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Font formatting

Use the Font Formatting dialog box to specify the format of text displayed in the Translation Results window.

To display this dialog box, click Change on the Translation Results Window page in the Options dialog box.

BoxDescription

Specify font

Select this option to enable the drop-down box where you can select a different font for the text to be formatted in.

Specify size

Select this option to enable the drop-down box where you can select a different font size for the text.

Specify color

Select this option to enable the drop-down box where you can select a different font color from one of the tabs for the text to be formatted in. The selected color is previewed in the Sample box.

The following are the three tabs that are displayed when you click the down arrow: Custom, Web and System.

  • 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 SDL Trados Studio screen component.

Style

If you also want a particular style to be applied to text, select the style here. For each style available you can select one of the following from the drop-down lists:

  • Inherit - Applies the style that is currently specified in the document or translation memory from which the text is from.
  • Activate - Applies this style to the text.
  • Deactivate - Does not apply this style to the text.

Sample

Displays text formatted according to your current selections.