fill the second and third columns. Otherwise, use the Set English Equivalencies button to fill the other 2 columns and add neccesary characters.
• Click Next.
• Verify that UBS USFM 2.0 Set Only is selected for Project Defaults.
• Click Cancel (as we are utilizing Paratext as our source document, we need to set that up separately).

First-Time Project Setup - Separate back translation project

We will set up Paratext Collaboration to establish a link between Adapt It and our Paratext project(s).

• Verify that Administrator's Menu is visible at the top left of the window (after Help menu) picture_1
• If the Administrator Menu is not visible, choose View, Show Administrators Menu
  • NOTE: This is password protected and is intended only for support personnel (see Help_for_Administrators.htm)
• From the Administrator menu, select Setup Paratext Collaboration

1. Define the Parameters for Paratext Collaboration
   1. Select the AdaptIt project you created for your adaptation from the dropdown list.
   2. Click Paratext - This shows the available projects in Paratext.
   3. Select the three Paratext projects by clicking on the "Select from List" button beside each of
      • the Source texts project,
      • the project to transfer your adapted text, and
      • the project for your back translation (Free Translations) (if desired).
   4. Click "Accept this setup and prepare for another" button to turn the collaboration on, or click the "Remove this AI Project from Collaboration" button to turn the collaboration off.
   5. Click OK to close the confirmation message.
   6. If you are using a separate back translation project, you can Setup the collaboration for the Backtranslation project otherwise click the Close button
2. Choose the Adapt It project
3. Choose "Work with my Paratext Scripture text (Collaboration on) from the chose how you want to work with this project dialogue.
4. Select the desired book and chapter for Adaptation.

See Help_for_Administrators.htm file, which is located in the Resources subdirectory, for further instructions and changing various settings.