AC (AutoComplete) Wordfast Classic

AutoComplete (AC) suggests TM matches and placeables in a drop-down list. You can continue typing and ignore the suggestion, or press Enter to "grab" the suggestion. Suppose the source segment contains proper names like "Zbigniew Brzeziński" or "Grossbliederstroff": AC will suggest those names as soon as a capital A or G is typed. Speed and reliability are the two advantages of AC.

At this time, TM and MT propositions can be proposed, as well as "placeables". Placeables comprise known terminology ("known" terminology is highlighted in the source segment if a glossary is active and contains one or more source terms), and elements in the source segment that could be untranslatable.

 Segments from the Translation Memory

This option will pop up a list of TM matches, 100% or fuzzy, as soon as a new segment opens. Other shortcuts and methods (Alt+left/right to cycle through the various segment propositions, if applicable, or Ctrl+Alt+M to display more detail from the TM) remain effective.

 Segments from Machine Translation

If MT is set up in the Translation Memory / MT pane, machine-translated segments wil appear in the AC drop-down list.

 Subsegments from Translation Memory

Subsegments from the TM will be proposed whenever possible.

 Subsegments from Machine Translation

Subsegments from MT will be proposed whenever possible.

 Placeables from the source segment

If Wordfast senses that some source terms are likely to be untranslatables (because they begin with a capital letter, contain figures, etc.), they will be suggested as soon as you begin to type them in the target segment.

 Terminology from glossaries

If you begin to type two or more letters that match a source or target terminology that Wordfast has recognized in the source segment, a suggestion for autocomplete will pop up.

 Disable AC until I press Escape (AC on-demand)

If AC is annoying, check this option. AC will be active only when you press Escape, and only for the duration of the currently opened segment.

 Enable AC on already-translated segments

By default, AC is active only on new segments at the moment when they are created. This option will enable AC even when you revise, or open again existing segments. Check this option if, for example, your client sends you already-segmented documents for revision or post-edition.

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