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Main window
 | New Project: Creates a new memoQ project using the New memoQ project wizard. Only one project can be open at a time. If there is an active project, memoQ automatically offers to close it.
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 | Open Project : Opens a memoQ project using the Open dialog. Only one project can be open at a time. If there is an active project, memoQautomatically offers to close it.
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 | Save All : Saves all open documents so that no data gets lost. Default shortcut key: Ctrl+S.
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 | Resource console… : Displays the Resource console where you can manage all resources.
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 | Update remote resources : Updates local copies of remote resources, in case the resource was modified on the server.
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 | Do not press this button: Do not press this button.
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Translation editor
 | Statistics: Opens the Statistics dialog. You can perform statistical analysis with a selected scope and learn more about the time savings achieved with memoQ.
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 | Pre-Translate… : Displays the Pre-translate dialog with the pre-translation scope set to the whole project.
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 | Clear Translations… : Clears some or all translations in the project, the open documents or the active document. Displays the Clear translation dialog. Use with caution.
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 | Find… : Find text in the entire project, the open documents, the active project, the active alignment grid, or in the active translation memory editor tab. Displays the Find and replace dialog. Default shortcut key: Ctrl+F.
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 | Export Active Document: Exports the active document (the one that is currently open in the translation grid) into the original file format. memoQ will use the export path stored with the project. If the document is not ready for export, an information dialog will appear.
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 | Refresh: Updates documents and resources in the active online project.
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 | Deliver: Indicates to the project manager that you have finished working and she can export the translation.
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 | Concordance… : Displays the Concordance dialog to find all translation memory entries that contain the expression you are looking for. This command is available when the cursor is in the source segment and some text is selected. Default shortcut key: Ctrl+K.
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 | Look Up Term : Displays the Look up term dialog to find all term base entries which contain the expression you are looking for. Default shortcut key: Ctrl+P.
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 | Add Term : Adds a new variant to the highlighted entry to the primary term base of the active project. Displays the Add new term pair dialog. Default shortcut key: Ctrl+E.
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 | Cut : Cuts the selected text out from the target cell, and copies it to the clipboard. Default shortcut key: Ctrl+X or Shift+Del.
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 | Copy : Copies the selected text to the clipboard. Default shortcut key: Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Ins.
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 | Paste : Inserts the text from the clipboard at the cursor position or replaces the selection with the contents of the clipboard. Default shortcut key: Ctrl+V or Shift+Ins.
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 | Toggle Case : Toggles the selected text between uppercase initials, all uppercase, and all lowercase mode in the target segment. To use this command, first position the cursor in a target cell, and select some text. Default shortcut key: Shift+F3.
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 | Undo: Restores your document(s) to the state before the last operation. You can undo multiple operations. Default shortcut key: Ctrl+Z.
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 | Redo : Repeats the last operation you undid using the Undo command. You can redo multiple undo operations. Default shortcut key: Ctrl+Y.
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 | Bold : Formats the selected text in bold characters, or – if it is already bold – removes the bold formatting. Default shortcut key: Ctrl+B.
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 | Italic : Formats the selected the text in italics, or – if it is already in italics – removes the italic formatting. Default shortcut key: Ctrl+I.
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 | Underline : Underlines the selected the text, or – if it is already underlined – removes underline. Default shortcut key: Ctrl+U.
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 | Insert Next Format Tag: Insert the next uninterpreted formatting tag into the target segment at the current cursor position. Formatting tags start with {1} in every segment. Default shortcut key: F8.
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 | Insert All Format Tags : Inserts all remaining formatting tags (tags that are present in the source segment and not inserted in the target segment) into the target segment at the current cursor position. Default shortcut key: Alt+F8.
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 | Insert New Inline Tag : Inserts a new inline tag into the target cell.
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 | Copy Next Tag Sequence : Copies the next sequence of inline tags into the target cell. Default shortcut key: F9.
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 | Edit Inline Tag : Lets you edit the highlighted inline tag. Shortcut key: Ctrl+F9.
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 | Show short/medium/filtered/long inline tags: Lets you select the way inline tags should be displayed in the translation grid.
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 | Insert Special Character: Lets you select from a short list of special characters (various types of dashes, special punctuation marks, etc.).
