Lock or Unlock Segments

You can quickly lock or unlock segments in the .TXLF files you select. You can lock 100% or context matches to prevent translators or editors from making changes to them.

To lock or unlock segments:

  1. Click the Wordfast Pro drop-down menu and select Quick Tools.
  2. Click the Advanced 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 toon 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. On the Lock/Unlock Segments area, select one or both of the Lock/Unlock Segments options:
    • Lock 100% matches

    • Lock context matches

  5. Click either Unlock Segments or Lock Segments.

    The segments you identified are locked or unlocked.