Editor view> Home tab
The Home tab contains the most frequently used commands for editing, formatting and translating project files in Trados Studio.
| Command | Description | Group |
|---|---|---|
Project Settings | Select this option to display the Project Settings dialog for the active project. | Configuration |
Cut | Select this option to cut selected text and put it on the clipboard. Shortcut command: Ctrl+X | Clipboard |
Copy | Select this option to copy selected text to the clipboard. Shortcut command: Ctrl+C | |
Paste | Select this option to paste the contents of the clipboard into the segment at the current cursor point. Shortcut command: Ctrl+V | |
Batch Tasks | Select this option to start batch processing tasks. The Batch Tasks drop-down list is displayed. When you select a command on this list, the files that are open in Trados Studio are closed, and the Batch Processing wizard starts. | File Action |
Complete Review | Select this option to approve all the unreviewed translations in the file and set their status to Translation Approved. Any translations that do not have a status of Translation Approved or Translation Rejected are classified as unreviewed. This option is only available if the file is open for review. TQA Review When you complete the review of a document that contains translation quality assessments (TQAs), Trados Studio displays a dialog with an overview of all TQAs. Here you can also make an overall evaluation of the file. | |
Complete Sign-off | Select this option to approve all translations in the file, except those with Translation Rejected or Sign Off Rejected status. The approved translations are set to Signed Off status. This option is only available if the file is open for sign-off. TQA Sign Off When you complete the sign off of a file that contains translation quality assessments (TQAs), Trados Studio displays a dialog with an overview of all TQAs. Here you can also make an overall evaluation of the file. | |
Bold | Select a piece of text and select this option to apply bold formatting to it. Shortcut command: Ctrl+B | Formatting |
Italic | Select a piece of text and select this option to apply italic formatting to it. Shortcut command: Ctrl+I | |
Underline | Select a piece of text and select this option to apply underline to it. Shortcut command: Ctrl+U | |
Superscript | Superscript formatting makes text appear smaller than the normal line text and is set slightly above the text. Shortcut command: Ctrl+Shift+Plus Sign on the alphabetic keyboard. | |
Subscript | Subscript formatting makes text appear smaller than the normal line text and is set slightly below the text. Shortcut command: Ctrl+Plus Sign on the main keyboard. | |
Small Caps | SMALL CAPS makes lower-case letters look like small versions of CAPITALS. Shortcut command: Ctrl+Shift+K | |
Left-To-Right | This button is useful for inserting Western words into bidirectional text. | |
Right-To-Left | This button is useful for inserting Arabic and Hebrew words into bidirectional text. | |
Show Whitespace | You can toggle on and off the display of whitespace characters in the Editor window. | |
Em dash | Shortcut command: Ctrl+Alt+Hyphen on the alphabetic keypad. | QuickInsert |
En Dash | Shortcut command: Ctrl+Hyphen on the alphabetic keypad. | |
Non-breaking hyphen | Shortcut command: Ctrl+Shift+Hyphen on the alphabetic keypad. | |
Optional hyphen | Shortcut command: Ctrl+Hyphen on the alphabetic keyboard. | |
Soft break | A soft break is a break at the end of a line or a page. The location of a soft break adjusts automatically with a change in the margins, line length or the number of lines. Shortcut command: Ctrl+Enter | |
Euro | Shortcut command: Ctrl+Shift+E | |
Copyright | Shortcut command: Ctrl+Alt+C | |
Registered | Shortcut command: Ctrl+Alt+R | |
TradeMark | Shortcut command: Ctrl+Alt+T | |
German quotes | Inserts German-type quotes in the target segment at the cursor position. | |
English double quotes | Inserts English-type straight double quotes in the target segment at the cursor position. | |
French quotes | Inserts French-type quotes (guillemets) in the target segment at the cursor position. | |
Custom | This is a custom QuickInsert button. You can assign commands to these buttons for each file type. You can create any number of custom buttons, but the QuickInsert group only displays the first seven. | |
Auto-Insert Tags | Select this option to insert tag pairs inside your target segment. This will automatically transfer tags from the source segment and place them at the right position in the target segment. Auto-Insert Tags works if your project is using an appropriate translation memory. For more information, see Placing Tags using Auto-Insert Tags | |
Insert Tag Launcher | Select this option to launch the Insert Tag dialog where you can access the remaining custom buttons and remove inserted formatting. From here you can remove selected formatting by selecting the corresponding button with the red line. For example, to remove bold formatting select |