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 | Show non-printing characters: Displays characters that do not appear in print even when they are visible on the screen (right-pointing arrows representing tabs, dots represent spaces, backward-facing “P” representing line breaks).
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 | Split Segment : Splits one source segment into two segments at cursor position. The target text will remain in the first segment, while the newly created segment will be empty. To use this command, first position the cursor in the source cell to the point where you want to split the text. Default shortcut key: Ctrl+T.
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 | Join Segments : Joins two or more segments into one. If you do not explicitly select the segments to be joined, the current and the next segment will be joined. If there is text in the target cells, they are also joined. Default shortcut key: Ctrl+J.
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 | Edit Source : Under normal circumstances, you are not allowed to modify source segments. This command lets you edit the source segment. This may be useful when you need to correct a typo or mistake in the source segment that is not likely to repeat, in order to have the correct source segment stored in the translation memory. To use this command, first position the cursor in the source text. Default shortcut key: F2.
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 | Copy Source To Target Where Empty…: Copies the contents of source segments to the target segments where the target segment is empty within the project, the open documents, or the active document. Use this command to get a preview of the exported document anytime.
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 | Confirm: Stores the source segment and the target segment in the primary translation memory used in the active project, and sets the confirmation status to Confirmed. As this is the most usual operation, it is advised to always use the shortcut key instead. You cannot use this command if your project uses no translation memory. Default shortcut key: Ctrl+Enter.
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 | Lock Segments: Displays a submenu with commands to lock and unlock segments.
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Translation memory editor
 | New : Adds a new entry to the translation memory.
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 | Delete : Deletes an entry from the translation memory.
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 | Import : Imports the contents of a TMX file into the translation memory.
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 | Export : Exports the contents of the translation memory into a TMX file.
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 | Properties… : Displays the properties of the selected translation memory entry, and lets you modify them.
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 | Commit : Commits (saves) your changes into the translation memory.
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Alignment
 | Create Synchro Link : Links two segments, and aligns them in the same grid row. Synchro links are indicated by blue lines. Shortcut key: Ctrl+L.
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 | Create Cross Link: Links two segments leaving them in different grid rows. Cross links are indicated by dashed blue lines. Shortcut key: Ctrl+O.
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 | Mark As Insertion: Marks a segment as an insertion, that is,.tells memoQ’s alignment algorithm to stop looking for a corresponding pair for the marked segment. The insertion mark is not visible. Shortcut key: Ctrl+I.
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 | Remove Link or Insertion : Remove a link between two segments. Also removes insertion marks. Shortcut key: Ctrl+R.
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 | Remove All Auto Links : Removes all segment links automatically created by memoQ’s alignment algorithm. Auto links are indicated by green lines.
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 | Confirm All Auto Links: Confirms all segment links automatically created by memoQ’s alignment algorithm. Confirmed auto links become synchro links and are indicated by blue lines. Shortcut key: Ctrl+Shift+C.
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 | Run Aligner : Runs the alignment algorithm again on the document pair. Respects manual links (synchro links and cross links) and insertion marks – that is, leaves them intact. Shortcut key: Ctrl+Shift+R.
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 | Export To TM : Exports the alignment results – the synchro links and cross links confirmed by a user – to the primary translation memory of the active project.
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Term base editor
 | New : Adds a new entry to the term base. You can edit the contents of the entry in the form at the bottom. Shortcut key: Ctrl+N.
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 | Delete : Deletes the selected entries from the term base.
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 | Approve Current Entry : If you are editing a moderated term base, sets the status of the current entry to “approved”. This means that the entry will become visible to all users rather than to terminologists and project managers only.
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 | Show Entry History : If you are editing a moderated term base, displays the change history for the current entry in a separate pane. This makes it easier to decide whether or not to approve the entry.
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 | Add Term : Add a new variant to the selected entry. Shortcut key: Ctrl+A.
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 | Import : Imports the contents of a CSV file into the term base.
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 | Export : Exports the contents of the term base into a CSV (comma-separated values) file.
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 | Properties… : Displays the properties of the term base, and lets you edit them.
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 | Filter: Displays the Filtering and sorting dialog in which you can specify criteria for filtering and sorting the contents of the term base.
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 | Tidy up View : Clears the selection and the entry form at the bottom. As a result, no term base entry will be selected.
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