Wordfast Anywhere Documentation

3.2.7.1 Import Package

Upload must be done using drive_folder_upload Import button on the Project tab.

Once you have selected your local file, click Upload. A new dialog with the package information and upload options will be shown.

There are different sections to pay attention:

• Package Information section shows the package name, who and when created the package, and which language pairs it contains.
• Package Content section shows the content of the package. (Source files, bilingual files, TMs, glossaries)
• Create project section where the new project name can be set. When source files are present in the .glp file and when a difference of filter version two more options can be set:
• Use given TXLF: Use the bilingual files on the package. Target files cannot be generated on Wordfast Anywhere.
• Ignore TXLF: Use source files to build TXLF to be able to generate target files on Wordfast Anywhere

Once the package has been successfully uploaded, an report is created.

warning A new project is created with the content of the package.

3.2.7.2 Download Package

warning The project file (*.glp) is limited to one source language while a Wordfast Anywhere project can have many; consequently, package export is done by source language.

Download must be done using drive_file_move Export buttons on the Project tab.

Here is a short description of each options:

• Package Content: The source language and target languages can be selected. There are also options to add source files, bilingual files, TMs and glossaries.
• Package name: Define the package name.
• Download type:
  • Project file *.glp: The project package is a customized .glp file containing the files and infomation to open that project on Wordfast Pro.
    TMs and glossaries are only referenced with URLs (Translations units or terms are not included in the package).
  • Backup file *.zip The project backup is a compressed file .zip containing only files in folders.
    It includes TMs translation Units and glossaries terms, so be aware of the TMs size.

Here is a short description of each Choose an output options:

• Download file: Wordfast Anywhere prepares the data transfer and then sends it to your browser.
  The browser will then inform you that it has received the data according to its specific mode of operation.
  In some cases, a dialog box will pop up allowing you to specify where to save the file; however, this depends on the particular browser you use.
  If nothing happens, check your browser’s downloads settings and/or repeat the process.
• Send file to email: Send the downloaded file by email.
• Create file URL: Create a URL to the downloaded file. To get the file, copy-paste the URL in your browser to start the download. The file will be available at that location for 3 days.
• Google Drive: Send the downloaded file to your Google Drive account.
• Dropbox: Send the downloaded file to your Dropbox account.
• One Drive: Send the downloaded file to your One Drive account.

3.3.1.1 Creating a translation memory

There are several ways to create or add a Translation Memory (TM):

• Create an empty standard WFA TM

  To create an empty TM, click the Create button in the TM buttons area.

  

  Choose source and target language codes.
  It is recommended to have only one TM for each language pair to benefit from previous translations in each pair.
  If you need multiple TMs for the same language pair, use the Symbolic name field to enter a 10 characters symbolic name.

  Then, click the Save button in the Create TM dialog.
  Your TM is now created and selected in the TM list.

• Upload an existing TM

  If you have a TM from Wordfast Anywhere, Wordfast Classic or Pro, you can upload it to WFA.
  Also applies to TMs from other CAT tools, provided they are exported in any of the allowed file types.

  To upload an existing TM, click the Upload button in the TM buttons area.

  

  Ensure the language codes are in the TM file header.
  If you need multiple TMs for the same language pair, use the Symbolic name field to enter a 10 characters symbolic name.
  Allowed file types are

  • Wordfast TM text files(*.txt).
  • Standard TMX TM files (*.tmx).
  • Bilingual document files (*.txml, *.txlf) can be used and will be converted into a TM.
  
  If your TM is big, the upload will be queued in a background process, allowing you to perform other tasks.
  If the TM is in Excel format, save it as Unicode Text before uploading.
  Please compress big file before uploading (*.zip)

  After choosing the file, click the Upload button in the Upload dialog.

• Link to a remote TM

  Add a TM hosted on a private server.

  To link to a remote TM, click the Add button in the TM buttons area and select Add a remote TM with a given URL

  

  Paste the URL in the URL field and click the Test connection button to test the remote TM.

  If the test is successful, you can set the workgroup ID (if any), or enter a symbolic name (If you already have a remote TM with the same languages).

  

  After setting all parameters, click the Add button in the Add dialog.

• Link to a Very Large TM (VLTM) or TAUS TM

  Add a TM hosted on a public TM server.

  To link to a remote TM, click the Add button in the TM buttons area and select Add Very Large TM (hosted on public WF server) for VLTM

  

  Choose the language pair and click the Test connection button to test the remote TM.

  Click the Add button in the Add dialog.

  For TAUS do the same but choosing Add TAUS Corona Crisis Corpus (hosted on public WF server).

  

3.3.1.2 Update an existing TM by appending from a local TM

You can update one of your existing TMs by appending Translation Units (TUs) from a local TM.

Select the TM you want to update and click the Merge button in the TM buttons area.

Allowed file types are

• Wordfast TM text files(*.txt).
• Standard TMX TM files (*.tmx).
• Bilingual document files (*.txml, *.txlf) can be used and will be converted into a TM.

The TM you are importing will already have predefined source and target language codes in its header.
There may be a conflict of languages between the imported TM and the existing memory.
If the languages differ, the merge operation will be rejected.

By default, the merge process does not consider language variants.
If you want to ensure that exactly the same variants are merged, check the Only append TUs having the same language code AND same locale. option.

You also have the option, when there are identical source segments, you can select either:

• Add always
• Do not add duplicates
• Overwrite existing (long)

Finally, choosing the local file and click on the Upload button in the Append TUs to an existing Translation Memory dialog to complete the process.

3.3.1.3 Selecting an existing TM for translating a document

3.3.1.4 Add TU to the TM

TUs are added to the TM when the segments are closed.

Use the docs_add_on Add TU button on the TMs & Glossaries tab to add a TU to the TM.

Fill the source and target.

Click Save to confirm.

3.3.1.5 View/Edit a TM

You can view the TM information. For WFA TMs, you can edit some properties.

Select the TM in the list then click on the View/Edit button in the TM buttons area.

You can edit the symbolic name and define attributes for your TM to identify its segments.
For each attribut click on manufacturing to edit the attribute setting.

Attributes names must be between 2 and 20 characters and should describe its type, for example: domain, client, document.
Special characters are not allowed, only letters and digits.

An attribute can have multiple values of which only one is selectable, for example for domain: botanic, medecine, sport.
One of the following dynamic codes can be used: {doc}, {User} and {Today=yyMMdd}. For example for {doc}, the value will be the current opened document name.
Some TM have an advanced management with a value ID and a value name, in that case, they will be displayed 'id => name'. WFA always write the same value for ID and name.

For non WFA TMs , you can edit the workgroup ID and/or the symbolic name for the TM.

3.3.1.6 Download a TM

This is available only for standard WFA TM.

Select the TM in the list then click on the Download button in the TM buttons area.

The TM can be downloaded in this formats:

• Wordfast TM TXT format
• Standard TMX format
• MS Excel XLS format
• Bilingual document TXLF format

Here is a short description of each Choose an output options:

• Download file: Wordfast Anywhere prepares the data transfer and then sends it to your browser.
  The browser will then inform you that it has received the data according to its specific mode of operation.
  In some cases, a dialog box will pop up allowing you to specify where to save the file; however, this depends on the particular browser you use.
  If nothing happens, check your browser’s downloads settings and/or repeat the process.
• Send file to email: Send the downloaded file by email.
• Create file URL: Create a URL to the downloaded file. To get the file, copy-paste the URL in your browser to start the download. The file will be available at that location for 3 days.
• Google Drive: Send the downloaded file to your Google Drive account.
• Dropbox: Send the downloaded file to your Dropbox account.
• One Drive: Send the downloaded file to your One Drive account.
• MyMemory: Send the downloaded file to your MyMemory account.

