How to exclude/include certain elements from the source file and therefore from the word count in Trados Studio 2022

Hi Trados Studdio Team,

I would like to know how to exclude/include certain elements (such as numbers, hyperlinks, alt text, etc.) from the word count and I would also like to know how to lock segments and exclude them from the word count.

Below you'll find a screenshot of the Word file I want to exlude hyperlinks from:

Screenshot of a Word document with a list of hyperlinks related to refugee organizations, each hyperlink is labeled with the organization's name.

Now, I try to do this in two different ways:

1.  I go to File Type Identifier > Microsoft Word 2007-2019 > Common > and I unchecked the box  "Extract hyperlink". However, the links were not extracted when I finish creating the project and they still appear in the wordcount
Trados Studio interface showing the translation of the Word document with hyperlinks still included, indicating that the 'Extract hyperlink' option did not work as intended.

1.  I go to File Type Identifier > Microsoft Word 2007-2019 > Embedded content > Enable embedded content processing > Extract in all paragraphs > Tag definition rules > Add... and here is where I no longer know how to proceed

Trados Studio dialog box for adding or editing an embedded content rule with fields for 'Start Tag' and 'End Tag' and options for 'Translate' and 'Formatting'.


Thank you!



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[edited by: Trados AI at 3:58 PM (GMT 1) on 4 Apr 2024]
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  • Hello,

    To exclude/include certain elements from the source file and therefore from the word count in Trados Studio 2022, you can follow these steps:

    Step 1: Open your project in Trados Studio 2022.

    Step 2: Go to "File Type Settings" and select the file type you are working with (in your case, Microsoft Word 2007-2019).

    Step 3: Under the "Common" tab, you can choose to include or exclude certain elements such as hyperlinks by checking or unchecking the corresponding boxes.

    Step 4: To exclude these elements from the word count, you need to lock the segments containing these elements. To do this, go to the "Editor" view, select the segments you want to lock, right-click and choose "Lock".

    Step 5: To exclude locked segments from the word count, go to "Project Settings", then "Batch Processing", and select "Exclude locked segments from analysis".

    Regarding your issue with hyperlinks still appearing in the word count, it seems like there might be a misunderstanding about the "Extract hyperlink" option. Unchecking this box means that Trados Studio will not separate the hyperlink into a different segment, but it will still be included in the word count because it is part of the text. If you want to exclude hyperlinks from the word count, you need to lock the segments containing hyperlinks.

    As for your second method, the "Tag definition rules" option is used to define how Trados Studio should handle certain types of tags in the source file. If you want to exclude certain elements from the word count, you should lock the segments containing these elements, not define them as tags.

    I hope this helps! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

    Best regards,

    RWS Community AI

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  • Hello,

    To exclude/include certain elements from the source file and therefore from the word count in Trados Studio 2022, you can follow these steps:

    Step 1: Open your project in Trados Studio 2022.

    Step 2: Go to "File Type Settings" and select the file type you are working with (in your case, Microsoft Word 2007-2019).

    Step 3: Under the "Common" tab, you can choose to include or exclude certain elements such as hyperlinks by checking or unchecking the corresponding boxes.

    Step 4: To exclude these elements from the word count, you need to lock the segments containing these elements. To do this, go to the "Editor" view, select the segments you want to lock, right-click and choose "Lock".

    Step 5: To exclude locked segments from the word count, go to "Project Settings", then "Batch Processing", and select "Exclude locked segments from analysis".

    Regarding your issue with hyperlinks still appearing in the word count, it seems like there might be a misunderstanding about the "Extract hyperlink" option. Unchecking this box means that Trados Studio will not separate the hyperlink into a different segment, but it will still be included in the word count because it is part of the text. If you want to exclude hyperlinks from the word count, you need to lock the segments containing hyperlinks.

    As for your second method, the "Tag definition rules" option is used to define how Trados Studio should handle certain types of tags in the source file. If you want to exclude certain elements from the word count, you should lock the segments containing these elements, not define them as tags.

    I hope this helps! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

    Best regards,

    RWS Community AI

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