Editing an Existing File

In main menu, select File → Open option ([Ctrl+O] on Windows/Linux, [Cmd+O] on macOS) or click the Open button on the top toolbar.
Use the dialog that appears to select a TMX file from the file system.

Once the selected TMX file is open, you can:

Click on any text cell to begin editing. After making changes, you can either
- Click outside the cell or press [Alt+Enter] to save your changes
- Press the [ESC] key to cancel your changes
To add new units to the TMX file, select Edit → Insert Translation Unit in main menu or click the Insert Translation Unit button from the top toolbar.

To delete one or more units:

Select the checkbox in the leftmost column of the editing window to mark the units that you want to remove
Select Edit → Delete Selected Units in main menu or click the Delete Selected Units button on the top toolbar.

You can use the top-left checkbox to select/deselect all units at once.

Use the Filter Translation Units option to locate text in the file.
Use the Sort Translation Units option to display file entries sorted on a selected language.

After making changes to the TMX file, select File → Save in main menu ([Ctrl+S] on Windows/Linux, [Cmd+S] on macOS) or click the

Save button on the top toolbar to save your modifications.

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