Using Excel or Word Glossaries
- To open a Tab-delimited Text (*.txt) glossary file in Wordfast Classic, go to the Terminology tab and any glossary sub-tab, click "Select", and select the (*.txt) file resulted from the conversion process.
- To Import a Tab-delimited Text (*.txt) glossary file in Wordfast Pro, go to "Terminology" menu > "New/Select Terminology" > "Import".[1]
Converting Excel Glossaries into Wordfast Glossaries (Tab-delimited Text File)
1- Make sure that your Excel file only includes 2 columns: one for the source terms and the other for the target terms.
2- Make sure that each field includes only the term (in the form expected to appear in original texts); omit any notes or unnecessary additions.
3- From the Excel "File" menu, Save as -> Save As Type -> Text (Tab-delimited). Note: If your language pair includes special characters that are spoilt after converting into a txt file, you can select "Unicode Text", instead.
4- Click OK, if a message prompts: "The selected file type does not support multiple workbooks that contain multiple sheets. To save only the active sheet, click OK."
5- Click Yes, if a message prompts: "(The file) may contain features that are not compatible with Text (Tab-delimited). Do you want to keep the workbook in this format."
6- Now, you can close Excel without saving (as you have already saved the glossary).[2]
Converting Word Table Glossaries into Wordfast Glossaries (Tab-delimited Text File)
1- Make sure that your table includes only 2 columns, one for the source terms and the other for the target terms.
2- Make sure that each field includes only the term (in the form expected to appear in original texts); omit any notes or unnecessary additions.
3- Word 2000, XP or 2003: From the "Table" menu, select: Convert Table to Text, and Separate text with: Tabs. Word 2007, 2010 or 2011: Go to "Layout" pane and click "Convert Table to Text".
4- Click the "File" menu (or the MS logo of Word 2007), click "Save as" and from "Save As Type", and select "Plain Text" (or "Text Only"). (Note: Use "Other encoding" -> "Unicode" if your language requires that).
