I'm working from an Excel file, and headings are not marked differently in the right column. Only the size and/or boldness will give me that information. Also I want to see if a segment is in italics for example.

I really don't understand the problems you're describing. Yes, sometimes the font will be substituted, but that has never created a problem for me. (It does not affect the translated output of course.)

Formatting tags are visible in exactly the same way whether you choose  "Show all tags, but no formatting" or "Show all formatting and tags".

Nicholas Knutsen 

Nicholas Knutsen said:

Also I want to see if a segment is in italics for example.

Formatting can be known with the tags in Editor, although it’s true that if the full segment is formatted as italic, the corresponding tag can be hidden in Editor.

Nicholas Knutsen 

OK, I rarely translate Excel. But again, this is a question of habit. Formatting means also seeing different letter sizes, fonts and so on. This is irritating for me in TS. For viewing formatting I use layout tools, like Word or InDesign for example. When translating, I do not care if the text is Times New Roman bold or Calibri italic red. Does not matter at all for the translation. Headings do not end with a punctuation mark in ideal case. Otherwise I can always check in the source file (usually I create a PDF for me for checking) or in the preview.

This said, it does not mean anyone else than me shall be forced to work that way. It's—again—a question of habit and the way of working. We're different, so these will differ too. So I'd be really curious what is causing this behaviour, which I admittedly never seen in TS since 2009...

Yeah, I'm curious if anyone else can reproduce this by using the small file I posted above and choosing "Show all formatting and tags".

Nicholas Knutsen 

I just wanted to try but the file isn't available.

Nicholas Knutsen 

Unfortunately. when I click the link, I get the "not found" message. Maybe you could attach the file here in the forum. Use the "Insert" command, which you can find at the bottom of the message box when answering.

Sorry about the wrong link. I'm not able to insert any file here (I get "invalid URL"). But here is a functioning link: madforest.com/test.xlsx

Sorry about that. This should work: madforest.com/test.xlsx

Nicholas Knutsen 

Thank you for the file. This is indeed very astonishing, as when I define Polish as target and simply copy source to target I get the ligature "ti" shown (we do not have such ligatures in our language). However, the target text copied and pasted here is "til". The font in your file is Calibri. After changing the font to Arial, NO ligature is generated. Obviously, I changed the view to show formatting and no tags before. So for me the problem is really connected to this setting and the way Trados Studio shows the font Calibri...

Nicholas Knutsen 

I can repro the issue in 2022 and 2024 with Show all formatting and tags. Interestingly, there are no ligatures in the Workseet name:

And it works fine if I change the font to Times New Roman in the Excel file. I bet the issue is only with san serif fonts, such as the Calibri.