Overview: Create File Type Wizard

The Create a File type wizard starts when you click New after having selected File Types in the tree view in any of the File Type options pages.

See Find the Appropriate Dialog for a File Type for information about finding the right set of file type options.

When you click New, the Select Type dialog box is displayed. Select one of the following options:

See Text File Types and XML File Types for more information about these file types.

The wizard has the following pages:

Page	Description
File type Information	On this page you provide the basic information that identifies the new file type. After the file is created this information is displayed in the File Type Information page.
XML Settings Import	XML file types only. On this page you provide the base XML settings. You can edit these settings later.
Parser Rules	XML file types only. On this page you provide the rule that determine how XML elements are processed. After the file is created, this information is displayed in the Parser Rules page.
File Detection	XML file types only. On this page you provide rules that identify the file type you are creating. When a file is presented for translation, SDL Trados Studio uses these rules to determine if that file belongs to this file type.
Save File Type	Saves the definition of the new file type in a configuration file. This dialog uses the standard Microsoft Windows Save as dialog box. When SDL Trados Studio creates a file type, it creates a configuration file that describes the file type. The configuration file name has the form *.sdlfiletype.