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.

Note

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.
Use the Find and Replace Text option to locate or replace text across the file.
Use the Edit Attributes, Edit Properties and Edit Notes options in the Edit menu to change the metadata stored in the currently selected translation unit.

The top toolbar displays a Units counter with the total number of translation units in the file. The counter updates automatically as you insert or delete units.

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. Select File → Save As... if you want to save the changes under a different name or location.

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