Sort Translation Units

Follow these steps to display the entries of your TMX file sorted on a selected language.

About this task

Data in a TMX file is stored without a particular order. Sometimes it may be useful to sort data according to a given language to facilitate editing.
Follow these steps to sort the content of a TMX file for review.

Procedure

  1. In main menu, select View → Sort Translation Units option ([F5]) or click on the sortUnits.svg Sort Translation Units button on the top toolbar.
    The following dialog appears:
    Sort Translation Units Dialog
  2. Use the Sort Language drop-down to select the language used for sorting the file.
  3. Select the Sort Descending checkbox if you want the units sorted in descending order. Clear the checkbox otherwise.
  4. Click the Sort Translation Units button.

Results

All units will be sorted according to the selected language. To display all units in the original order, reopen the dialog and click the Clear Sorting button.