Format Menu - Editor View

The format menu is displayed when a document is open, in the Editor view.

The following table describes the commands on the Format menu.

This list is sorted alphabetically.

Menu Option

Description

Change Case

Select this to change the casing of selected text. The Change Case dialog box is displayed.

You can also change the casing of selected text by holding down [SHIFT], and repeatedly pressing F3 to cycle through different text casings.

Clear Selected Tag Formatting

Select to remove formatting (and the formatting tags) from selected text.

Shortcut command: Ctrl+Space.

Clear Tag Formatting

Select this to clear all formatting (and formatting tags) from the target segment.

Shortcut command: Ctrl+Alt+Space.

Insert Tag

Select to insert a tag. The Insert Tag dialog box is displayed.

You can also insert tags using the QuickInsert toolbar.

Protect Tags

Select this to activate tag protection. When tag protection is active, tags cannot be deleted.

QuickInsert Settings

Select to edit the QuickInsert settings applicable to the open document. The QuickInsert settings page is displayed.

Restore Tag

Select this to restore a tag when a ghost tag is displayed.

When you insert the missing tag the ghost tag disappears.

Shortcut command: Ctrl+Shift+G.

Tag Display Mode

Select this to select the format in which you want tags to be displayed.

Option

How Tags are Displayed

Example

No Tag Text

Without any descriptive text

tag_-_no_text.jpg

Partial Tag Text

With partial text,

tag_-_partial_text.jpg

Full Tag Text

With full text

tag_-_full_text.jpg

Tag ID

With tag IDs only.

Every tag in the source document has a unique tag ID.

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Normally, SDL Trados Studio settings specify that recognized formatting tags are hidden, so tags remain hidden when inserted, but text is displayed in the format specified by the tags.

 

 

Related Topics

Overview: Menus