Configuring Tags

Configure the tag mode, representation, and font size by navigating to Preferences then Tags as described below.

  Note:

The project as configured in Project Director (PD) may not support formatting tags.

To modify tag options:

  1. Open Wordfast Pro and click Preferences under Options.

    The overall preferences setup panel opens.

  2. Click Tags.

    The Tags dialog opens as shown in the following figure.

  3. Modify the Tag options in the following criteria.

    Tag

    Description

    Text

    Formatting

    Show Text Formatting

    Show actual formatting associated with formatting tags (when supported). When selected, a preview appears.

    Show Formatting as Tags

    Show the content of the formatting tags. (When selected, a preview appears, as shown in the example above.)

    Tag

    Naming

    Full Name

    View full name of the tag. For example, Font.

    Short Name

    View short name of the tag. For example, F.

    Numbering

    View the tag as a number.

    Automatically remove incomplete paired tags

    Delete incomplete or incorrect tags.

    Automatically apply segment formatting

    Automatically apply formatting to the entire segment.

    Capitalize First Letter

    Capitalize the first letter of the first word in the segment.

    White Space

    Character

    Show

    To show white spaces as a middle dot (·).