Using Excel or Word Glossaries - Revision history

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-WFC and WFP3 use a tab-delimited text file format for glossaries. WFP5 and above uses a SOLR database format for its glossaries; however, it can import glossaries that are in a tab-delimited text file format.
+[[Wordfast Classic]] (WFC) and [[Wordfast Pro 3]] (WFP3) use a tab-delimited text file format for glossaries. [[Wordfast Pro]] (WFP) version 4 and above uses a SOLR database format for its glossaries; however, it can import glossaries that are in a tab-delimited text file format.
 ==Converting Glossaries for use in Wordfast==
 === Excel Glossaries ===
 # Make sure that your Excel file only includes 2 columns: one for the source terms and the other for the target terms.
 # Make sure that each field includes only the term (in the form expected to appear in original texts); omit any notes or unnecessary additions.
-# From the Excel '''''File''''' menu > '''''Save as''''', choose "Tab-delimited" as your file type. '''Note:''' If your language pair includes special characters that are spoilt after converting into a txt file, you can select "Unicode Text", instead.
+# From the Excel '''''File''''' menu > '''''Save as''''', choose "Tab-delimited" as your file type. '''Note:''' If your language pair includes special characters that get broken after converting into a txt file, you can select "Unicode Text", instead.
 # 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."
 # 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."
-# Now, you can close Excel without saving (as you have already saved the glossary).<ref>This [http://www.wordfast.com/tips_and_tricks/excel/excel2wf.htm video] (by Yasmin Moslem) illustrates how to convert an Excel glossary to Wordfast glossary.</ref>
+# Now, you can close Excel without saving (as you have already saved the glossary).<ref>This [http://www.wordfast.com/tips_and_tricks/excel/excel2wf.htm video] by [[User:Yasmin|Yasmin Moslem]] illustrates how to convert an Excel glossary to Wordfast glossary.</ref>
 === Word Table Glossaries ===
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 # '''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'''''.
 # 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).
+[[File:word test2.png|thumb|Saving a glossary from Word]]
 ==Loading/Importing a tab-delimited text file glossary==
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 # Go to the '''''Terminology''''' tab and any glossary sub-tab.
 # Click '''''Select''''', and select the (''.txt'') file you obtained from the conversion process above.
 ===Wordfast Pro 3===
-# In your project, click '''''Project Terminology''''' > '''''Import'''''.<ref>This [http://www.wordfast.com/tips_and_tricks/Glossaries/import_gloss.htm video] (by Yasmin Moslem) illustrates how to import tab-delimited glossaries into Wordfast Pro 3.</ref>
+# In your project, click '''''Project Terminology''''' > '''''Import'''''.<ref>This [http://www.wordfast.com/tips_and_tricks/Glossaries/import_gloss.htm video] by [[User:Yasmin|Yasmin Moslem]] illustrates how to import tab-delimited glossaries into Wordfast Pro 3.</ref>
 # Open a project.
 # Click on the '''''Project Terminology''''' tab.
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 # Click on '''''Browse…''''' to navigate to and select the tab-delimited text file glossary.
 # Chose to create a new glossary or import it into an existing one.
 == References ==
 <references/>
+[[Category:Wordfast Classic]]
+[[Category:Wordfast Pro]]
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+[[Category:Wordfast Pro 3]]

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+----
---[[User:Yasmin|Yasmin Moslem]], 29 December 2011
+Written by [[User:Yasmin|Yasmin Moslem]], 29 December 2011
 Updated by [[User:Byron|Byron]], 10 January 2019
-Version: Wordfast Pro 5.7<br>
+Version: Wordfast Pro 5.8<br>
 Operating System: macOS

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	# Click on '''''Browse…''''' to navigate to and select the tab-delimited text file glossary.		# Click on '''''Browse…''''' to navigate to and select the tab-delimited text file glossary.
	# Chose to create a new glossary or import it into an existing one.		# Chose to create a new glossary or import it into an existing one.
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 ===Wordfast Pro 5 or above===
 # Open a project.
-# Click on the Project Terminology tab.
+# Click on the '''''Project Terminology''''' tab.
-# Click on the Import Glossary icon.
+# Click on the '''''Import Glossary''''' icon.
 # Select "Tab delimited" as the File Type.
-# Click on Browse… to navigate to and select the tab-delimited text file glossary.
+# Click on '''''Browse…''''' to navigate to and select the tab-delimited text file glossary.
 # Chose to create a new glossary or import it into an existing one.

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 # 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).
-[[File:word test1.png]]
+[[File:word test1.png|500px]]
-[[File:word test2.png]]
+[[File:word test2.png|500px]]

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	# '''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'''''.		# '''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'''''.
	# 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).		# 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).
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		+	[[File:word test1.png]]
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	# Now, you can close Excel without saving (as you have already saved the glossary).<ref>This [http://www.wordfast.com/tips_and_tricks/excel/excel2wf.htm video] (by Yasmin Moslem) illustrates how to convert an Excel glossary to Wordfast glossary.</ref>		# Now, you can close Excel without saving (as you have already saved the glossary).<ref>This [http://www.wordfast.com/tips_and_tricks/excel/excel2wf.htm video] (by Yasmin Moslem) illustrates how to convert an Excel glossary to Wordfast glossary.</ref>

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	# 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."		# 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."
	# Now, you can close Excel without saving (as you have already saved the glossary).<ref>This [http://www.wordfast.com/tips_and_tricks/excel/excel2wf.htm video] (by Yasmin Moslem) illustrates how to convert an Excel glossary to Wordfast glossary.</ref>		# Now, you can close Excel without saving (as you have already saved the glossary).<ref>This [http://www.wordfast.com/tips_and_tricks/excel/excel2wf.htm video] (by Yasmin Moslem) illustrates how to convert an Excel glossary to Wordfast glossary.</ref>
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