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Options dialog box > Colors

Use the Colors settings to customize SDL Trados Studio views by specifying the colors that are used in the views. For example, if you have a Microsoft color scheme you want to replicate in Studio, you can select the Microsoft colors and apply them to Studio screen components.

To display the Colors settings, select File > Options from the menu bar and then select Colors from the navigation tree in the Options dialog box.

For every screen element listed below, there are three color choice tabs: Custom, Web and System. Click the down arrow next to each option to display the tabs.

  • Click the Custom tab to display a color palette. Click a color in the palette and the color is applied to the currently selected screen component. If the color you want to use is not displayed here, right-click on one of the blank, colorless squares at the bottom of the tab to display the Color dialog box where you can create your own custom color.
  • Click the Web tab to display a list of colors which can be used in web pages. Select a color and the color is applied to the currently selected screen component.
  • Click the System tab to display a list of Microsoft screen components and colors assigned to the components. Select a color/component combination and the color is applied to the currently selected Studio screen component.

Click the down arrow beside a screen component and select the required color from one of the tabs. Changes are effective immediately. You can click Reset to Defaults at any time to restore the system default colors.

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Document

Background Color

This is the color of the background to the Editor window .

Text Color

This is the color of text in the Editor window.

Active segment background color

This is the color of the current segment in the Editor window.

Selected segment background color

This is the color of the segment if you are selecting multiple segments using the Ctrl key in the Editor window.

Spelling error underline color

This color is used to underline spelling errors in the Editor window.

TM recognized token underline color

This color is used to underline recognized tokens in source segments in the Editor window.

Source document formatting highlight color

This color highlights the recognized tokens in the source segment or text that is formatted in the source segment when you display the QuickPlace drop-down list. You can then copy the recognized tokens or formatting to the target segment. This list is displayed by pressing Ctrl+ , (comma) in the target segment.

Tag colors

These are the colors of the different components that make up a tag. Select the component of the tag from the first drop-down list and then select the color that you want that component to use from the drop-down list on the right.

Comment colors

When you select some text and create a comment for the text, the text is highlighted in these colors. Select the type of comment from the first drop-down list and then select the comment color from the drop-down list on the right.

Segment shading ratio

Drag the slider to increase or decrease shading on segment colors.

Locked content

Background color

This color is used as the segment background color for locked segments.

Text color

This is the text color for locked segments.

Translation Status

Background colors

The colors that appear as the background colors in the segment status column in the Editor window.

Tag colors

These are the colors of the translation memory match figures in the segment status column of the Editor window. Select the match figure from the first drop-down list and then select the color that you want that match figure to use from the drop-down list on the right.

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