After making your selection, click on the Download button.

3.3.1.7 Removing a TM

Select the TM in the list then click on the Remove button in the TM buttons area.

A red warning is displayed to confirm the deletion.

For TMs that are not Wordfast Anywhere standard TMs, only the link to the external TM is cut.

3.3.1.8 Quick TM Share

You can quickly share a TM to somebody else having an account in Wordfast Anywhere.

Select the TM in the list then click on the Share button in the TM buttons area.

To a new guest, use Add guest button and enter the guest email address (which should be their account login), then click Save.

Different priviledges can be set for each guest. This are:

• Overwrite TUs
• Do not overwrite TUs
• Read only

Finally, to save the share, click on the Save button.

3.3.1.9 Reversing a TM

Click on the Tools button in the TM buttons area, and Create a reversed TM from the list of options.

Select a TM to reverse on the left and click on the Run button.

If a TM already exists with the same name, you will have to add or change the assigned name.

You need to close the TMs and glossary setup dialog before to see any change.

To see the report, go to the notifications Background Info button on Wordfast Anywhere tab.

3.3.1.10 Assembling several TMs in one TM

Click on the Tools button in the TM buttons area, and Create an assembled TM from the list of options.

The process has some options:

• Add assigned name on attribute 2:If unchecked, this information will be lost.
• Keep variant information for TU:If checked, the TU will not be changed; otherwise, it takes the given language pair.
• Keep user ID information for TU:If checked, the TU will not be changed; otherwise, it will take your user ID.

Select the TMs to assemble on the left and click on the Run button.

If a TM already exists with the same name, you will have to add or change the assigned name.

You need to close the TMs and glossary setup dialog before to see any change.

To see the report, go to the notifications Background Info button on Wordfast Anywhere tab.

3.3.1.11 Edit a TM

Click on the Tools button in the TM buttons area, and Edit a TM from the list of options.

Select a TM to edit on the left and click on the Run button.

The TM to edit will be opened as a temporary associated document in the document panel on a project named TM Editor.

warning After the TM edition, the temporary document must be deleted because it is a static copy of the TM.

The tool can only edit and delete existing TUs and the TM size is limited to 100000 TUs.

warning Bear in mind that this is a TM, although it looks like a document.

Here you can, for example, update target segments, edit source segments, and delete TUs. These changes will be stored directly in your TM.

3.3.1.12 Concordance search

Segments stored in the TM are retrieved only if they have a minimum level of correspondence with the source segment (by default 75%).
However, even if the level of correspondence is not sufficient for a fuzzy match, the TM may still contain terms you've previously translated and wish to use in your current translation.

To perform a Concordance search, click on the manage_search Concordance button on the TM&Glossaries tab.

In the Concordance search window, enter the word or text string you want to research in the Search field. WFA will search for all words that are the same or begin with the same sequence of letters as the string entered.

You can also select the word or text string with the mouse and then click on the Concordance button or use the shortcut. The results will be displayed immediately.

You can edit or delete a term by clicking on the edit or delete links.

You can enhance your search options by using the Advanced option by clicing on keyboard_double_arrow_down icon.
When using these options, a help line is displayed to remind you how the command works.

The Concordance window can be opened in an individual window. This can be set on Pandora's box #17

3.3.2.1 Creating a glossary

Similar to Translation Memories (TM), there are several methods to create or add a glossary:

• Create an empty standard WFA glossary

  To create an empty glossary, click the Create button in the glossary buttons area.

  

  Choose source and target language codes.
  It is recommended to have only one glossary for each language pair to benefit from previous translations in each pair.
  If you need multiple glossaries for the same language pair, use the Symbolic name field to enter a 10 characters symbolic name.

  Then, click the Save button in the Create glossary dialog.
  Your glossary is now created and selected in the TM list.

• Upload an existing glossary

  If you have a glossary from Wordfast Anywhere, Wordfast Classic or Pro, you can upload it to WFA.

  To upload an existing glossary, click the Upload button in the glossary buttons area.

  

  Unlike TM files, WFA cannot automatically derive source and target language information from the glossary file header; therefore, this information must be specified.
  If you need multiple glossaries for the same language pair, use the Symbolic name field to enter a 10 characters symbolic name.
  Allowed file types are

  • Simple tabulated text files (*.txt) (source + tab + target)
  • Wordfast glossary text files (*.txt).
  • Excel files (*.xls, *.xlsx).

    Excel files must be formatted as follows:

    • 1st Column: Source (compulsory)
    • 2nd Column: Target (compulsory)
    • 3rd Column: Comment (optional)
    • 4th Column: F1 (optional)
    • 5th Column: F2 (optional)
    • 6th Column: F3 (optional)
  • TBX files (*.tbx).

  After choosing the file, click the Upload button in the Upload dialog.

  After uploading the glossary, you will receive a report summarizing the operation, including the number of terms submitted, rejected (invalid or duplicates), and successfully added.

• Link to a remote glossary

  Add a glossary hosted on a private server.

  To link to a remote glossary, click the Add button in the glossary buttons area and select Add a remote glossary with a given URL

  

  Paste the URL in the URL field and click the Test connection button to test the remote glossary.

  If the test is successful, you can set the workgroup ID (if any), or enter a symbolic name (If you already have a remote glossary with the same languages).

  

  After setting all parameters, click the Add button in the Add dialog.

• Link to an IATE glossary

  Add a glossary hosted on a IATE glossary server.

  To link to a IATE glossary, click the Add button in the glossary buttons area and select Add IATE glossary (IATE European Union Download)

  

  Choose the language pair and click the Test connection button to test the remote glossary.

  Click the Add button in the Add dialog.

• Link to Tilde Terminology services

  Add a glossary hosted on aTilde Terminology glossary server.

  To link to a Tilde Terminology services glossary, click the Add button in the glossary buttons area and select Add Tilde Terminology services for a language pair

  

  Set the Tilde Terminology key, choose the language pair, choose the domain and click the Test connection button to test the remote glossary.

  Click the Add button in the Add dialog.

3.3.2.2 Update an existing glossary by appending from a local glossary

You can update one of your existing glossaries by appending terms from a local glossary.

Select the glossary you want to update and click the Merge button in the glossary buttons area.

Allowed file types are

• Simple tabulated text files (*.txt) (source + tab + target)
• Wordfast glossary text files (*.txt).
• Excel files (*.xls, *.xlsx).

  Excel files must be formatted as follows:

  • 1st Column: Source (compulsory)
  • 2nd Column: Target (compulsory)
  • 3rd Column: Comment (optional)
  • 4th Column: F1 (optional)
  • 5th Column: F2 (optional)
  • 6th Column: F3 (optional)
• TBX files (*.tbx).

You also have the option, there are identical entries (source and target), you can select either:

• Add always
• Do not add duplicates

Finally, choosing the local file and click on the Upload button in the Append terms to an existing glossary dialog to complete the process.

3.3.2.3 Selecting one or more glossaries for translation

3.3.2.4 Adding terms to the glossary

Often, you'll want to incorporate terms encountered in the source text into the glossary along with their translations during the translation process.
This strengthens your linguistic memory and reduces the need to research the same words or phrases in the future.
WFA allows you to do this dynamically, at any time and without exiting your translation process.

First, select the term in the source text. For single words, click on it or use the Tab key to navigate to its position (Shift+Tab to move backwards).

