# Bilingual documents where the translated segment is below the source segment?

**URL:** <https://forum.xbench.net/t/bilingual-documents-where-the-translated-segment-is-below-the-source-segment/1261>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [January 29, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/bilingual-documents-where-the-translated-segment-is-below-the-source-segment/1261 "2025-01-29T14:47:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![knutatle](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.xbench.net/knutatle/32/231_2.png) [@knutatle](https://forum.xbench.net/u/knutatle)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/bilingual-documents-where-the-translated-segment-is-below-the-source-segment/1261/1 "2025-01-29T14:47:49Z")

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Can Xbench read bilingual documents where the translated segment is below the source segment? So not in two columns.

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**Author:** ![omartin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.xbench.net/omartin/32/82_2.png) [@omartin](https://forum.xbench.net/u/omartin)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/bilingual-documents-where-the-translated-segment-is-below-the-source-segment/1261/2 "2025-01-29T15:05:40Z")

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If you mean a docx or txt file where there is a linebreak or paragraph break between source and target, Xbench cannot read this format.  
However, converting text to 2-column table should allow you to copy to a txt file to add it to an Xbench project.

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**Author:** ![knutatle](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.xbench.net/knutatle/32/231_2.png) [@knutatle](https://forum.xbench.net/u/knutatle)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/bilingual-documents-where-the-translated-segment-is-below-the-source-segment/1261/3 "2025-01-29T15:12:13Z")

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Hi omartin,  
Thank you for responding. Yes, that what I meant. Then, how can I convert it to a 2-column table (outside of copy and paste 🙂 )

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**Author:** ![omartin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.xbench.net/omartin/32/82_2.png) [@omartin](https://forum.xbench.net/u/omartin)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/bilingual-documents-where-the-translated-segment-is-below-the-source-segment/1261/4 "2025-01-29T17:05:37Z")

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You should have source + paragraph break + target + paragraph break.

1. Remove duplicate paragraph breaks.
2. Select all text in Word.
3. Go to Insert \> Table \> Convert text to table.
4. At the Convert text to table window, select 2 columns and Paragraphs at the Separate text at section.
5. Click OK.
6. At this point, you should have a 2-column table. Select both columns and copy to a txt file.
7. Save the txt file and add it to your Xbench project.