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Finding
Translations in a Trados Translation Memory |
To find a translation
for a , use the Find
Translation(s) command from the Dictionaries
menu, or press the corresponding button in the Dictionaries
toolbar. A find operation is performed for the item currently
selected and displayed in the Translation Edit bar's
Source field (all or
a selected part of the text shown in the field).
NOTE: The
text in the Source field
can be edited to search for translations for any text at all,
not just the current .
Example:
The
source text "Recent File" in the Translation Edit bar's
Source Text field,
not selected. The find and find-get operations will
be per-formed for the entire ("Recent File"). |
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Example:
The
Source Text field
in the Translation Edit bar
where only one word ("File") of the ("Recent File")
is selected. The find and find-get operations will
be performed for the selected text ("File")
only. |
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Find
and Get Commands |
F4
OR
Alt+Shift+Pos1 |
Searches
the translation memory for a translation for the text
shown or selected in the Translation
Edit bar's Source
field. Found items will be listed in the Dictionary Results
Bar. If the Target
field is empty, the best matching translation will automatically
be inserted there (but not saved). |
Return/Enter
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Pressing
the Return (Enter) key while the Source
field has the focus activates the search for a translation
in the translation memory and copies the found translation
to the Target
edit field. Found items will be listed in the Dictionary
Results Bar. If the Target
field is empty, the best matching translation will automatically
be inserted there (but not saved). |
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After performing a find operation
(see above), copies the trans-lation unit currently selected
in the Dictionary
Results Bar to the Target
edit field and saves it. (NOTE: This function will
not overwrite
an existing translation.)
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Shift+4
OR
Alt+Pos1 |
Searches
in the translation memory for a translation for the text
shown or selected in the Translation
Edit bar's Source
field. Found items will be listed in the Dictionary
Results Bar. The best matching translation
is inserted into the Target
edit field and saved. (NOTE: This function will
not overwrite
an existing translation.) |
The results of
a find or find-get operation will be listed in the Dictionary
Results Bar (see figure below). Insert a selected
translation into the Target
field by clicking on the Get
Translation button next to the entry in the list (see figure
below and/or "Get Translation,"
above). |