The selected term in the source will be highlighted with a red border.

Next, click on the corresponding term in the target segment. The selected target term will have a blue background.

Then, open the Glossary Dialog Box by typing Ctrl+Alt+T or clicking the list_alt_add Add Term button on the TMs & Glossaries tab.

Target terms should appear automatically in their respective fields.

You can also add a comment, which can be useful for recalling the context in which the translation was used. Fields F1, F2, and F3 can store additional text-based information such as word roles or context.

Click Save to confirm.

3.3.2.5 Using a glossary

Whenever WFA recognizes a term from the glossary in the source segment, it highlights it against a blue background.

The terms highlighted in blue are considered as placeables.
They can thus be manipulated with the arrow_circle_left Previous Placeable and arrow_circle_right Next Placeable button on the Translation tab, and by clicking on them with the mouse or by typing their initial letter + Tab.
However, when you use the arrow_circle_down Copy Placeable button on the Translation tab, it copies the corresponding translation to the target segment.

The easiest way to copy a target term is probably to use the Auto-suggest feature, enabled by default.
Target terms are proposed by typing the first letter of the target term or the first three letters of the source term.

To preview the translation of highlighted items, activate the glossary panel (dock_to_left Glossary Panel button in the View tab).

If you want to know more about a term, i.e., the information entered in the comment or F1, F2, and F3 fields, hover your mouse over the source term, and this information will be displayed in a tooltip above the glossary panel.

3.3.2.6 Fuzzy terminology recognition

Each time you open a segment, Wordfast Anywhere checks for the presence of all words and terms from the source segment in the glossary.
This operation is known as terminology recognition. Recognized terms are highlighted in blue within the source segment, as mentioned above.

When matching terms from the source segment to the glossary, WFA recognizes both exact matches and attempts to recognize fuzzy matches.

For some languages like German, WFA uses a stemming algorithm to recognize different forms of the same word that may correspond to glossary entries.
For example, 'besuchen' (infinitive verb) and 'besucht' (adjective or past participle) share a common stem and can be recognized as related terms.

Fuzzy matching can also be achieved by using an asterisk (*) in combination with a term, overriding the stemming algorithm to find terms that begin with, end with, or contain a specific text string.

3.3.2.7 View/Edit a glossary

You can view the glossary information. For WFA glossaries, you can edit some properties.

Select the glossary in the list then click on the View/Edit button in the glossary buttons area.

You can edit the symbolic name and define attributes for your glossary to identify its segments.

Values can also be set for F1, F2, F3 attributes.

For non WFA glossaries, you can edit the workgroup ID and/or the symbolic name for the glossary.

3.3.2.8 Download a glossary

This is available only for standard WFA glossary.

Select the glossary in the list then click on the Download button in the glossary buttons area.

The TM can be downloaded in this formats:

• Wordfast glossary TXT format
• MS Excel XLS format
• Standard TBX format

Here is a short description of each Choose an output options:

• Download file: Wordfast Anywhere prepares the data transfer and then sends it to your browser.
  The browser will then inform you that it has received the data according to its specific mode of operation.
  In some cases, a dialog box will pop up allowing you to specify where to save the file; however, this depends on the particular browser you use.
  If nothing happens, check your browser’s downloads settings and/or repeat the process.
• Send file to email: Send the downloaded file by email.
• Create file URL: Create a URL to the downloaded file. To get the file, copy-paste the URL in your browser to start the download. The file will be available at that location for 3 days.
• Google Drive: Send the downloaded file to your Google Drive account.
• Dropbox: Send the downloaded file to your Dropbox account.
• One Drive: Send the downloaded file to your One Drive account.

After making your selection, click on the Download button.

3.3.2.9 Removing a glossary

Select the glossary in the list then click on the Remove button in the glossary buttons area.

A red warning is displayed to confirm the deletion.

For glossaries that are not Wordfast Anywhere standard glossaries, only the link to the external glossary is cut.

3.3.2.10 Quick Glossary Share

You can quickly share a glossary to somebody else having an account in Wordfast Anywhere.

Select the glossary in the list then click on the Share button in the glossary buttons area.

To a new guest, use Add guest button and enter the guest email address (which should be their account login), then click Save.

Different priviledges can be set for each guest. This are:

• Add terms
• Read only

Finally, to save the share, click on the Save button.

3.3.2.11 Reversing a glossary

Click on the Tools button in the glossary buttons area, and Create a reversed glossary from the list of options.

Select a glossary to reverse on the left and click on the Run button.

If a glossary already exists with the same name, you will have to add or change the assigned name.

You need to close the TMs and glossary setup dialog before to see any change.

To see the report, go to the notifications Background Info button on Wordfast Anywhere tab.

3.3.2.12 Assembling several glossaries in one glossary

Click on the Tools button in the glossary buttons area, and Create an assembled glossary from the list of options.

The process has some options:

• Add assigned name on attribute 2:If unchecked, this information will be lost.

Select the TMs to assemble on the left and click on the Run button.

If a TM already exists with the same name, you will have to add or change the assigned name.

You need to close the TMs and glossary setup dialog before to see any change.

To see the report, go to the notifications Background Info button on Wordfast Anywhere tab.

3.3.2.13 Searching in a glossary

To perform a search within the glossary, click on the dictionary Glossary Search button on the TM&Glossaries tab.

Type the source language word you wish to search for in the Search field and click OK. The list of glossary entries containing the search term will be displayed.

In the glossary search window, you can edit or delete a term by clicking on the edit or delete icons.

By using an asterisk in the search term, you can broaden your search to find all glossary entries that include the text string within the search term.

The ConGlossary Searchcordance window can be opened in an individual window. This can be set on Pandora's box #17

3.3.3.1 Add and edit shares to other users

Use Add or Edit or Duplicate buttons on the My shares to other users to open the dialog to do new share or edit an existing one.

Add the TMs and glossaries to be shared. Finally add enter the guests email address (which should be their account login) that will use the share.

When all is set, use the Save button to create the share.

3.3.3.2 Sharing to applications

You cna share your TMs and glossaries with Wordfast Classic or Wordfast Pro.

Wordfast Anywhere will generate up to 5 keys to share one or more TMs and, optionally, glossaries. The key is needed for the external application to connect to that specific share.

Go to the Global TM & Glossary Management by using the manufacturing Setup Tm&Glo button in the Wordfast Anywhere tab and click on "Advanced sharing".
Use Add button on the My shares to application like Wordfast Pro to open the dialog to do new share or edit an existing one.

Click on the Add button to choose a TM and the Add button to choose a glossary.

Choose the right privilege, then click on the Save button.

The keys will be generated and listed in the My shares to application table. See below.

For instance this can be used on Wordfast Pro 3.4.9, where there is a tab for Wordfast Anywhere TM and glossaries.

Check this video about how to do it.

Although the API key is for a combined TM and glossary, on Wordfast Pro 3.4.9 you need to add it twice: one for TM and one for glossary

Wordfast Pro users can check this video.

3.4.2.1 Tags

Before translating a new segment, pay attention to tags like <1>, which appear at the end. WFA is not a word processor and does not handle document formatting changes like size or typeface.
Instead, this information is encoded with "tags," e.g., <1>. Hover over a tag to see what it represents.
Tags should not be translated but placed in the appropriate position in the target segment. To copy a tag from the source segment, type <1> to trigger the tag proposal.

