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Wordfast support Go to next unconfirmed segment Available in version 9.1 Hi everyone, Just got confirmation that this has
been implemented in version 9.1 which is currently
in beta testing. Here is the ticket
spec: “User wants a shortcut key (Ctrl+Enter)
John Di Rico Feb 14
Wordfast support When post editing, changing the first instance doesn't change follow-on instances One other thing One other thing, I forgot to mention: are you
absolutely positive that segments are identical?
Spacing, punctuation, or tags could make a small
but substantial difference for auto-propagat
John Di Rico Dec 22, 2023
Wordfast support When post editing, changing the first instance doesn't change follow-on instances Alt+down Hi Samuel, Normally, you need to use a shortcut
key alt plus down arrow. This video explains,
chapter starting at
17:00: https://youtu.be/Hg5Hp1asFXk?si=OBli1E4mdJ
a1sErZ If you us
John Di Rico Dec 22, 2023
Wordfast support Wordfast Forward 2024 – Registration is open and Early Bird pricing ends December 31st We are excited to announce that early bird
registration for Wordfast Forward 2024 (WFF24) is
open: https://www.wordfast.com/conference/2024
Next year’s theme is Amplify & Integr
John Di Rico Dec 21, 2023
Wordfast support When post editing, changing the first instance doesn't change follow-on instances Check these preferences Hello, Have you turned on all the
auto-propagation settings available under
Preferences > Auto-Propagation? Best, John
John Di Rico Dec 21, 2023
Wordfast support Go to next unconfirmed segment Icon name and shortcut Any suggestions for: What the icon should be
called? Where it should be (which tab and
placement in the ribbon)? What should the
shortcut be? My ideas for the name and
shortcut:
John Di Rico Oct 6, 2023
Wordfast support Go to next unconfirmed segment Talking with devs Hello, I just wanted to let you know that this
is under consideration. I believe alt+ctl+down
arrow is an unassigned shortcut that could be used
for this. The ticket is now:" "User wa
John Di Rico Sep 7, 2023
Wordfast support Default project folder (Wordfast Pro 8.6) Functionality restored in 8.7, reinstall 8.4 if previous functionality needed First off, Wordfast Pro will restore the previous
functionality in version 8.7 (i.e. project created
in the same location as the package) and also
offer the possibility to create the proje
John Di Rico Aug 7, 2023
Wordfast support Default project folder (Wordfast Pro 8.6) Create and remember the folder [quote]Samuel Murray wrote: - The folder that
you specify has to already exist (so if you want
to customize it you have to create the folder in
Windows first). - WFP8 does not remember
John Di Rico Aug 3, 2023
Wordfast support Go to next unconfirmed segment Skip locked segments Hello, I just heard from developers that locked
segments will be skipped in version 8.7. Since
the feature you are requesting could be closely
tied, would this meet your needs? Al
John Di Rico Aug 3, 2023
Wordfast support SDL Trados + track changes in Wordfast Use Bilingual Export/Import I think the only solution is to ask your client to
export the SDLXLIFF file as a bilingual Word file,
then revise said file with tracked changes. When
you send the file back to your client
John Di Rico Jul 28, 2023
Wordfast support How to select and delete multiple TUs in Wordfast Pro? Heartsome TMX Editor This is the one that comes to mind. The free
Heartsome TMX Editor offers many useful and
convenient features to perform all maintenance
tasks easily with a single tool.
John Di Rico Jul 21, 2023
Apple/Mac operating systems Apple Newbie needs some directions for translating on a MacBook Get a Mac compatible CAT tool Hi Tobi, Have you considered switching to a
Mac-compatible CAT tool? There are of course full
online CAT tools, as well as a few desktop tools:
Wordfast Pro, Cafetran, or OmegaT. I have
John Di Rico Jul 6, 2023
CAT Tools Technical Help Which server based CAT Tool(s) do you use (and prefer)? Wordfast Server [quote]jokerman wrote: Ideally, the TMs on the
online server should be accessable with any
CAT-tool (or at least with the most popular ones,
e.g. SDL Studio, MemoQ, memsource, Deja Vu,<
John Di Rico Jun 29, 2023
Wordfast support The Copy Source command inserts commas into years Change your preferences Hello, Open your preferences. Under General
Preferences > Segment, untick the option “Copy
source with number conversion”. Best, John
John Di Rico May 25, 2023
CAT Tools Technical Help Free or not so expensive CAT Tool (for occasional use) Wordfast Anywhere start and stop Hi Marie–France, You can try Wordfast
Anywhere for 30 days for $1. At the end of your
trial, you have to purchase monthly credits to
continue using it. One month costs $9.90. If you
John Di Rico May 13, 2023
Wordfast support Working with Wordfast from a NAS drive Correction [quote]Anton Konashenok wrote: [quote]This will
not work, and may corrupt TMs and glossaries
(assets). I strongly advise against
it.[/quote] Care to explain why? It is obvious
fr
John Di Rico May 8, 2023
Wordfast support Working with Wordfast from a NAS drive Will not work Hello DerAndereJupp, This will not work, and
may corrupt TMs and glossaries (assets). I
strongly advise against it. I suggest you upload
your assets to a Wordfast Anywhere account (wit
John Di Rico May 6, 2023
Wordfast support "Reorganization in progress" loop Hotline ticket Hello Martin, Sorry, not sure how to help. Have
you contacted the hotline? Best, John
John Di Rico Apr 23, 2023
Wordfast support Wordfast Forward 2023 – Registration is open Keynote and more sessions added The keynote has been added to the program, along
with two other sessions. Check out the amazing
line up of speakers and the program. You have
until January 18th to register with a speci
John Di Rico Jan 17, 2023
MemoQ support MemoQ (any CAT) How to create a view only with the segments without TM suggestions? Filter empty segments I think I would use the Empty segments filter in
Wordfast Pro. See example: 1.
