Probability score: 0.6  

Question improvement suggestion: Provide specific details about the font settings you have tried adjusting and any error messages you may have encountered.  

In the meantime, based on the information you have provided, here is a suggested answer to your question:  

Hello Dan,  

It sounds like you're experiencing some font rendering issues in Trados Studio after reinstalling on your new PC. Here are some steps you can take to troubleshoot and potentially resolve the problem:  

**Step 1:** **Install the Correct Fonts**  

Make sure you have the appropriate Japanese fonts installed on your system. A commonly recommended font is Ming Liu. You can download it from a reliable source and install it. After installation, restart Trados Studio to see if the issue persists.  

**Step 2:** **Check Font Settings in Trados Studio**  

Go to the Options dialog in Trados Studio:  

- Navigate to **Editor > Font Adaptation**.  

- Under **Custom Language Fonts**, ensure that for Japanese, you have selected a specific Japanese font like MS Gothic instead of a default or European font.  

**Step 3:** **Adjust Encoding Settings**  

Sometimes, encoding issues can lead to missing glyphs. You can try the following:  

- When opening your source file, specify the encoding. Click **File > Translate Single Document**, select the correct encoding, and then open the file.  

- If you are working with multiple files, consider adding a byte order mark (BOM) to your source file using Notepad++ or a similar tool.  

**Step 4:** **Check for Hidden Characters**  

Ensure there are no hidden characters in your text that might be causing display issues. You can remove these characters and reprocess the file.  

**Step 5:** **Review Formatting Tags**  

In the Editor view, ensure that all formatting tags are correctly placed. Go to **View > Options** and enable **Toggle formatting tag display** and **Full Tag Text**. This will help you see if any tags are missing or misplaced.  

If the problem continues after trying these steps, please provide more details about any specific error messages or settings you've adjusted. This will help in diagnosing the issue further.  

I hope this answer addressed your question. If not, please reject the answer, add the question improvement suggestion information, and click the RWS Community AI checkbox on the right to try again.  

RWS Community AI

Probability score: 0.6  

Question improvement suggestion: Provide specific details about the font settings you have tried adjusting and any error messages you may have encountered.  

In the meantime, based on the information you have provided, here is a suggested answer to your question:  

Hello Dan,  

It sounds like you're experiencing some font rendering issues in Trados Studio after reinstalling on your new PC. Here are some steps you can take to troubleshoot and potentially resolve the problem:  

**Step 1:** **Install the Correct Fonts**  

Make sure you have the appropriate Japanese fonts installed on your system. A commonly recommended font is Ming Liu. You can download it from a reliable source and install it. After installation, restart Trados Studio to see if the issue persists.  

**Step 2:** **Check Font Settings in Trados Studio**  

Go to the Options dialog in Trados Studio:  

- Navigate to **Editor > Font Adaptation**.  

- Under **Custom Language Fonts**, ensure that for Japanese, you have selected a specific Japanese font like MS Gothic instead of a default or European font.  

**Step 3:** **Adjust Encoding Settings**  

Sometimes, encoding issues can lead to missing glyphs. You can try the following:  

- When opening your source file, specify the encoding. Click **File > Translate Single Document**, select the correct encoding, and then open the file.  

- If you are working with multiple files, consider adding a byte order mark (BOM) to your source file using Notepad++ or a similar tool.  

**Step 4:** **Check for Hidden Characters**  

Ensure there are no hidden characters in your text that might be causing display issues. You can remove these characters and reprocess the file.  

**Step 5:** **Review Formatting Tags**  

In the Editor view, ensure that all formatting tags are correctly placed. Go to **View > Options** and enable **Toggle formatting tag display** and **Full Tag Text**. This will help you see if any tags are missing or misplaced.  

If the problem continues after trying these steps, please provide more details about any specific error messages or settings you've adjusted. This will help in diagnosing the issue further.  

I hope this answer addressed your question. If not, please reject the answer, add the question improvement suggestion information, and click the RWS Community AI checkbox on the right to try again.  

RWS Community AI

Just to clarify, I don't believe the above suggestions contain anything that I have not already tried. I have valid Japanese fonts. I have checked the font settings, and so on.

Dan Lucas 

I'm not really well enough versed enough in fonts to answer this one but I had a go.  So I created a text file, UTF-8 with BOM and using the MS PGothic font.  Then I configured Trados Studio 2019 and also 2024, with the same font for Japanese.  I opened the files:

2019:

2024:

So initially I don't get your results, but given I have a default install of W10 and Trados Studio with no additional fonts perhaps you can check the following things?

1. Install / reinstall Japanese Supplemental Fonts
   Settings → Apps → Optional features → Add a feature → Japanese Supplemental Fonts → Install.
   
   
   
2. Try restoring damaged font files on your system maybe?  Need to run a command prompt as admin then run this command:
   sfc /scannow
   
   
3. As a temporary workaround try switching the Editor font to Meiryo (if you have it installed) or Yu Gothic (Options → Editor → Font Adaptation).  Both cover the full JIS X 0213 repertoire and apparently rarely fall back to Chinese fonts.

Maybe something there will help or give you a better idea?

Thank you Paul, I will investigate further.

Dan