You can also copy it using commands in the Translation tab: arrow_circle_right Next Placeable (Ctrl + Alt + Right) and arrow_circle_left Previous Placeable (Ctrl + Alt + Left) to navigate to the desired tag in the source segment.
A red frame indicates the selected item. Then position the cursor in the target segment and click on arrow_circle_down Copy Placeable (Ctrl + Alt + Down).

Differences in formatting tags (<1>, <2>) between source and target segments can cause issues for the file filter aligner when building the translated document.

Ensure there are no segments with tag differences by using one of these options:

• Click bar_chart_4_bars Statistics button on the File tab to get a report. Check for any segments with tag differences.
  Use the dock_to_right Outline button in the View tab to go directly to a segment.
• Click find_in_page Find & Replace button on the Edit tab. Go to the Miscellaneous tab and run a Tag Difference search. Segments with tag differences will be listed.

For listed segments, ensure:

• No target tags are missing that exist in the source.
• The target tag order matches the source order (e.g., <1>text text<2> in the source should be the same in the target).
• The target tag content is identical to the source tag content. You can see the tag content by hovering over it.

warning We do not recommend using copy/paste or drag-and-drop to copy tags, as this can copy hidden elements and cause problems.
Instead, use the auto-suggest feature with tags (type < to see a list of source tags for selection) or the arrow_circle_down Copy Placeable button in the Translation tab.

3.4.2.2 Provisional segment

If you're unsure about the translation of a segment, you can mark it as provisional to avoid interrupting your workflow.

It will be identified by a flaky at the beginning of the line in Classic view or at the end of the row in Horizontal and Vertical views.

To mark a segment as provisional, use the F10 key or go to the Translation tab and click on the flaky Provisional button in the Translation tab.

Once your doubts are resolved, return to the marked segment, make corrections, and validate it using Alt+Down (move_down Start/Next) or Alt+Up (move_down Start/Next) to remove the yellow square.

3.4.2.3 Auto propagate

Use this command to translate a segment and automatically propagate the changes through all segments with the same source text.

Find it in the Translation tab and click on transform Auto-propagate button in the Translation tab.

3.4.2.4 Note

You can attach a note to a segment, similar to a Post-It™, to remind yourself of important information or to communicate with reviewers.

To write a note, go to the Edit tab and click on edit_note Edit Note button in the Edit tab.

The following text box will appear:

Write your note in the text box and click Save. You can cancel by clicking Cancel. To edit an existing note, click Save or delete it by clicking Remove.

A green square will indicate a note is attached. Hover over the square to see the note's text.

In Classic view, it will be a notes at the beginning of the line, and at the end of the row in Horizontal and Vertical views.

warning Notes can be downloaded by using file_save Download button on the File tab and choosing the Notes Report.

3.4.2.5 Copying the original segment

If a segment contains little to translate (e.g., proper names or website addresses), you may prefer to copy the entire source segment to the target segment and make adjustments.

To do this, go to the Translation tab and click on content_copy Copy Source button on the Translation tab or use the shortcut Alt+Ins.

3.4.2.6 Erasing the target segment

To erase the content of the target segment, go to the Translation tab and click on mop Delete target button on the Translation tab or use the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+X.

This button toggles through: Empty target, Remove tags, and Restore.

3.4.2.7 Insertion of a special character like the non-breaking space

When writing in French, some characters require a non-breaking space (e.g., before punctuation marks, thousands separators, etc.).
In WFA, a non-breaking space is represented by the symbol < >.

To insert a non-breaking space or other special character, go to the Edit tab and click on any play_for_work Insert Char buttons on Translation tab .

Up to 7 special characters can be configured on Pandora's box #4.

3.4.2.8 Expanding a segment

If WFA incorrectly segments a sentence, you can expand the segment to include the subsequent one.

Use the shortcut Alt+PgDn or go to the Translation tab and click on unfold_more_double Expand button on Translation tab.

It is important to expand segments when necessary to increase the chances of matching translation memory segments.

info A segment cannot be expanded if it ends with a paragraph, cell marker, page break, or tab.

WFA includes a modifiable list of common language-specific abbreviations to help prevent incorrect segmentation.

3.4.2.9 Shrinking a segment

If two segments are erroneously combined, you can shrink the segment using the shortcut Alt+PgUp or unfold_less_double Shrink button on Translation.

3.4.2.10 Placeables

A placeable is any term or expression contained in the source segment that is defined as such. WFA provides shortcuts for inserting them into the target segment, thus both saving time and reducing the potential for typing errors.

WFA predefines as placeables:

• Numbers
• Tags
• Words beginning with, or otherwise containing, capital (upper case) letters
• Words or phrases appearing in the source text that have matching items stored in the Glossary.

We have already seen how to copy tags. Given that a tag is a placeable, the procedure is the same: to copy any placeable, simply select it with the comands arrow_circle_right Next Placeable (Ctrl+Alt+Right) and arrow_circle_left Previous Placeable (Ctrl+Alt+Left) on the Translation tab.

You also have the possibility of clicking on any term in the source text, thus placing it under focus and temporarily transforming it into a placeable. A red frame indicates the item selected.

Next, position the cursor in the target segment at the point where the placeable should be positioned or double-click (click and drag) to select the word (phrase) to be replaced and click on arrow_circle_down Copy Placeable (Ctrl+Alt+Down) button in the Translation tab.
The placeable is copied to the relevant position in the target segment.

In this sentence, the placeable elements, selected by Ctrl+Alt+Right or arrow_circle_right, are:

(starts with a capital letter)

(number)

(tag)

And, if necessary, any term may be designated as a placeable simply by clicking on it:

As you translate the text, you only want to place those elements that should not be translated:

At this point, you want to write ‘Chenjerai.’. However it may be faster and more efficient (as well as reducing the possibility of error) to select the item using Ctrl+Alt+Right or arrow_circle_right (or even by simply clicking on it) and place it into the segment target with Ctrl+Alt+Down or arrow_circle_down.

The following proper noun ‘Hove’ is also a placeable, so you can repeat the procedure. Simply use the Tab key on your keyboard to advance from one placeable to the next (or Shift+Tab to move in the opposite direction).

You can also use the Ctrl+Alt+Up shortcut or repeat Toggle Pl on the Translation tab to transform all the terms in the source segment into placeables. If repeated, returns to the previous mode.

For even greater efficiency, if you type a letter that begins a word or term in the source segment and then successively press Tab, all words or terms beginning with that letter are successively copied to the target segment. For example, in the above sentence, typing l followed by Tab will copy lyrique to the target. Each time you press the Tab key, the word or term that has been copied to the target segment will be replaced by the next word or term appearing in the source segment that begins with the same letter, i.e. le, laisse and so on.

3.4.2.11 Case changer

Use this feature to toggle a word or selection through lowercase, uppercase, and proper name formats.

Click on text_fields Case Changer button on the Translation tab.

3.4.2.12 Change target height

To increase the target segment's height, go to expand Increase target Height button on the Translation tab.

To increase the target segment's height, go to compress Decrease target Height button on the Translation tab.

3.4.2.13 Web Speech Beta

warning This feature is ONLY available for Chrome and is currently disabled due to browser security.

Web Speech Beta uses Google Web Speech API for dictation into the target segment.

To use it, open the segment and click mic_none Web Speech button on the Translation tab. Click again to stop dictation.

Add a shortcut to this command for convenience. You can continue dictating as you move between segments.

A provisional transcription will appear as an auto-suggest text, with the final transcription inserted into the target segment.

info Chrome may ask for microphone permission each time. Ensure you have an exception set for https://anywhere.wordfast.com/ in Chrome settings under "Privacy > Content Settings > Microphone > Manage exceptions".

