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copy content of source segment to clipboard with one shortcut (credit for this goes to Epameinondas Soufleros)

Hi,

Who does not know the problem. The source segment contains an error you want to tell the client about or you need source string for some form you need to fill in for the client e.g. for a QA.

Now you would need to activate source segment, make it editable, copy content and switch back to target segment afterwards. Either using your mouse... quite some clicking or using existing shortcuts which still makes around 4 to 5 shortcuts to be hit, that's not efficient working. ;)

Would it be possible to add a shortcut (and a symbol in ribbon list) in Editor view with the ability to have all these steps done for the segment you are working on right now.

As the shortcut can be customized through options, I guess the key combination used does not matter. The important thing would be the result:

When using that shortcut Trados automatically copies the content of the source segment to clipboard so that you can use it on any form or email you need to send to your client.

This is not a shortcut for editing source segment but to copy its content.

regards,

Pascal

Pascal Zotto
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  • Hi Pascal, interesting usecase.  I'm wondering if there are better ways to handle this though.  For example, TQA already puts source and target into a report when you use it for QA.  You can also use Qualitivity for this as well if you don't have the ability to use TQA.  Or maybe even export to Excel which includes comments... so just make your comment in Studio and export the segments with comments afterwards and filter out what you want to send through.

    I get the point if you just want to stick it in an email though... was just wondering how you work based on your example?

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  • Hi Pascal, interesting usecase.  I'm wondering if there are better ways to handle this though.  For example, TQA already puts source and target into a report when you use it for QA.  You can also use Qualitivity for this as well if you don't have the ability to use TQA.  Or maybe even export to Excel which includes comments... so just make your comment in Studio and export the segments with comments afterwards and filter out what you want to send through.

    I get the point if you just want to stick it in an email though... was just wondering how you work based on your example?

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