File Menu

Select this to specify the source and target language for the active document, and to specify the encoding for generating the translated document.

The Active Document Settings dialog box is displayed.

Available only in the Editor view.

In the box at the top of the Files view navigation pane, select the source language and then click this to display the Add Files dialog box where you can select files to add to the active project. The project files are added to the folder for the source language.

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Available only in the Files view.

In the box at the top of the Files view navigation pane, select the source language and then click this to display the Browse for Folders dialog box where you can select a folder structure containing files to add to the active project. The project files are added to the folder for the source language. The folder is added to the navigation pane. Sub-folders are also added automatically.

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Available only in the Files view.

Select this to open the New Folder dialog box where you can add a new empty folder to the active project.

Available only in the Files view.

Select this to globally update a translation memory.

Select a translation memory, then click this to display the Batch Edit wizard.

Available only in the Translation Memories view.

Select this to delete multiple translation units.

Select a translation memory, then click this to display the Batch Delete wizard.

Available only in the Translation Memories view.

Select this to perform batch processing tasks on the active document.

When you click a batch task, all open documents are closed and the Batch Processing wizard is displayed.

Click here to see descriptions of the available batch tasks.

Click here to see descriptions of the system-provided batch task sequences.

Available only in the Files view and Editor view.

Select this to change what this file will be used for in this project.

The Change File Usage dialog box is displayed.

Available only in the Files view.

Select this to close the active document.

Available only in the Editor view.

Select this to close all open documents.

Available only in the Editor view.

Select this to delete a translation memory.

Select a translation memory and then select this.

This option is available for both server-based and file-based translation memories.

Available only in the Translation Memories view.

Select this to close SDL Trados Studio.

Documents that are open, will be automatically opened again when you restart SDL Trados Studio.

Select this to open the folder on your machine that contains the currently selected file.

Available only in the Files view.

Select this to export translation units to a file.

The Export wizard is displayed.

Available only in the Translation Memories view.

Select this to import translation units from a file.

Select a translation memory from the navigation tree and then select this to display the Import wizard.

Available only in the Translation Memories view.

Select this to create a new language resource template.

The New Language Resource Template dialog box is displayed.

Available only in the Translation Memories view.

Select this to display the opening page of the New Project Wizard. Use the wizard to create projects and prepare source language documents for translation.

Default keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+N

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Select this to create a translation memory on a server.

The opening page of the New Server-based Translation Memory wizard is displayed.

Available only in the Translation Memories view.

Select this to create a new translation memory.

The opening page of the New Translation Memory wizard is displayed.

Available only in the Translation Memories view.

Select this to open the selected file in a different application on your machine. If the selected file type is associated with an application on your machine it will automatically open in that application. If there is no application associated with that file type you will be prompted to select an application. This is useful if you want to open the original source language document in its native application. If the file is currently a bilingual SDLXLIFF file, this option is disabled.

Available only in the Files view.

Select this to choose an application in which to open the selected file. This is useful if you want to open the original source language document in its native application.

Available only in the Files view.

Select this to open the selected file for review in SDL Trados Studio. The file opens in the Editor view. It also automatically opens any translation memories, termbases and settings associated with the file in the active project. The Editor configuration changes when you open a document for review and is designed to assist you in the different tasks you might perform when reviewing.

Click here for information about how to review your file.

Available only in the Files view.

Select this to open the selected file for sign-off in SDL Trados Studio. Opening a file for sign-off is an additional review that you can perform after a file has been opened for review. The file opens in the Editor view. It also automatically opens any translation memories, termbases and settings associated with the file in the active project. The Editor configuration changes when you open a document for sign-off and is designed to assist you in the different tasks you might perform when signing off.

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Available only in the Files view.

Select this to open the selected file for translation in SDL Trados Studio. The file opens in the Editor view. It also automatically opens any translation memories, termbases and settings associated with the file in the active project. The Editor configuration changes when you open a document for translation and is designed to assist you in the different tasks you might perform when translating.

Click here for information about how to translate your file.

Available only in the Files view.

