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Description
Startup
These settings determine what happens each time you start the application.
Automatically re-open previously edited documents
When this option is selected, the application automatically re-opens all documents that were open the last time you closed SDL Trados Studio.
NOTE |
This only applies to open documents that were saved as an *.sdflxliff file (If they were saved as an *.sdlxliff file then they also have a corresponding project folder). |
Prompt me to re-open previously edited documents
When this option is selected, you will be asked whether you want the documents that were open when you closed Studio to be re-opened.
NOTE |
This only applies to open documents that were saved as an *.sdflxliff file (If they were saved as an *.sdlxliff file, then they also have a corresponding project folder). |
Do not automatically re-open previously edited documents
When this option is selected, documents are not re-opened automatically and you are not asked if you want them to be re-opened.
This is the default setting.
Opening Files
Automatically copy source content to target cells when opening documents
When this option is selected, the content of source segments is automatically copied to target segments when you open a document for the first time.
If this option is not selected, the target segments are empty when the document opens in the Editor window.
Side-by-side Editor
These settings affect the way documents are displayed in the Editor window.
When this option is selected, segment numbers are displayed.
Show whitespace characters
When this option is selected, whitespace characters appear as symbols in the document text. These characters include, for example, spaces, non-breaking spaces, tabs and line breaks.
Click here to see a list of the whitespace symbols.
When this option is selected, a code is displayed beside each segment. The code indicates where in the document the segment text occurred. For example, the segment text could be a heading or a footnote.
Place the cursor over the code to see a full description of the code.
Click here to see a list of document structure codes.
Customize colors
A different color is assigned to each document structure type. For example, codes that indicate headings are displayed on a pale blue background.
To change the default colors, select a structure type from the first box and a color from one of the tabs in the second box. The following are the three tabs that are displayed when you click the down arrow: Custom, Web and System.
Click the Custom tab to display a color palette. Click a color in the palette and the color is applied to the currently selected screen component. If the color you want to use is not displayed here, right-click on one of the blank, colorless squares at the bottom of the tab to display the Color dialog box where you can create your own custom color.
Click the Web tab to display a list of colors which can be used in web pages. Select a color and the color is applied to the currently selected screen component.
Click the System tab to display a list of Microsoft screen components and colors assigned to the components. Select a color/component combination and the color is applied to the currently selected Studio screen component.
Specify how you want the document text to be displayed:
Show all formatting and tags - When this option is selected, formatting is applied to segment text and the formatting tags themselves are displayed. For example, text that is tagged as bold is displayed in bold and the bold formatting tag pair is also displayed.
Show formatting but hide recognized formatting tags - When this option is selected, text is formatted correctly but standard formatting tags (for example, bold, italic, and font type) are not displayed.
This is the default setting.Show all tags but do not show formatting - When this option is selected, text in the Editor window is displayed as plain text but with formatting tags. For example, text that is tagged as bold, does not have bold formatting applied but the bold formatting tags are displayed.
Group adjacent tags in formatting window
When you press Ctrl+,(comma), tags present in the source segment are listed below the target segment. When you select a tag from the drop-down list, Studio inserts it into the target segment.
When the Group adjacent tags in formatting window option is selected, adjacent placeholder tags are grouped together in a single item in the QuickPlace drop-down list or in the QuickPlace dialog box. This means that you can insert them all into the target segment with a single selection.
Adjacent tags are tags that appear in a sequence and have no text between them.
Enable implicit row activation
When this option is selected, when you place your cursor
in a segment, it automatically becomes the active
row. When a row is active you can edit the target segment
and a lookup is automatically performed in the translation memory,
automated translation server and SDL MultiTerm termbase. If this
option is not selected, you have to manually activate the row
in the Editor view by
selecting Home tab > Navigation > Translation
> 
Activate
Row from the ribbon.
When a row is activated, it is automatically placed in the center of the Editor.
NOTE |
If
you do not have the Enable
implicit row activation option selected, you have
to manually activate the row by confirming a previous
segment or by selecting Home
tab > Navigation
> Translation
> |
Review and Sign-off
Prompt to complete review or sign-off when closing a document
When you close a document with unreviewed segments:
- In open for review mode, Studio asks you to approve and set to Translation Approved all the unreviewed segments in the document. Any segments that do not have a status of Translation Approved or Translation Rejected are classified as not being reviewed.
- In open for sign-off mode, Studio asks you to approve and set to Signed Off all the segments in the document. If you click Yes, Studio will complete the sign-off process by approving all the segments in the document, including those set to Sign Off Rejected.
When you close a document that contains translation quality assessments (TQAs), Studio displays a dialog box with an overview of all TQAs available in the document. Here you can make an overall evaluation of the document. The Complete Review dialog box allows you to override the Pass/Fail result that Studio calculated automatically based on the TQA configuration available for your project.
You can also specify the type of document that you are reviewing or signing off and add a general evaluation comment. These details are also available when you generate a Translation Quality Assessment report for the current document.
Prompt to fill in TQA details when creating quality assessment items form the Editor
When you have TQA review mode activated and delete or add a quality assessment item straight in the Editor, moving the focus from the translation segment you have made changes will trigger the TQA details window for you to fill in.
Enabling this checkbox will also show you a dialog box containing instructions on why does the TQA details pops-up. It can be deactivated after the first appearance if it loses relevance.
AutoSave
Enable AutoSave
Choose if you want Studio to automatically save your pending changes
AutoSave every x minutes
Specify how often you want Studio to automatically save your pending changes.
To be extra safe, choose to autosave more frequently, for example every five minutes. This way, you will never lose more than five minutes of work. On the other hand, if you want to make Studio faster, choose to autosave less often, for example every 20 minutes.