Configure Advanced Settings

Advanced Settings preferences allow you to restore a Wordfast Pro installation to factory or default settings, migrate preferences between computers, and customize strings.

To configure advanced settings:

On the Sidebar, click
Click Advanced Settings under User Preferences.

Change Advanced Settings based on your preferences.

Option

Description

Default Settings

Restore Original reverts all the preferences to their original factory settings.

Note:

Once you click this option, all general preferences and custom new project preferences will be lost.

Restore Defaults reverts the preferences only for the current project to the default new project preferences.

Note:

You must have a project open for this option to take effect.

Export/Import Preferences Settings

Export allows you to export the settings values that you currently have applied in Preferences for general settings and for a current project. You can select specific preferences or export them all. You will be asked to browse to a path where the export file will be saved with a .pref extension.

Import allows you to browse to a saved .pref file and import it. When the file is selected, a dialog displays the preferences that will be imported. The imported settings will not be activated in Preferences until you click OK.

Customization String List

This field is primarily for developer's use. Click , type an option in the Customization String List field, then click OK. Highlight an option and click to delete it from the list.

Note:

You must restart the application for the customized strings to be applied or removed.