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Editing TUs

You can edit the translation units (TUs) of your translation memory (TM) if they need adjustment.

About this task

If you want to make a change that will affect many TUs throughout the TM, use the batch edit and delete tools.

Procedure

  1. In the Translation Memories view, make the TM for which you want to edit a TU the active TM by opening the TM.
  2. In the TM side-by-side editor window click inside the source or target segment and start typing. The edit TU icon appears in the Translation Unit Status column to indicate that the TU has been edited. To make the change permanent, you have to commit the change. You can do this immediately or wait until there are a number of changes to be committed.
  3. Continue editing segments. Use the navigation buttons on the Home tab to move through the TM pages. To abandon the changes you already made, select the edited TU (or segment), go to the Home tab, and then select Discard TU Changes.
  4. When you have finished making changes, commit the changes by going to the Home tab and selecting Commit Changes, with the following two options:
    • Commit Changes and Re-Apply Search, to have the last item you edited automatically searched, after you commit your changes to the TM
    • Commit Changes and Clear Search, to commit your changes to the TM, without having the last item you edited automatically searched