Check this video and links for more information:

• Chrome Exceptions
• Chrome website permissions

3.4.2.14 Edit Source

To correct the source text for a valid Translation Unit (TU) in memory, go to border_color Edit Source button on the Edit tab.

This will not change the source file or automatically update the target segment.

3.4.2.15 Copy source tags

Use bookmarks Copy source tags button on the Translation tab to copy the tags from source to target.

Other ways to add the tags is using the auto-suggest feature with tags (whenever you want to add a tag just type < and the list of tags from source will be proposed for selection) or the arrow_circle_down Copy Placeable button on the Translation tab.

3.4.2.16 Update TM from document

Use sync Update TM from Doc button on the TMs & Glossaries tab to update the TM with the content of the document. The missing TUs will be added and the existing TUs updated.

It can be done in the background.

When update is done, you can see a report.

3.4.2.17 Online dictionaries lookup

Use screen_search_desktop Online Dictionaries button on the TMs & Glossaries tab to perform a lookup in an online dictionary.

Online dictionaries can be configured on Pandora's box #5.

3.5.4.1 Find

Use the Find tab to locate a word or text in your document.
Type the word or text you want to find and click the Find button to start a search.
When the search is complete, hits are highlighted and the number of hits is shown in the dialog.

warning Use the More checkbox to add a special character to the search.

warning By default, the search is only conducted on Target segments. Use the keyboard_double_arrow_down button to show advanced search options and view the search results.

3.5.4.2 Replace

Use the Find/Replace tab to locate and replace a word or text in your document.
Type the word/text you want to find and the word/text you want it replaced with, then click the Find button to start a search.
When the search is complete, hits are highlighted and the number of hits is shown in the dialog.

It may happen that the Replace, Replace/Find, and Replace All buttons are not available.
This happens because the first search does not move you to the first hit.
You have to click Find again to move to the next hit, and then the replace buttons will be available.
Use them to replace, replace and move to the next hit, or replace all hits.

warning Use the More checkbox to add a special character to the search.

Replacement can only be done on Target segments. Use the keyboard_double_arrow_down button to show advanced search options and view the search results.

3.5.4.3 Go to Segment

Use the Go to Segment tab to find specific segments. This can be an alternative to Outline.
You can type single segments separated by commas (e.g., 1, 5, 68, 499) or a range of segments (e.g., 25-66).

Use the keyboard_double_arrow_down button to show advanced search options and view the search results.

3.5.4.4 Miscellaneous

Use the Miscellaneous tab for 6 types of searches that do not require typing a word/text but will help you locate segments with specific characteristics. This can be an alternative to Outline.

You can search for:

• Provisional segments.
• Untranslated segments.
• Segments with Tag differences.
• Segments with Notes.
• Segments with Double spaces.
• Segments with Revisions.

Use the keyboard_double_arrow_down button to show advanced search options and view the search results.

3.5.4.5 Advanced search options

warning Use the More checkbox to add a special character to the search.

Using the keyboard_double_arrow_down button, you can access some advanced search options:

• Search for Whole Word.
• Conduct a Case-sensitive search.
• Search for words that start/end with specific characters using * as a wildcard (e.g., searching for *able will find: movable, payable, breakable, etc., and searching for hand* will find: handbag, handmade, handbook, etc.).
• Search on Source, Target, or both (this can only be used in the Find tab).
• Mark each found target as provisional.
• Create a note for each replaced segment.
• Update the TM for each replaced segment.
• Conduct a wrap search.
• Change the search direction: Backward or Forward.

3.5.11.1 Create a share

For a quick share, first select the file/s you want to share and then click the contact_page share button under the translate task.

This will open directly the Add guest dialog.

In this dialog you set the share:

• Choose guest/s: Select the guests of the share from the list of previously used guests or add the emails of new guests.
  warning Guest email must be a valid Wordfast Anywhere account.
• Choose TM & Glossary: You can share TMs and glossaries with the file.
• Other settings: These settings will be applied to all the guests:
  • Share as read-only. This means the guest will only access the document in a read-only mode, with no editing allowed.
  • Keep online (not downloadable). This means the guest will access the file but will not be allowed to download it.
  • Force history. This will force the use of revisions in the document.

To start sharing click on Save button and the file will be shared with all the guests.

3.5.11.2 Manage shares

As owner, selecting one or more files and clicking on share Share button on the File tab will open the share management dialog.

Use this dialog to manage the files shares:

• New share: Use the add icon next to each document name to create a new share. It will open the Add guest dialog.
• Edit share: Use the edit icon next to each guest to edit the settings of the share for this guest.
• Copy share: Use the edit icon next to each guest to make a new share to new guests but keeping the share settings.
• Revoke share: Use the contact_page icon next to each guest to revoke the share.
• Revoke All: Use the Revoke all button to revoke all the shares.
• Share settings Next to each guest you can see the settings of the share:
  • The TMs and glossaries used on the share (if any).
  • visibility for Share as read-only
  • file_download_off for Keep online (not downloadable)
  • history for Force history

Use the contact_page button on the project language pair header to revoke all the shares for that language pair.

3.5.11.3 Reservation system

As the owner and several guests can have edit rights, a reservation system is used to ensure only one user can edit a segment at a time.
When a user opens the document, the free segments loaded in the Document Panel will be automatically reserved, adding a green share icon man_4 at the end of the segment.
Segments reserved by other users are shown with the same share icon but in red man_4. Moving the mouse over the icon will show the email of the user that has reserved it.
The reservation of segments will end when the user closes the document.

When a user opens a shared document that is being used by another user, a pop-up message is shown to warn about that.

Also, a notification is sent to the other working users that a new user has opened the document.

Jumping to the next block will release the previous segments and will reserve the new segments being loaded.

warning There is no live update of the segments reserved by other users. This means segments need to be refreshed manually in the Document Panel by loading them again, for instance by jumping to a different block and back.

To help know when a user closes the document and releases their segments, a notification is sent to the other working users.

Notifications can be seen on the notifications Webmaster Info button on Wordfast Anywhere tab

To finish sharing with a guest, owner users need to use contact_page Revoke to revoke a share, or use the Share management dialog.

Guest users will not see the share dialogue. They should use contact_page to finish sharing.

warning Remember, Share/Revoke are only available when the document is closed.

3.6.1.1 General

Several general settings can be configured in this tab.

Use Save settings button to save the settings.

Use Restore default button to restore de default values for the settings.

• Font Size: This setting only affects the font size on the screen; your document will keep all its original layout unchanged. The available sizes are selected from the drop-down list.
• Font Family: This setting only affects the fonts displayed on the screen; your document will keep its entire original layout unchanged. You can specify a specific font or a font family, for example Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif (sans serif font, default) or Times New Roman, Times, Serif (seriffed font).
• Target segment focus: Positions the mouse pointer at the opening of the segment, with or without selection.
  • Cursor at start - no text selected, cursor positioned at the beginning of the segment.
  • Cursor at end - no text selected, cursor positioned at the end of the segment. This is the default setting.
  • Segment selected - The target segment is entirely selected.
• Fuzzy Threshold in %: Percentage of similarity required for a TU contained in the TM to be suggested as a translation of the source segment.
  If several TUs meet this criterion, the TU with the highest percentage will be offered. In this case, you can select the subsequent TUs with place_item Copy TU button on TMs & Glossaries panel or using the corresponding shortcut (Alt + Right).
  The default percentage (75%) is recommended for most translations, but in some cases, it may be appropriate to change it. For example, if you are translating short segments containing only 3 words, a fuzzy threshold of 75% will only offer those TUs which are identical (100%) and those where two words are identical, i.e., 66%, will never be proposed.
• Add Internal Fuzzy matches in the analysis: To use Fuzzy matches in analysis process
• Record segment history: Check this option if you want to save a record of the changes on translated segments.
• Enable Auto-Suggest: Check this option if you want to get suggestions while you type on a translated segment.
  Auto-Suggest can be configured in Pandora's box #7 to add or remove items.
• Tab behavior: Check this option if you want to use click or hover for triggering events on the Top Menu bar.
• Enable auto-hide buttons: Check this option to make the top toolbar buttons hide automatically.
• Enable Segment Tool Bar: Check this option to enable the Segment Tool Bar on Horizontal and Vertical views. You can customize it in Pandora's box #15.
• Reminder to use TM domain: The TM domain will be written on the attribute to qualify the TU.
  A popup reminder will ask you to choose a domain for the active TM when opening a document for the first time.
• Enable dark theme: Check this option to enable a dark color theme.

