How to Perform a Concordance Search

This topic describes how to perform a concordance search in the Editor view.

To perform a concordance search in the Editor view, you can:

Type or paste some search text into the text box in the Concordance Search window and then click either Search Source or Search Target.
You can also select text in the Editor window and use keyboard shortcuts to perform a concordance search.

If you want to search the TM...	Then
source segments for matching text,	Select some text in a source language segment or target language segment and press Ctrl+F3. Select some text in a source segment and press F3.
target segments for matching text,	Select some text in a source language segment or target language segment and press Ctrl+Shift+F3. Select some text in a target segment and press F3.

NOTE	You may not be able to use target language segments in concordance searches. The ability to search target language entries is optional and the decision to allow their use is made when the translation memory is created or when you edit the translation memory properties.

To insert a search result into your translation in the Editor window:

Examine the results in the Concordance Search window and decide which translation you want to use.
Select the required text, right-click and select Copy from the shortcut menu (or press Ctrl+C).
Place the cursor in the target language segment where you want the text to appear.
Right-click and select Paste from the shortcut menu (or press Ctrl+V).

Related Topics

Displaying and Managing Windows

Overview: Concordance Searching

Concordance Search Window