Configure Tags and Formatting

Tags and Formatting preferences control the tag mode, representation, and font size in TXLF Editor.

To configure tag and formatting options:

  1. Select Preferences from the Wordfast drop-down menu.
  2. On the Preferences dialog, click Tags under General Preferences.
  3. (Optional) Modify Text Formatting options.

    Option

    Action

    Show supported text formatting

    Click to display formatted content in TXLF Editor view, along with a sample of the formatted content in Preview.

    Show formatting as Tags

    Click to display content with formatting tags in TXLF Editor view, along with a sample of the formatted content and tags in Preview.

  4. (Optional) Modify Tag Naming options.

    Option

    Action

    Full Name

    Click to view the tag's full name, for example Font.

    Short Name

    Click to view the tag's short name, for example F.

    Numbered Tags

    Click to view the tag's number, for example 3.

    Remove incomplete tag pairs

    Select to delete incomplete or incorrect tags from the file.

    Apply source segment formatting to target segment

    Select to apply segment formatting within a tag from the source segment to the target segment.