Using smart actions

Smart actions are actions designed to boost your productivity while updating target segment in Trados Online Editor. These actions include adding terms to a termbase and inserting tags, placeables, terms, or fragment matches.

About this task

Placeables are elements which can be copied from the source segment to the target segment exactly as they are – for example, a phone number or the year in which a book was written. Insert tags and placeables directly from the source text to make sure they are rendered correctly in the final translation.

Fragment matches are parts of previously translated segments that are analyzed and suggested as possible translations in certain parts of the target text.

Procedure

  1. Ouvrez le fichier approprié dans Trados Online Editor.
  2. Select a target segment.
    If its corresponding source segment contains any tags, placeables, terms, or fragment matches, their corresponding symbols are displayed.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To add a term to a termbase, select the term that you want to add, and then select Add term The icon corresponding to the Add term button.. In the quick add dialog box, choose the termbase where you want to add the term and whether or not you want to create the term based on an existing entry template. Then, select the rectangle next to the other language The rectangle. and select the equivalent of the term in the other language. Finally, select Add term to add the term directly or Add and edit term to edit fields related to that term after adding it to the termbase.
    • To insert a tag into the target segment, select Insert Tag The icon corresponding to the Insert Tag button., and then select the appropriate tag or tag pair. An example which shows two tag pairs that can be selected.
    • To insert a placeable into the target segment, select Insert Placeables The icon corresponding to the Insert Placeables button., and then select the appropriate placeable.

      In the source segment, placeables are underlined in blue.

    • To insert a term into the target segment, select Terms The icon corresponding to the Terms button., and then select the appropriate term.

      In the source segment, terms have a red line above them.

    • To insert a fragment match into the target segment, select Fragment Matches The icon corresponding to the Fragment Matches button., and then select the appropriate match.
    You can bring up the smart action menu at any time by selecting Ctrl + Comma.