Search details window
The Search Details window in the Translation Memories view is where you can:
- Specify search criteria to find a particular set of translation units in the active translation memory. Only translation units that match the search conditions are displayed.
- Create and apply filters to the active translation memory. Only translation units that match the filter conditions are displayed.
- Combine a filter with a search and apply them to the active translation memory. Only translation units that match both the search and filter conditions are displayed.
Only translation units that match the filter and search criteria are displayed in the TM side-by-side editor window.
| Box | Description |
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| Toolbar | |
| TM Filter | The filters available to be applied to the active translation memory. Select a filter to display the filter conditions in the boxes on the right. To apply a filter to the active translation memory, select the filter from the drop-down list and click Perform Search. If you want to combine the filter with a search, select the filter and then specify some search criteria in the Source Text and Target Text boxes and click Perform Search. |
Save Filter | Click this to save the currently selected filter in the Search Details window. This filter will remain saved with the active translation memory, however if you remove the translation memory from the navigation pane , the associated filters will be deleted. Unsaved filters are displayed with an asterisk. |
Add Filter | Click this to add a new filter in the Search Details window to the list of filters for the active translation memory and to display the filter in the Search Details window. |
Delete Filter | Click this to delete the selected filter in the Search Details window from the active translation memory. |
Revert to Saved Filter | Click this to disregard changes made to the selected filter in the Search Details window and to revert the filter back to its last saved state. If the filter has never been saved, this will have no effect. |
Import Filters from File | Click this to import filters from an external Microsoft Excel file. |
Export Filters to File | Click this to export filters to an external Microsoft Excel file. |
| Search Details Window | |
| Filter Name | The name of the currently selected filter in the TM Filter box. Changing the name of the filter here automatically updates the filter name in the TM Filter box. To save the changed filter name, click |
| Source Text | The string of text you want to search for in the source language text of the active translation memory. This string of text can be used to perform a search in conjunction with the selected filter. However, this search criteria is not saved with the selected filter. |
| Target Text | The string of text you want to search for in the target language text of the active translation memory. This string of text can be used to perform a search in conjunction with the selected filter. However, this search criteria is not saved with the selected filter. |
| Search Type | Select the area of the translation memory in which you want to search:
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| Perform Search
Click this button to apply the search criteria, in the Source Text and Target Text boxes, and to apply the selected filter in the Search Details window to the active translation memory. Only translation units that match the search criteria and filter are displayed in the TM side-by-side editor window.
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| Case sensitive | When this option is selected, the search will distinguish between uppercase and lowercase. This applies to searching for text using the Source Text and Target Text boxes. If you are using conditions to apply filters, this option only applies when use a Match operator in a condition. When you use any other operator in a filter condition, it is always case insensitive. |
| Filter Conditions | |
| Not | When this option in this column is selected, it negates the condition (it puts NOT in front of the condition). For example, the condition Project = 123 would become Not project = 123. This check box can be selected after you have added a condition to this filter. |
| Condition | This column displays the conditions that are contained in this filter for the selected translation memory. |
| AND/OR | If you create a filter that contains more than one condition, you can specify if you want translation units to match all or some of the filter conditions by selecting AND or OR from the drop-down list in this column. AND - Both conditions must be true. OR - Either the first or the second condition must be true. |
| Use parentheses in this filter | When this option is selected, you can also use parentheses in your filter. Parentheses are used to group conditions which must be executed together. |
| Add | Click this to add a new condition and open the Add Condition dialog box. |
| Insert | Click this to insert a new condition into the list, above an existing condition. First select the condition above which the new condition will be inserted and then click this button to open the Add Condition dialog box. |
| Edit | Click this to edit the currently selected condition. |
| Delete | Click this to delete the currently selected condition. |