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Merging files virtually

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.

Procedure

  1. Go to the Projects view and select the project you want to work on.
  2. Go to the Files view.
  3. Select all the files that you want to merge using Ctrl or Shift.
  4. Right-click 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 the selected files as a single, virtually merged file. Selecting the files and pressing Ctrl+Enter will open the files for translation as individual files.
    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.

What to do next

When you save and close files merged virtually, SDL Trados Studio splits these files back and saves them as individual files.