Select this to quickly open a document and start a new translation. Starting a translation using this method bypasses all of the settings you select when you start a new translation with the New Project wizard, for example, selecting processing setting for pre-translation. These settings can be specified after the file is opened.

The Open Document command can also be used to open an existing translation file, an SDLXLIFF file.

Shortcut command: Ctrl+Shift+O

Select this to open an existing language resource group.

The language resource group is added to the list of language resource groups in the navigation pane.

Available only in the Translation Memories view.

Select this to open an existing translation memory.

The translation memory is added to the list of translation memories in the navigation pane, and the contents of the translation memory are displayed in the TM side-by-side editor window.

The translation memory becomes the active translation memory.

Available only in the Translation Memories view.

Select this to open a project package or return package and display the Open Package wizard. If the project that this package is associated with already exists in your installation of SDL Trados Studio, that project becomes the active project.  If the project that this package is associated with does not already exist in your installation of SDL Trados Studio, the project is created and that project becomes the active project.

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Select this to open a project and set the project to be the active project.

Select this to open an existing server-based translation memory using the Open Server-based Translation Memory wizard.

The translation memory is added to the list of translation memories in the navigation pane, and the contents of the translation memory are displayed in the TM side-by-side editor window.

The translation memory becomes the active translation memory.

Available only in the Translation Memories view.

Select this to preview the active SDLXLIFF document as HTML in your web browser.

Previewing the XLIFF document as HTML allows you to clearly see the work you have completed. You can select File > Print in the preview from the web browser's menu bar.

Available only in the Editor view.

Select this to display a list of documents that you have worked with recently.

Select a document from the list to open it in the Editor window.

Available only in the Editor view.

Select this to delete the selected file(s) from the active project.

Available only in the Files view.

Select this to open the existing SDLXLIFF version of the file.

This option is available for documents that have been finalized.

Available only in the Files view.

Select this to save the active document.

The document is saved as a SDLXLIFF file in the same folder as the source language document.

If the active document was opened from an SDLXLIFF file, saving the document replaces that file.

The Save File Name

SDL Trados Studio saves the file with a name constructed as follows:

<The original file name (with extension)>_<name of source language>_<name of target language>.sdlxliff

For example, a source document named Sample.doc, being translated from English (US) to German (Germany) is saved as:

Sample.doc_en-us_de-de.sdlxliff

Available only in the Editor view.

Select this to save all currently open documents.

Available only in the Editor view.

Select this to save a copy of the active document to a specified path other than the location to which it is already saved.

When you subsequently Save the document, it will be saved to this path.

Available only in the Editor view.

Select this to save the source content of the active document in its original format.

You can choose the encoding to be applied to the saved document.

This is useful if you received an SDLXLIFF file for translation and would like to see what the source language document looked like.

Available only in the Editor view.

Select this to generate a translated file from the target segments in the active document.

This saves the target language segments to a document of the same type as the source language document. You specify where you want the file to be saved.

You can choose the encoding to be applied to the saved document. The selected encoding settings become the default encoding for subsequent Save Target As operations for the file.

Available only in the Editor view.

Select this to add a server, or edit the details of an existing server.

The Servers dialog box is displayed.

Select this to change the currently selected translation memory settings.

The Translation Memory Settings dialog box is displayed.

You can view and edit the settings and define password protection for file-based translation memories.

Available only in the Translation Memories view.

Select this to change the customer details

The Customers dialog box is displayed. Use this to edit, add and remove customer details.

Select this to create a manual task to be assigned to a person to complete.

The Manual Tasks dialog box is displayed.

An example of a manual task is reviewing a document. (The task is performed by a person.)

Select this to manage project templates.

The Project Templates dialog box is displayed.

This allows you to add, edit and remove project templates, and to specify the default project template.

Select this to manage task sequences.

Task sequences are a series of steps that are performed on the project files.

The Task Sequences dialog box is displayed. This allows you to edit, create, and remove task sequences.

Select this to maintain a list of users with whom you share packages. The list includes their email addresses.

The Users dialog box is displayed.