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Use

The menu bar in the short text editor enables you to perform various functions. Some frequently used functions are also available in the standard toolbar and application toolbar.

Features

You can access the following functions in the application toolbar:

  • Previous Line to be Processed / Next Line to be Processed

    To access the next or previous line that needs to be processed because its translation status is new or modified , choose Previous Line to be Processed/ Next Line to be Processed in the application toolbar. Lines with translated status are skipped.

  • Delete Target Text

    To delete a translation in a translation line, place the cursor in the line and choose Delete Target Text or Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Delete Target Text Next navigation step This Line End of the navigation path.

    To delete all the translations in a short text object, choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Delete Target Text Next navigation step All Lines End of the navigation path.

  • Undo

    To undo the last change made in a translation line, place the cursor in the line and choose Undo or Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Undo Next navigation step This Line End of the navigation path.

    If you want to undo all of the actions that you performed since you last saved for all of the texts in the object you are currently editing, choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Undo Next navigation step All Lines End of the navigation path.

  • Copy Source Text

    To copy a source text into the translation line for one text line, place the cursor in the translation line and choose Copy Source Text or Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Copy Source Text Next navigation step This Line End of the navigation path. Alternatively, you can double-click the source text to copy it to the translation line.

    To copy all of an object's source texts into their translation lines, choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Copy Source Text Next navigation step  All Lines End of the navigation path.

  • Find / Find and Replace in Target Text

    To find a text or character string, choose Find in the standard toolbar. The system displays a dialog box listing the first one hundred lines that contain the text you searched for. (One hundred is the default value.) If you select the character string that you require in this dialog box, the system takes you directly to the text line in the short text editor that contains this character string.

    To find specific short texts in the translation lines, and then replace them with a different text, choose Find and Replace in Target Text or Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Find and Replace in Target Text End of the navigation path. For more information on this function, see Finding and Replacing in the Target Text .

  • Comment for Object

    To enter remarks on a text, choose Comment for Object or Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Comment for Object End of the navigation path. The comments dialog box enables you to enter several lines of text, change existing comments, or delete the entire comment. The comment applies to the entire object and is displayed at the top of the screen. If the comment consists of several lines, the system only displays the first line. To call up the entire comment, choose Comment for Object .

  • Test

    After translating some short text object types, you can choose Test or Start of the navigation path Utilities Next navigation step Test End of the navigation path in the short text editor to display the texts you have just translated exactly as the end users will see them. For more information, see Simulating Short Text Objects .

  • Find Full Texts for Abbreviations

    If an abbreviation has been used in the source or target text, you can display the full text for the abbreviation, providing that a full text has been defined in the proposal pool. Choose Find Full Texts for Abbreviations or Start of the navigation path Utilities Next navigation step Find Full Texts for Abbreviations End of the navigation path. For more information, see Displaying Full Texts for Abbreviations .

  • Distribute Proposals

    To distribute proposals in the object you are currently translating, choose Distribute Proposals or Start of the navigation path Proposal Pool Next navigation step Distribute Proposals End of the navigation path. For more information, see Distributing Proposals .

  • System Standards With Status S for All Modified Lines

    You can create the translation in every modified line in the object as a system standard with quality status S. Choose System Standards With Status S for All Modified Lines or Start of the navigation path Proposal Pool Next navigation step Proposal for All Modified Lines End of the navigation path. To confirm the confirmation prompt in the Create Proposals dialog box, choose Yes . If you want to use this function, your user profile in transaction LXE_MASTER needs authorization object PPQ3 with the value 01. This authorization object is included in the following standard profiles: TR, TS, VG, VJ, VK, XT, and XX. For more information on user profiles in transaction LXE_MASTER, see Translator Profiles .

  • Display Proposal Pool for Source Text

    To display proposals for a source text that exist in the proposal pool of a different target language, choose Display Proposal Pool for Source Text or Start of the navigation path Proposal Pool Next navigation step Display Proposal Pool for Source Text End of the navigation path. If you have not maintained the Text Display in Other Language field in your language settings, the Target Language dialog box appears. It enables you to choose a target language with a double-click. A separate window appears in which the contents of the proposal pool are displayed for the source text in the selected target language. To close this window, choose Continue . For more information on the language settings, see Transaction SE63 and refer to the section about how to maintain your translation settings. For more information on how to display a translation in a different target language, see Displaying Another Target Language .

  • Find All Source Texts in Terminology

    To display entries and their translations from the SAPterm terminology database for the source text, choose Find All Source Texts in Terminology or Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Terminology Next navigation step Find All Source Texts in Terminology End of the navigation path. If the source text exists in SAPterm, the system displays a book icon in the status bar. If you want to display the terminology entry and the translations, choose this book icon. For more information on the terminology functions in the short text editor, see Finding, Maintaining, and Requesting Terminology .

  • Unicode Text Length Check

    This function is only relevant for you if you are translating a multibyte language, such as Japanese, Korean or Chinese, in a Unicode translation system. If you choose Unicode Text Length Check, the system highlights the translation lines whose texts exceed the permitted length. This ensures that texts written in these languages are displayed correctly even if they are transported to a non-Unicode system. For more information, see Unicode Text Length Check .

  • Delete Result of Text Search

    By choosing Delete Result of Text Search, you can remove the highlights added to texts after you searched for a text in the worklist, or performed a Unicode text length check.

  • Problem Letter Box

    To record problems with the object you are currently translating, choose Problem Letter Box. A dialog box is displayed, in which you can double-click the appropriate problem description. This information is recorded in the system, together with your user name, the source and target languages, and the date. The problems that are recorded using this function can be displayed in transaction LXE_MASTER .

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