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Merge files

Use the Merge Files function to merge multiple smaller files into one single document. Merging files can help you work faster as you can maximize the advantages of features like auto-propagation, spell-checking and verification when working in a single, bigger document.

About this task

You can merge files physically when creating a new project, or merge them virtually at any time in the Files view. Files merged physically are saved as one file after translation whereas files merged virtually are split back and saved as individual files. You can merge translatable files from any type of project or package.

To merge files physically when creating a new project:

Procedure

  1. Open the New Project wizard and go to the Project Files page.
  2. Add the files you want to include in the project. Click Include Subfolders if you want to merge files that are not in the main folder. The files from all the folders in the structure are displayed in the right-hand pane.
  3. Select the files you want to merge (you can use Ctrl or Shift to select multiple files) and click the Merge Files icon.
  4. Enter a name for the merged document and select the folder where you want it to be created.
  5. Click OK
  6. The name of the new merged document is displayed in the list of project files. Click the plus sign next to the merged file to see the documents it contains.

To merge files virtually in the Files view - QuickMerge:

Procedure

  1. Open the project in the Files view and select all the files that you want to merge using Ctrl or Shift.
  2. Right-click on one of the selected files and select Open for Translation, Open for Review or Open for Sign Off, as required. You can also press Enter to quickly open for translation the selected files as one document merged virtually. Selecting the files and pressing Ctrl+Enter will open the files for translation as individual files.
  3. The selected files open in the Editor as one single merged document. SDL Trados Studio automatically names the document merged virtually [Multiple Files - Name of the project (Names of the files included in the merging)]. The name of the project is trimmed automatically to show only the first 20 characters. Also, the names of the files are trimmed to show only the first 50 characters. This naming convention makes it easier to distinguish between merged files if you have multiple merged files open in the Editor or in the Recent Documents list.
    When you save and close files merged virtually, Studio splits these files back and saves them as individual files