https://app.screencast.com/3jySuTT0koxst 2.
https://app.screencast.com/a7ibRJaLnyFdh Best,
John
John Di Rico Jan 16, 2023
Machine Translation (MT) Is OPUS worthwhile? Good results, integrates with my tech stack Hi Hans, I found it relatively easy to deploy
after watching Jamie’s session “Your Own
Neural MT: Opus-CAT and Wordfast” available
here:
https://www.wordfast.com/conference/20
John Di Rico Jan 16, 2023
Wordfast support Wordfast Forward 2023 – Registration is open We are excited to announce that super early
bird registration for Wordfast Forward 2023
(WFF23) is now open:
www.wordfast.com/conference/2023 This year’s
theme is Upgrade Your
John Di Rico Dec 28, 2022
Wordfast support How to select and delete multiple TUs in Wordfast Pro? Ticketed issue Hi Dylan, Unfortunately, it's not possible to
do this at this time. There is a ticket to improve
the TM editor by adding this functionality. Please
send a feedback report to help increa
John Di Rico Oct 18, 2022
Wordfast support Go to next unconfirmed segment Untranslated, unconfirmed, do not write to TM or needs translation Hello, It is not clear from the different posts
in this thread what feature you would
like. Segments in Wordfast Pro now have one of
two values in the status column: Needs Translation
John Di Rico Sep 25, 2022
Wordfast support Why saved translated file is showing text in different format? Contact hotline, upgrade Hello, Have you tried contacting the
hotline? Have you tried Wordfast Pro 7 to see if
this problem persists? You can install both 3 and
7 on the same computer. Kind regards, John
John Di Rico Sep 7, 2022
Wordfast support WFA credits Wordfast Anywhere to be monetized by year's end Thanks Samuel, Wordfast Anywhere will be
monetized by the end of the year. We have not
settled on pricing yet, but it will remain very
affordable for our user base. Best, John
John Di Rico Aug 22, 2022
Wordfast support WFA credits Where? Hi Samuel, Can you share the link? Thanks, John John Di Rico Aug 21, 2022
Wordfast support Wordfast Forward 2022 – Registration Open Livestream WFF22 for 10 ATA CEPs or get the recordings for 5 The livestream of Wordfast Forward 2022 (WFF22)
has been approved for 10 ATA continuing education
points (CEP) by the American Translators
Association. Session recordings are approved for
John Di Rico May 17, 2022
Language Industry Events & Announcements USER CONFERENCE - Wordfast Forward 2020 in Montenegro Livestream WFF22 ATA CEP The livestream of Wordfast Forward 2022 (WFF22)
has been approved for 10 ATA continuing education
points (CEP) by the American Translators
Association @atanet. Session recordings are
a
John Di Rico May 17, 2022
Wordfast support Wordfast Pro 5 - cannot load TM "collection exception" Contact the hotline [quote]Matthew Garland wrote: Hi, I'm
currently struggling with similar issues. It's
hugely frustrating. I am currently trying to see
if I can use a backup version of my TM as the ma
John Di Rico Apr 22, 2022
Wordfast support WfC 8.40 on Windows 10-11, Word 2010 - licence never got activated Investigation complete Dear Dragomir, Sorry for not writing back sooner.
I checked with our hotline team and they found
some emails, but those dated back to 2018. We
have reset your license credits so Wordfast
John Di Rico Mar 23, 2022
Wordfast support WfC 8.40 on Windows 10-11, Word 2010 - licence never got activated Investigation Dear Dragomir, I am sorry to read about your
frustration and licensing issues. I noticed that
you have only submitted one ticket to our hotline
(in February 2021) asking how to activate
John Di Rico Mar 18, 2022
Wordfast support Wordfast Pro not transcribing numbers Wordfast Users group This solution was also described in the comments
of a post on the Facebook Wordfast Users group. If
you haven't joined it, you might find it
helpful: https://www.facebook.com/groups/33134
John Di Rico Mar 9, 2022
Wordfast support Wordfast Pro not transcribing numbers Enable beta conversion Hello, You can enable the beta conversion by
doing the following: 1. Close Wordfast Pro. 2.
