ALLOW CELL MERGE IN EVERY TRANSLATION? LET IT BE FOREVER

Trados Studio settings with 'Allow source editing' and 'Enable merging segments across paragraph' options checked. Unchecked options include 'Users assigned to a project package must run verification before returning the package' and 'Use word-based tokenization for Asian source text'. A date field showing '2.10.2022' and a time field showing '18:00:00' are also visible.



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[edited by: Trados AI at 8:23 AM (GMT 0) on 29 Feb 2024]
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     I appreciate having these options enabled by default for some projects is needed, but by using Project Templates you can better control these settings automatically across all projects.

    Trados Studio 'Create a New Project - General' tab with options for source text editing, merging segments, and tokenization for Asian projects.

    Best of both worlds, keeping in mind the objective is to protect the integrity of the source content and therefore has an impact on the target.

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    Oana Nagy | RWS Group

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    Although I am a big fan of this possibility, allowing it permanently is NOT a good idea. Merging segments in formats like xliff or xml may very fast lead to damaging the file structure. And in Word this leads more than often to problems, when fields or picture tags are moved between paragraphs. So it is better to leave the option as option and allow only by request. This w<y the decision is left to the user.

    A good idea would be having a warning popping up when switching this option on and telling the user, that there are limitations to this function.

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    Although I am a big fan of this possibility, allowing it permanently is NOT a good idea. Merging segments in formats like xliff or xml may very fast lead to damaging the file structure. And in Word this leads more than often to problems, when fields or picture tags are moved between paragraphs. So it is better to leave the option as option and allow only by request. This w<y the decision is left to the user.

    A good idea would be having a warning popping up when switching this option on and telling the user, that there are limitations to this function.

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    When asking for help here, please be as accurate as possible. Please always remember to give the exact version of product used and all possible error messages received. The better you describe your problem, the better help you will get.

    Want to learn more about Trados Studio? Visit the Community Hub. Have a good idea to make Trados Studio better? Publish it here.

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