Use Save settings button to save the settings.

Use Restore default button to restore de default values for the settings.

3.6.1.2 Machine translation

warning If you are having problems with your MT check the FAQ section MT disabled.

Click on the MT tab to access the Machine Translation settings.

WFA allows you to translate each segment using online translation services (MT engine) like Google Translate and Microsoft Translator.
These translations are not always fully acceptable but can be useful with some adjustments.

warning When using this service, the source segments are sent to the MT engine for translation like Google and Microsoft.
While these companies do not know if you accept their translations, be aware that sending segments may raise privacy issues between you and your customers.

Each MT engine has a window for setting its specific parameters. Some MT engines may require a personal ID or password.

• Add: Adds a new MT engine.
• Edit: Edits the settings for the selected MT engine on the list.
• Remove: Deletes the selected MT engine from the list.
• Test: Runs a test on all the MT engines with the active checkbox marked.

warning To use an MT engine, it must be added to the list and have the "Active" checkbox marked.

Each MT engine window allows you to set:

• Key or URL for the MT engine.
• Engine timeout (for cases like small segments where more time is needed).
• Engine score value for each MT.
• Details about the MT, such as the list of available languages. warning Each MT engine has a different set of available languages.

General options include:

• When to use the MT (when no TM match, when no TM full match, always).
• Remove tags before sending to MT.
• Use all available providers on force MT.
• Do not copy MT proposition to target.

Use Save settings button to save the settings.

Use Restore default button to restore de default values for the settings.

3.6.1.3 TM rules

In this tab, you can set penalties that will be applied when calculating the similarity between the TM and the segment to be translated.
These penalties reduce the similarity percentage according to the values specified for each rule. Some rules allow fractional reductions, but only the final sum of penalties, rounded to the nearest whole number, will be applied.
If the reduced similarity percentage is less than the specified Fuzzy Threshold percentage, the TU will not be proposed.

Penalties for the following rules are activated only if the checkbox next to them is checked.
They apply only to TUs proposed by the TM or VLTM, not from machine translation, which has its own non-modifiable penalty.

• Case penalty: This penalty is applied if there is a difference in case (upper and lower case) between the TU and the segment to be translated.
  You can assign a penalty of 1 to 5 points for case differences. This rule is enabled by default with a penalty of 1.
• Non-literal penalty: This penalty detects differences due to special characters like dashes, quotation marks, apostrophes, punctuation, and whitespace characters (non-breaking space, horizontal and vertical tabs, etc.).
  WFA can ignore these differences and show 100% similarity, or you can assign a penalty. The penalty calculation uses three parameters:
  • The first parameter (default 0.50) is added for each difference found.
  • The second parameter (default 1) is the minimum penalty value.
  • The third parameter (default 10) is the maximum penalty value.
  This rule is enabled by default with a minimum penalty of 1 and a maximum penalty of 10.
• Tag penalty: This rule works the same way as the non-literal penalty but applies to tags (markers that represent formatting codes).
  This rule is enabled by default with a minimum penalty of 1 and a maximum penalty of 10.
• Alignment user penalty: TUs found in a memory imported into WFA from an alignment tool and identified with "TALIGN!" can be assigned a penalty from 1 to 10 points.
  This rule is enabled by default with a penalty of 3 points. Note that TUs from an alignment may not always have the "TALIGN!" identifier.
• MT user penalty: TUs found in a memory imported from machine translation and identified with "MT!" can be assigned a penalty from 1 to 10 points.
  This rule is enabled by default with a penalty of 25 points. Note that TUs from machine translation may not always have the "MT!" identifier.
• Multiple translation penalty: If a source segment has multiple 100% matches (i.e., several TUs with the same source segment but different translations), a penalty can be applied to indicate a choice between translations.
  This scenario is rare, and no penalty is assigned by default.
• Attribute penalty: Attributes are identifiers associated with a TU when it is recorded in the memory. There are five possible attributes:
  • The first is fixed and identifies the user who posted the TU.
  • The other four are user-defined, typically used to define the subject of the text and the client who owns the text.
  A penalty can be applied if the attributes of the proposed TU do not match those of the segment to be translated.
  For example, if the TU is from a text about "electronics" but the segment to be translated is about "medicine," a penalty can be applied.
  The penalty can be between 1 and 5 points for each attribute. This rule is not active by default.

If you use a TM uploaded from Wordfast Classic or Pro, the existing attributes of the TU may also be penalized.

Use Save settings button to save the settings.

Use Restore default button to restore de default values for the settings.

3.6.1.4 Shortcuts

You can set the shortcuts you want to use.

WFA shortcuts are not immutable. If some of them do not suit you, you can reassign them. To do this, click on the edit icon of the shortcut you wish to change.

You see the name of the command and a drop-down list. Choose None if you want to remove the shortcut or choose another from the list.
Then click Colse to confirm the selection or close to dismiss the dialog.
Repeat for all the shortcuts that you want to change. The new keyboard shortcuts will be displayed.

The last four commands have no shortcuts; however, you can assign shortcuts to them if you wish.

This is the list of features and the default shorcuts:

Use Save settings button to save the settings.

Use Restore default button to restore de default values for the settings.

3.6.1.5 Segmentation

This tab defines the rules for segmentation, how the segmentation will be performed.

warning Segmentation is performed at the time of uploading the document to WFA. You cannot therefore change the rules applying to that document during the course of its translation.

There are several settings to consider:

• Break segmentation: Segmentation is done according to the end of paragraph character (carriage return) or the tag for HTML files.
• Wordfast/Trados segmentation (default) Define the end-of-segment markers.
  • The standard end-of-segment markers are defined as follows: full stop, colon, question mark, exclamation mark, and tab (Tab)
  • A number followed by an end of segment marker (A number Followed by ESM ends a segment - default)
  • An end of segment marker not followed by a space (An ESM without a trailing space ends a segment)
  • An end of segment marker followed by a space followed by a lowercase letter (An ESM followed by a space followed by a lower-case letter ends a segment)
  You can add other characters as well as space (Space), non-breaking space (NBSP), carriage return (CR), and line feed (LF).
  Although you can change these markers, it is recommended to maintain them in such a manner that if you share your translations and your memories with other translators, all will follow the same rule.
• SRX segmentation:Segmentation is done by using a previously uploaded file. It follows the rules of the SRX standard, which has become a standard like TMX for formatting memories and TBX for formatting glossaries.
  In the case of SRX segmentation, abbreviations are also included.
• Abbreviations: Abbreviations end with a full stop, which WFA then interprets as an end of segment marker.
  To avoid this, WFA allows you to create and manage a list of abbreviations.
  While WFA already has lists for some languages, others are empty - the user must provide the necessary information.
  The abbreviations are entered into the text box, one after another, without spaces and separated by a comma.
  Repeat for each language that you translate.

