Importing AutoText entries

A list of AutoText entries can be imported from an file. Importing entries allows you use a list created by someone else who is using the AutoSuggest feature in SDL Trados Studio. They can export the list and then you can import the file into your SDL Trados Studio version.

Procedure

  1. Select File > Options.
  2. Select AutoSuggest > AutoText from the navigation tree.
  3. Select the language into which you want to import the AutoText entries from the Target Language drop-down list. This is the target language you are translating into.
  4. Click Import. The Import AutoText dialog box is displayed.
  5. Locate the *.autotxt file and click Open. The AutoText entries from the imported file are now displayed in the AutoText entries list.
  6. Click OK to save the settings and to close the Options dialog box.
    The added entries will now be in the list of suggestions that is displayed when you type the beginning of a term or phrase with the same initial characters in the Editor window.