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Unlocking segments

When you want to update segment content, but the segments are locked, you can easily unlock them to make your changes.

About this task

There is one limitation to unlocking segments, you cannot lock segments that contain translation quality assessment (TQA) issues.

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 window, select the row or rows to unlock:
    • To select an individual row, click in the segment numbers column or the target segment column.
    • To select multiple rows, hold down the Ctrl key and click on the segment number column to select rows, or to select multiple consecutive segments, click on the first one on your selection and, while holding down the Shift key, click on the last one on your selection.
  4. Unlock the segments:
    • If you have an individual row selected, go to the Advanced tab and select Unlock Segment.
    • If you have multiple rows selected, go to the Advanced tab and select Unlock Segments.