Use Save settings button to save the settings.

Use Restore default button to restore de default values for the settings.

3.6.1.6 Pandora's box

This tab contains a miscellany of settings. Some settings will open a new dialog.

• #1 PC, Tablet, and Smartphone Modes: Use this mode if you are using a mobile device. The segment toolbar is enlarged; local file access is disabled.
• #2 Real Time Collaboration: Real time collaboration disables data caching.
  This forces the TM search before you open a segment, causing a response delay.
  Avoid using this mode unless sharing a TM and if the TU updates need to be shared immediately.
• #3 Document File Name Convention: Customize your document name for download by adding a prefix and/or a suffix.
  
• #4 Special Characters Insertion: Configure the 7 special characters insertion of the Edition tab.
  
• #5 Configure Online Dictionaries: Configure an external lookup for 2 online dictionnaries or search engines.
  
  • Click "Add" to add a new dictionary.
  • After filling in the "Friendly name" and "URL" correctly, use "Test" to check it works fine.
  • Use "Save" to add the dictionary to the list. If the URL already exists, it cannot be added.
  • If all worked fine, the list should have been updated and your dictionary available to be used.
  • The list does not use "Friendly name" to sort the dictionaries, so you need to check the entire list to find the one you added.
  • To use a dictionary, select it from the list and save the settings.
• #6 Toggles 3 times the placeable copy for terminology: The copy placeable button in the Translation menu and in case of term selection toggles between copy the target term, copy the source term, or leave blank.
• #7 Configure Auto-Suggest: Configure which suggestions Auto-suggest will show. Auto-Suggest is enabled on General tab.
  Auto-suggest can show different items such as: Glossary matches, tags, words with a capital letter, numbers, file paths, email addresses, URLs, chunks of Machine Translation, date and number conversion, text in parentheses (), text in braces {}, bracketed text [], words containing special characters, and unit conversion.
  
  On the left, there is a combo box to select the number of typed characters that will trigger auto-suggest to show up.
  For date and number conversion, there is a sub-dialog that can be opened by clicking on the edit button on the left.
  
  Here you can set how dates and numbers will be converted and shown in the auto-suggested text.
  For dates, you can choose a different format and separator. For instance, source 2015.04.01 could be converted to 01/04/2015 on target.
  For numbers, you can choose a different group and decimal separator. For instance, source 123.456,00 could be converted to 123 456.00 on target.
• #8 Configure Filters: Configure conversion of documents from their original format to the internal editor format.
  
  • Editor format: Choose which type of bilingual file (TXML or TXLF) the filter should produce.
    warning The download bilingual file will be of the type used when the file was uploaded.
    For example, if the file was uploaded using TXML, the bilingual download will be TXML.
    A file cannot be uploaded using one type (TXML) and downloaded as the other type (TXLF). The workaround is to change the type and upload the file again.
  • Extract numbers: Define the filter action on source segments that contain only numbers.
    • all: Extracts all segments with only numbers for translation
    • time_date_measure: Extracts only segments with time and date
    • none: Does not extract any segments that contain only numbers
  • For some files, you can configure parameters that will tell the filter what to do in specific situations, such as translating comments or sheet names.
    You can make this configuration for: xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, doc, docx, rtf, htm, html, mif, idml, xml (Text-based files).
• #9 Configure Double Click to Open/Close a Segment: Configure opening/closing actions on a segment by double-clicking in the document panel. This is always active for mobile plain text mode.
  
• #10 Configure TM Search: Set the timeout for searches. After the timeout, the search is canceled and returns nothing. The default value is 4 seconds.
  
• #11 Copy Source When No TM Match and No MT Proposition: Copy source to target when no TM match and no MT proposition is found.
• #12 Do Not Show Empty Paragraph Line in Classic View
• #13 Hide Segment's IDs Column in Table View
• #14 Custom Tab Settings: Dialog to choose which buttons will be placed on the Custom tab.
  
• #15 Customize Segment Toolbar: Dialog to choose which buttons will be placed on the Segment toolbar. The Segment toolbar is enabled in the General tab.
  
• #16 Copy Untranslatable to Target Automatically and Open Next Segment: Define what will be considered an "Untranslatable segment," which will be copied to the target automatically and open the next segment.
  
• #17 Use individual windows for TM/Glossary searches and TM/Glossary panel: Configure TM/Glossary searches and TM/Glossary panel to open in individual windows.
  
  

  warning In some browsers (such as Chrome), pop-ups may need to be allowed for each independent window panel every time you use them.
  If a panel does not open, check your browser settings to ensure pop-ups are allowed:

  
  

info Use Save settings button to save the settings.

info Use Restore default button to restore de default values for the settings.

3.6.1.7 QA

Set the criteria for conducting a quality audit when performing a Transcheck.

Several criteria can be checked, some of which can also be checked while translating (using the second checkbox column under the "While Translating" title).

Transcheck while translating. Warning property will show a message but Error property will block the segment closure.
Use Warning message timeout in seconds to set how long the message will be visible.

Here is a short description of the criteria to use:

• Source & Target Lengths: Compares the character count between the source and target segments.
  You can set the minimum and maximum percentage of allowed character count for the target segment.
• Empty Target: Checks for an empty target segment. This is always checked while translating.
• Numerical: Checks that the numerical values between the source and target segments are correct.
• Placeable: Checks if the tags are copied correctly to the target segments. This is always checked while translating.
• Forbidden Chars: Checks if the target segment includes forbidden characters. You can set the list of forbidden characters that should not be included in the target segment.
• Punctuations: Checks for consistency in punctuation between source and target segments. You can set the punctuation marks that should not be included in the target segment.
  info The transcheck punctuation only works on end-of-segmentation punctuation.
• Untranslatable: Compares the source and target segments to check if the untranslatable content is consistent.
  You can set the untranslatable text that must be retained in the target segment.
• Copied Source: Checks for untranslated text when the copied source option is used.
• Blacklists: Checks if the target segment includes blacklisted terms. You can set blacklisted terms that should not be included in the target segment.
  info The blacklisted term list must be a tab-delimited file (bad term + tabulation + proposed term).
• Terminology: Checks if all term translations from an active glossary are used in the target segment.
  You can enable or disable the Ignore Case option.
• First Word Capitalization: Checks if the first letter of the segment is capitalized.
• Edited Exact Match: Checks if any exact match segments from the TM have been edited.
• Unedited Fuzzy: Checks if any fuzzy match segments from the TM have been left unedited.
• Source Consistency: Checks consistency between source segments if the target is repeated.
• Target Consistency: Checks consistency between target segments if the source is repeated.

Use Save settings button to save the settings.

Use Restore default button to restore de default values for the settings.

3.9.2.1 Delete account

Use Delete your account option to remove your account from Wordfast Anywhere.

warning THIS ACTION CANNOT BE REVERSED. All your data on the server will be permanently deleted. warning

4.2.1.1 Check Segmentation settings

Ensure there is a segmentation style set in the Segmentation tab under Setup settings (settings Setup WFA button on the Wordfast Anywhere tab).

If there isn't one, select an option, such as "Wordfast".

