Basic text formatting in SDL Studio Thread poster: Marinus Vesseur
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I'm translating an Excel file in Studio. Some words are underlined. How do I underline words in the source text?
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Marinus Vesseur wrote:
I'm translating an Excel file in Studio. Some words are underlined. How do I underline words in the source text?
Unkike MQ, DVX, Swordfish etc., Trados Studio was intended for a perfect world and you can't change the source text.
Even if you spot a flagrant typo.
Cheers
GG
[Edited at 2010-06-04 07:59 GMT]
| | | | Marinus Vesseur 
Canada
Local time: 12:18
English to Dutch
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TOPIC STARTER | And in the target text? | Jun 4, 2010 |
It's getting late.. I meant the target text, although I've wondered about the typos in the source text as well.
Studio can't know which word in the target text needs underlining, or to be put in italics or in bold for that matter, so how do I do that?
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Marinus Vesseur wrote:
It's getting late.. I meant the target text, although I've wondered about the typos in the source text as well.
Studio can't know which word in the target text needs underlining, or to be put in italics or in bold for that matter, so how do I do that?
E.g. you have the formatting (QuickInsert) toolbar.
Just select your text and click on the underline icon U.
If the toolbar is not displayed, see the View menu.
Cheers
GG
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Marinus Vesseur
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Local time: 12:18
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TOPIC STARTER | Quick Insert is not what you think it is | Jun 4, 2010 |
Thanks Grzegorz
As simple as that, eh? I'm embarrassed.
The Quick Insert bar didn't show and I couldn't imagine THAT to be what I was looking for.
"Quick Insert". Would make a good name for a brand of suppositories, no?
Thanks again.
| | | | Marinus Vesseur
Canada
Local time: 12:18
English to Dutch
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TOPIC STARTER | Inserting source text tags into target text | Jun 4, 2010 |
While we're at it: is there a simple way to insert specific source text tags into the target segment? The way it's done in TagEditor? Now, when there is a tag, I click on the spot in the target text where I want the tag to go, then I click on the tag in the source text whilst keeping the Ctrl key down. It's a bothersome process (maybe I'm just not used to it yet), but I was hoping there'd be some shortcut that would enter the tag in one action.
| | | | | Inserting tags using the keyboard only... | Jun 5, 2010 |
Marinus Vesseur wrote:
While we're at it: is there a simple way to insert specific source text tags into the target segment? The way it's done in TagEditor? Now, when there is a tag, I click on the spot in the target text where I want the tag to go, then I click on the tag in the source text whilst keeping the Ctrl key down. It's a bothersome process (maybe I'm just not used to it yet), but I was hoping there'd be some shortcut that would enter the tag in one action.
You should use Ctrl+Alt+arrows.
When you release Ctrl+Alt, the tag is inserted.
It's faster, only the keyboard is used.
The funny thing in Studio is the paired tags (e.g. beginning and end for bold) are inserted simultaneously, so you can select a portion of your target text, then select the correct source tag pair using the shortcut above, the tags are inserted on both sides of the selection.
Cheers
GG
| | | | Jerzy Czopik
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Local time: 21:18
Member (2003)
Polish to German
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| Default shortcut for QuickInsert: Ctrl+OEM Comma | Jun 5, 2010 |
And then as easy as in TagEditor, but with the restriction Grzegorz made - formatting tags are paired and have to be inserted with the text part sewlected to be formatted acordingly.
Ie if you want to underline the word "underline", then first select it and then press CTRL+, and chose the underline formatting from QuickInsert menu, which appear below your selected text.
Treating formatting tags as pairs has big advantages for newbies, however makes the life of experienced ones... See more And then as easy as in TagEditor, but with the restriction Grzegorz made - formatting tags are paired and have to be inserted with the text part sewlected to be formatted acordingly.
Ie if you want to underline the word "underline", then first select it and then press CTRL+, and chose the underline formatting from QuickInsert menu, which appear below your selected text.
Treating formatting tags as pairs has big advantages for newbies, however makes the life of experienced ones not necessarily easier.
The only problem with QuickInsert is, that it is mixing placeables of all kinds together. On ideas.sdltrados.com I've already created a corresponding proposal to get tags separated from other placeables in text and use a different shortcut for them - so if you would kindly support it...
I can't provide a link at the moment, as the system is in maintenance modus and I have just a mobile Internet from holiday.
Best
Jerzy ▲ Collapse
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Marinus Vesseur
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TOPIC STARTER
Thanks, guys. Works like a charm.
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