Extract Uniques

You can use actions on the Extract Uniques tab to remove frequently occurring segments, control exclusions for matches, and create a .TXLF file of these unique segments before sending it out for translation. It uses the action for each file you selected in the TXLF Files panel.

You can set the number of occurrences of a segment to be extracted to two or higher to create a file containing only repeated segments. If you exclude context TM matches, 100% TM matches, and locked segments from the extract, it further reduces the number of extracted segments.

To extract unique segments:

  1. Click the Wordfast Pro drop-down menu, then select Quick Tools.
  2. Click the Extract Uniques tab, if it is not already selected.
  3. On the TXLF Files panel, choose one of the following actions:
      Note:

    To search the File Name column for a particular string, enter the search string in the available search field next to on the TXLF Files panel.

    Add Files

    Click to browse and select a file from a folder.

    Add Folder

    Click to browse and select a folder and all its files.

    Remove Files

    Click to remove a folder and all its files or all selected files from the list.
  4. (Optional) On the Extract Unique Segments Options panel, select an Extract option:

    Make one uniques file per TXLF

    Select to create a separate TXLF file for each selected file in the TXLF Files panel.

    New uniques file after # segments

    Select to split a TXLF file into smaller files, based on the number of unique segments you specified. The default value is 250. For example, this option would split a file with 1000 unique segments into four files of 250 segments each.

  5. (Optional) Select an Extract Location, by choosing one of the following actions:

    • Select Place unique segments next to TXLF.

    • Select Place in subfolder, then browse to and select a location on your computer, then use the default uniques prefix or create your own.

    •   Note:

      If you changed the uniques prefix, it will have the prefix you designate at the location you select.

  6. (Optional) Select the type of segments you want to exclude in the Extract Uniques Options panel and the minimum frequency of occurrence.

    • Exclude context TM matches

    • Exclude 100% TM matches

    • Exclude locked segments

  7. Click Extract Uniques.
  8. (Optional) On the Progress bar dialog, you can select Always run in background to preserve the background batch action for future analysis actions, then click Run in Background.
  9. If you chose to run Extract Uniques in the background, you can monitor its progress.
      Note:

    If you choose to run more than one batch action in the background, each action will have its own progress bar.

    After successful completion, the .TXLF files containing unique segments are saved to your computer at the selected location.

Parent topic: Use Quick Tools