4.2.1.2 Tag differences

• Click on the bar_chart_4_bars Statistics button on the File tab to get a report and see if there are any segments with tag differences.
  Use the dock_to_right Outline button in the View tab to navigate to a segment.
• Click on the find_in_page Find & Replace button on the Edit tab.
  Go to the Miscellaneous tab and run a Tag difference search. Segments with tag differences will be listed.

• There is no missing target tag that exists in the source. For example, [<1>text text<2>] in the source but [text text<2>] in the target.
• The target tag order matches the source tag order. For example, [<1>text text<2>] in the source should also be [<1>text text<2>] in the target.
• The target tag content is identical to the source tag. Hover the mouse over the tag to see its content.

warning Avoid using copy/paste or drag and drop to copy tags, as this can cause issues.
Instead, use the auto-suggest feature with tags (whenever you want to add a tag just type < and the list of tags from source will be proposed for selection) or the arrow_circle_down Copy Placeable button on the Translation tab.

4.2.1.3 Re-segmentation

A too much use of re-segmentation with the unfold_less_double Shrink or unfold_more_double Expand tools can make the file filter aligner have difficulties to build up the translated document because the segments from the original source file are too different from the re-segmented file.

warning A warning when the use of re-segmentation is over the 5% of the document is shown while translating to inform that it has been used in excess and might cause problems when downloading. Though depending on the number of segments of the document even a 1% can be problematic.

warning Mouse-over the file name to see the "number of segments" and the "Initial segments".

Segmentation problems when uploading a file can be improved by creating or completing the abbreviations list of your source language before starting translation. Go to Segmentation tab under Setup settings (settings Setup WFA button on the Wordfast Anywhere tab).

You can recover the download by:

• Uploading a copy of the source file again without any re-segmentation.
• Before uploading the copy of the file, it is good to make sure the TM is updated with the problematic file TUs (Update TM from doc).
• Pre-translating the file using the same TM and completing the untranslated segments before downloading.
• Ensuring the TM is updated with the problematic file TUs.

4.2.1.4 Segments on Segment History

Excessive segment history can cause download issues as there are too many segments saved in the history which might cause trouble when downloading the file due to the big amount of information to be processed.

Resolve this by: Using the layers_clear Delete Revisions button on the Edit tab.

4.2.1.5 Excel File limitations

Excel files (XLS, XLSX) have some specific rules on the worksheet which the translated text must follow.

When working with Excel files (XLS, XLSX) check this restrictions when it comes to renaming a worksheet:

1. A worksheet name cannot be blank.
2. A worksheet name cannot be repeated. That means that each worksheet name must be different.
   The error message would be something like this: Error on segment 1. Problem aligning document. Segment id: XXX The same worksheet name already exists, where XXX would be the problematic segment that needs to be fixed.
3. A worksheet name cannot exceed 31 characters in length. That means worksheet name must be reduced to less than 31 characters.
   The error message would be something like this: Error on segment 1...->The translation of the Excel Sheet name(s) in Segment/s [XXX] exceed 31 characters, which is not allowed in Excel. Please reduce the text's length and start again., where XXX would be the problematic segment that needs to be fixed. You could found the number of characters of a segment at the bottom status bar next to the TM information.
4. On a worksheet name the following characters cannot be used \ / ? : * [ ] .That means these characters must be removed from that segment.
   The error message would be something like this: Error on segment 1...->The translation of the Excel Sheet name(s) in Segment/s [XXX] contains forbidden characters, which is not allowed in Excel. Check the name does not contain ?*:[]/\, where XXX would be the problematic segment that needs to be fixed.

4.2.1.6 Translate hyperlink (URL)

When uploading a file some settings are applied, one of this is to Translate hyperlink value. Some times this creates problems when aligning the file to be downloaded. The downloaded file seems cut just on the segment with the URL.

Download can be solved changing the settings and uploading the file again. Follow this steps:

1. Go to settings Setup WFA button on the Wordfast Anywhere tab > Pandora's box #8 More information
2. Go to doc, docx, rtf tab.
3. Uncheck Translate hyperlink value.
4. Save the settings.
5. Upload the file again.
6. Pre-translate using the same TM.
7. Download.

4.2.1.7 Corrupted File

WFA checks the file when it is uploaded to detect if it is corrupted to prevent it is uploaded. If the file manage to skip detection it will not download because the problem comes from the source file.

When the problem is coming from a corrupted source file. Here is a way to recover your translation with a new file:

1. Do not delete the file you are trying to download (corrupted-file) or you'll loose all the work.
2. Download the bilingual file of the document having problem (corrupted-file), using file_save Download button on the File tab > Bilingual (+info).
3. On your local PC, open your original file(corrupted-file) and use "Save as" to make a copy with a different name and format (copy-file). For example if corrupted-file is a DOCX use "Save as>Word 97-2003" to make a DOC copy-file.
4. Upload this copy of the file (copy-file) to Wordfast Anywhere.
5. Try to download the new file (copy-file) immediately by clicking in file_save Download button on the File tab > Translated document/s. If download do not work, you need to review the file because there is some problem in it, and do again steps 4 and 5 for this file.
6. When the new file (copy-file) can be downloaded, you need to merge it with the previously saved bilingual file (step 2), using merge Merge Bilingual button on the File tab (+info).
   1. Check Merge an existing document and click on the new file(copy-file) from the list to select it.
   2. Click on the Upload button and browse your local disk to find the bilingual file (step 2).
   3. Click on the Submit button to start the upload and merge, then wait the report window.
   4. The file will load in the editor and a report will be shown. Close the Merge dialog window.

4.2.1.8 Restore a document

• Save the bilingual file using file_save Download button on the File tab > Bilingual (+info)..
• Upload a copy of the original file and ensure it downloads correctly.
• Merge the saved bilingual file with the newly uploaded copy of the original file, using merge Merge Bilingual button on the File tab (+info).
• Read the report and attempt to download the document.
• Complete any untranslated segments.

4.2.8.1 Use the right upload button

Ensure you are using the right button to upload a document:

• To upload a pakage check: how to import a package.
• To upload a file check: how to add files to a project.

4.2.8.2 Check Segmentation settings

Ensure there is a segmentation style set in the Segmentation tab under Setup settings (settings Setup WFA button on the Wordfast Anywhere tab).

If there isn't one, select an option, such as "Wordfast".

4.2.8.3 Filter settings

Set the filter settings to default and try again. You can find the filter settings on settings Setup WFA button on the Wordfast Anywhere tab > Pandora's box #8 More information.

4.2.8.4 Hyperlinks

Sometimes hyperlinks in the file can cause problems. Uncheck them and try again. This is common with MS Office files.

1. Go to settings Setup WFA button on the Wordfast Anywhere tab > Pandora's box #8 More information.
2. Go to the document type tab.
3. Uncheck Translate hyperlink value.
4. Save the settings.
5. Upload the file again.

4.2.8.5 DOCX, XLSX, PPTX

Sometimes the latest versions of MS Office files have styles or properties that cause issues. Use the "Save as" option in MS Office to save a 97-2003 version of the file and try to upload it again.

4.2.8.6 Bilingual file (txml, txlf, xlf, xliff, sdlxliff)

Bilingual files can only be uploaded to a project language pair that matches exactly the language pair defined in the bilingual file.

If the project does not have the language pair defined on the file, create it first and then upload the file to it. (>How create a language pair)

4.2.8.7 Invalid file extension

Make sure you are using the right type of document for the upload. TM and glossaries upload only admit certain types of files.

If you are uploading a document, ensure you are using the right button:

• To upload a pakage check: how to import a package.
• To upload a file check: how to add files to a project.