Setting up filters

A filter defines the working parameters for different types of files received for translation. A filter can be selected from the available list or a new format created. Find below a list of available filters.

Note that the process to add MS Excel files is different from the other file filters. Additionally, Wordfast Pro 3 supports only those TTX files that are translated and segmented using tag editor. The TTX files must be renamed to match the source format if they need to be viewed in tag editor.

Find below the procedures for the following tasks:

• Selecting filter settings

• Viewing default file filters

• Adding new file filters

• Adding a new text-based (XML) filter

• Adding an Excel file filter

• Adding a PowerPoint filter

• Adding a Word filter

• Adding a SubRip Text filter

• Adding an IDML filter

• Adding a Quark Documents filter

• Selecting FrameMaker filter preferences

• Selecting ICML filter preferences

• Selecting INX filter preferences

• Selecting SDLXLIFF filter preferences

Selecting filter settings

There are two common filter settings that can be enabled by navigating to Edit > Preferences > Translations > Filters as shown in the screenshot below.

• Numbers extraction: Select to extract all number-only segments to the translatable TXML file. Select to clear the checkbox, and to exclude number only segments to the translatable TXML file

• Segmentation on break: Select to segment the text at every logical break such as period (.) or soft return.
  

Viewing default file filters

A number of text-based filters (.htm, .html, .xml, .txt, .asp, .jsp) are pre-configured for your convenience. For example, if you select the Default Java Properties Filter, the Encoding UTF-8 is automatically selected.

To view a default file filter:

1. Open Wordfast Pro 3 and click Edit > Preferences > Translations > Filters > Formats.
   The Formats dialog box appears. The default filters appear in the Available Formats box.
   

2. Select a default filter of your choice. For example, if you select Default HTML Filter, the options for HTML files appear in the Options box as shown below.
   

3. If required, you can modify the default options. Default filters cannot be removed.

Adding new file filters

If the filter of your choice is not available in the default option, you can add a new filter. For XML and Excel filters you will need to provide additional information.

Note: If a filter cannot be customized, it will not appear in the list of filters that can be added. The TXLF filter is not available by default and must be added manually.

To add a new file filter:

1. Follow steps 1 and 2 from Viewing default file filters.
   The Formats dialog box appears. The default filters appear in the Available formats box.
   

2. Click New.
   The New Format dialog box appears.
   

3. Select the desired filter from the list, and click OK.