Translation Memories view> Home tab
The Home tab contains the most frequently used commands for working with translation memories (TMs) in Trados Studio.
The following table describes all the default groups and commands that are displayed on the Home tab in the Translation Memories view:
| 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 This option is available only when a TM is open. | Clipboard | |
Copy | Select this option to copy selected text to the clipboard. Shortcut command: Ctrl+C This option is available only when a TM is open. | ||
Paste | Select this option to paste the contents of the clipboard into the segment at the current cursor point. Shortcut command: Ctrl+V This option is available only when a TM is open. | ||
Open | Open Translation Memory | Select this option to open an existing TM. The TM is added to the list of TMs in the navigation pane, and the contents of the TM are displayed in the TM side-by-side editor window. The TM becomes the . | Tasks |
Open Server-based Translation Memory | Select this option to open an existing server-based TM using the Open Server-based Translation Memory wizard. The TM is added to the list of TMs in the navigation pane, and the contents of the TM are displayed in the TM side-by-side editor window. The TM becomes the active TM. | ||
Open Language Resource Template | Select this option to open an existing language resource template. | ||
New | New Translation Memory | Select this option to create a new TM. The opening page of the New Translation Memory wizard is displayed. | |
New Server-based Translation Memory | Select this option to create a TM on a server. The opening page of the New Server-based Translation Memory wizard is displayed. | ||
New Language Resource Template | Select this option to create a new language resource template. The New Language Resource Template dialog is displayed. | ||
Tasks Dialog Box Launcher | Select this option to open the Options dialog on the Translation Memories View page where you can configure how the TM units are displayed for editing in the Translation Memories view. | ||
Upgrade Translation Memories | Select this option to upgrade your SDL Trados 2007 and SDLX TMs, so that they can be used in Trados Studio. The Upgrade Translation Memories wizard is displayed. | Tools | |
Align Documents | Align Single File Pair | Select this option to pair one source document to its corresponding target document and generate one single alignment result ( Shortcut command: Ctrl+Shift+M | |
| Align Multiple Files | Select this option to align several pairs of files at the same time. This generates an alignment result ( Trados Studio sends the TUs that result from all the generated alignment result files to the same TM. | ||
| Open Alignment | Select this option to open an alignment result file ( Shortcut command: Ctrl+Shift+A | Navigation | |
Previous Page | Select this option to display the previous page of TUs. | ||
Next Page | Select this option to display the next page of TUs. | ||
Perform Search | Select this option to search the active TM. TUs that match the search criteria and selected filter in the Search Details window are displayed in the side-by-side editor. | Filters | |
Save | Select this option to save the filter that is currently displayed in the Search Details window. Unsaved filters are displayed with an asterisk. | ||
Add | Ensure you are viewing the Search Details window, then select this to add a new filter to the list of filters for the active translation memory. The details for the new filter are displayed in the Search Details window. | ||
Delete | Select this option to delete a filter from the active TM. | ||
Revert to Saved | Select this option to undo any changes made to the filter since it was last saved. If the filter has never been saved, this command has no effect. | ||
Import | Select this option to import filters for use with the active TM. The Open Translation Memory Filters dialog is displayed. Use this to select the required | ||
Export | Select this option to export the filters that exist for the active TM. You can then import these filters for use in another TM. The Export Filters dialog is displayed. | ||
Commit Changes | Select this option to apply any pending changes to the TUs in the active TM. | Save | |
Mark TU for Deletion | Select this option to flag the currently selected TU in the TM side-by-side editor window for deletion. When you commit (save) the changes to the TM, the flagged TUs are deleted from the TM. Shortcut command: Ctrl+D | ||
Discard TU changes | Select this option to discard changes that you are have made but have not committed. If no TUs are selected, this command discards all changes to the TM. If any TUs are selected, this command discards changes to those units only. Changes that are discarded are:
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Find | Find Next | Select this option to find text in the page currently displayed in the active TM or in a selection. The Find and Replace dialog is displayed. Shortcut commands: Press Ctrl+F to display the Find and Replace dialog. Press F4 to find the next instance of your search text entered in the Find and Replace dialog during the current session. This option is available only if a TM is open. | Editing |
Find Previous | Select this option to find text in the page currently displayed in the active TM or in a selection. The Find and Replace dialog is displayed. Shortcut commands: Press Ctrl+F to display the Find and Replace dialog. Press Shift+F4 to find a previous instance of your search text entered in the Find and Replace dialog during the current session. This option is available only if a TM is open. | ||
Replace | Select this to find and replace text in the active file, the page currently displayed in the active TM or in a selection. The Find & Replace dialog is displayed. Shortcut command: Ctrl+Shift+F This option is available only if a TM is open. | ||