Tag protection
Tag protection is designed to prevent you from deleting tags in the target file. It is important to replicate the tag content of the source file, as, otherwise, your target file may not be able to be properly recreated after translation.
By default, tag protection is turned off. When tag protection is turned off, you can delete inline tags. If you delete a tag that is part of a tag pair, a ghost tag is placed in your file to remind you that your tag pair is not complete.
When tag protection is turned on, Trados Studio protects inline tags and ensures that they stay in place during translation. To demonstrate this, go to to turn tag protection on. Then, place the cursor after any tag and press the [Backspace] key. The tag is not deleted.
When tag protection is turned on:
- You cannot delete any tag pairs or placeholder tags.
- You cannot delete a segment or section of text that has tags in it.
- You can still drag and drop tags.
- You can still insert tags and restore ghost tags as usual, but you cannot then delete these or turn them back into ghost tags. However, you can use the Undo command to undo an insert tag or restore ghost tag command.
- If you have set the Formatting display style option in the Options dialog to hide commonly recognized tags, such as bold and italics, for example, these hidden tags will not be protected.