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title: How to Use Precedent Documents
description: How to use precedent documents to train your adaptive engine for translation
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# How to Use Precedent Documents

### **1. Select the preferred workspace to upload the document for translation**

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### **2. Select or drag and drop a file.**

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### **3. Click on *Next* **

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### **4. Click on add "+"**

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### **5. Upload your source and target Precedent Documents.**

Once your Document has been uploaded, click on **Add Precedent Document.**

**![](https://images.tango.us/workflows/6fef8b70-c05b-4cf8-95df-b0b47ff9d01a/steps/7022ab33-b36a-4a44-873d-67a98f82d761/2db5aaa6-4590-40f7-87b7-1c388073fdeb.png?mark-x=794&mark-y=683&m64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL2JsYW5rLnBuZz9tYXNrPWNvcm5lcnMmYm9yZGVyPTQlMkM0ZWIzYzQmdz0yNzkmaD02MyZmaXQ9Y3JvcCZjb3JuZXItcmFkaXVzPTEw)**

### **6. Click on *Next***

**![](https://images.tango.us/workflows/6fef8b70-c05b-4cf8-95df-b0b47ff9d01a/steps/82ac9982-51ea-4ba9-970d-d2f84eebdded/0b550c6c-cf24-4331-af74-7b59622d1d8c.png?mark-x=1286&mark-y=791&m64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL2JsYW5rLnBuZz9tYXNrPWNvcm5lcnMmYm9yZGVyPTQlMkM0ZWIzYzQmdz0xMzYmaD02NCZmaXQ9Y3JvcCZjb3JuZXItcmFkaXVzPTEw)**

### **7. Click on Translate to start the translation**

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