Documentation Center

Previewing translated files in the Preview window

You can preview an active document in the Preview window of the Editor view.

About this task

Previewing the document enables you to look at how the text will appear when you generate the translated document. You may also want to preview the file in the application where it was originally created if the SDL Trados Studio file type does not support embedded preview.

Procedure

  1. Go to the Projects view and select the project you want to work on.
  2. Go to the Files view and double-click the file you want to work on.
  3. In the Editor view, display the Preview window:
    • By default, the Preview tab appears on the top right corner of the Editor view. Select the Preview tab to display the window.
    • If there is no Preview tab on the top right corner of the Editor view, go to the View tab and select Preview.
  4. In the Preview window, from the View drop-down list, select:
    • Preview or Embedded (depending on file type)
    • Real-time Preview
    These options are available depending on the file type you are using.
  5. Choose if you want to preview the source document, the target document or both of them side-by-side by selecting the corresponding tab.
  6. Select the Click here to generate initial preview link to display the preview for the currently selected tab.
  7. Depending on how you chose to preview the document from the View drop-down list, the following actions can now be performed:
    • If you selected Preview or Embedded, select Refresh every time you want to see an updated preview.
    • If you selected Real-time Preview, confirm a segment and the preview is automatically updated.