Open the config.ini file and scroll to the very
bottom. 3. Copy and paste the following st
John Di Rico Mar 9, 2022
Wordfast support Wordfast Forward 2022 – Registration Open How to build your own open source MT engine, other news, and early bird ends tomorrow! We have finalized the White Dinner Party menu for
Friday night. The party will take place at the
Adriatica Restaurant & Beach Club on their
stunning outdoor patio next to the water, under
John Di Rico Feb 18, 2022
French Comment utiliser vos 1200€ de prise en charge de formation en 2022 ? Bonjour, Vous devez certainement le savoir,
mais au cas où, si vous êtes immatriculé en
France, vous pouvez demander la prise en charge
des frais de formation professionnelle lorsque
John Di Rico Feb 14, 2022
Wordfast support Wordfast Forward 2022 – Registration Open How do you build trust through marketing? The keynote speaker for Wordfast Forward 2022 will
be Carlo Van Tichelen from Belgium. Carlo is both
an actor and owner of a marketing company and will
share insights on how you can build
John Di Rico Feb 14, 2022
Wordfast support How to change all "do not write segments to TM" to "standard" segments Shortcut There is a shortcut that does this, but no icon.
Check under preferences, shortcuts and search for
"do not…". The same shortcut will mark all as
"do not write" as well as remove the "do
John Di Rico Jan 17, 2022
Wordfast support Extracting text from Excel charts displayed in PowerPoint The Unarchiver [quote]I don't know what the unarchiver is
[/quote] https://www.google.com/search?q=%22the
+unarchiver%22 Other tools handle embedded
files like this. Unfortunately, Wordfast Pro doe
John Di Rico Jan 12, 2022
Wordfast support Extracting text from Excel charts displayed in PowerPoint The Unarchiver I tried to change the PPTX extension to ZIP but
the default Mac Archiver Utility would not unzip
it. I was able to use The Unarchiver to unzip
it. I would translate the Excel and re-emb
John Di Rico Jan 12, 2022
Wordfast support Wordfast Forward 2022 – Registration Open Dear Wordfast Users, We are excited to announce
that registration for Wordfast Forward 2022
(WFF22) is now open! We have an amazing program
lined up: - Nearly 15 sessions and worksh
John Di Rico Jan 11, 2022
Wordfast support 'Save file as translated' does NOT work Pseudotranslate and contact the hotline Hi Cristina, I would pseudo translate the file
first, then contact the hotline. Put a copy of
the original XLIFF file in a new folder,
pseudotranslate it, open it in a text editor to
John Di Rico Dec 22, 2021
Wordfast support 'Save file as translated' does NOT work Tag check Hello, Did you run Transcheck to make sure their
are no missing tags? Did you rename or move the
source file outside of Wordfast Pro? Can you
pseudotranslate the source file to confirm
John Di Rico Dec 21, 2021
Wordfast support Wordfast and MacOS Monterey Cleanup [quote]Wolfgang Schoene wrote: Well, once you're
done with your project, you exit the project,
right click on the file you want to clean (export)
and you're presented with the option to C
John Di Rico Dec 14, 2021
Wordfast support Wordfast and MacOS Monterey No issues Been working fine for me for the past several
weeks!
John Di Rico Dec 12, 2021
Wordfast support Wordfast Pro 5 - cannot load TM "collection exception" Wordfast Pro license is good for both version Hi Joanna, You are allowed to use a single
Wordfast Pro license to install both the old
version (3.x) and the new version (6.x) and both
of them can be installed on the same
computer.
John Di Rico Nov 11, 2021
Wordfast support Wordfast Pro 5 - cannot load TM "collection exception" Suggestions, advice [quote]Joanna Scudamore-Trezek wrote: I, too,
am getting the "collection exception" message for
a glossary that Wordfast Pro 5 can't open. I
believe it is because I'm using One Drive.
John Di Rico Nov 8, 2021
CAT Tools Technical Help Translating HTML files Pseudotranslate Hi Wolfgang, I suggest pseudo-translating these
files using different tools if you have access to
them, then open them in a browser and evaluate the
results. Make sure you verify fil
John Di Rico Nov 8, 2021
CafeTran support CafeTran Espresso 10.9.1 versus Wordfast Pro 6.5.0 Modify preferences, stacked view This is an interesting side-by-side comparison of
the tools, thanks! I noticed a couple of things
that I would suggest changing in the Wordfast Pro
settings; these changes would likely
John Di Rico Nov 8, 2021


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