Stan Islavodi

The way to tackle this woud be to align the source and target files into a TM before you start.  Then you would not need to do much as they would be added automatically when you pre-translate your file.

haha. I have run into the same issue. I wonder, why can't I just copy multiple lines of text from word or any other text editor, and then just paste multiple line texts into the multiple lines of translation pane of trados. haha, that will be a nice feature.

haha. I have run into the same issue. I wonder, why can't I just copy multiple lines of text from word or any other text editor, and then just paste multiple line texts into the multiple lines of translation pane of trados. haha, that will be a nice feature.

tye huo 

It would indeed!  But working with a CAT tool is a bit more controlled than Microsoft Word or Excel because of the many different file formats that are supported and because there is often hidden content between the visible segments.  So a few reasons, for example:

• Trados requires a one-to-one alignment of source and target segments.
• Multi-line text conflicts with structured file formats like XLIFF.
• Pasting multiple lines bypasses TM and QA checks.
• Tags and inline elements could be disrupted.
• Misalignment risks make it impractical without additional controls.

You may well be dealing with texts that don't contain anything of concern... but how does the tool know this?  The best approach is to align your files first, then pre-translate from the TM you create during the alignment.