The left-side section of the translation editor is used to find keys that require translation or review through different search modes and filtering tools. This section also allows creating new keys manually in the current project by selecting the Add key button at the bottom.
By default, a preview of the source content is displayed under each key in the list. To hide the source preview in the key list, toggle Show source text preview from the View dropdown menu at the top right of the source and target language pane.
Use the search bar at the top to find translation keys and associated content using a query language.
Follow the query formatting rules to create queries across multiple search entities and view the desired subset of keys.
Available search entities:
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Content
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Key name
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Tag
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Custom metadata
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Upload
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Notification
Save and Reuse Queries
It is possible to save queries specific to the current project.
To save and apply search queries, follow these steps:
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Enter the query in the search bar.
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Click the bookmark
icon.
The window is displayed.
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Name the query and click Save.
The query is saved for the current project.
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Press the ArrowDown key in the search bar.
A list of saved queries is displayed.
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Select the desired query from the list to apply it.
Note
If needed, select Delete from the three-dot menu
next to a saved query to remove it from the list.
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Click on the button next to the search bar to toggle the query builder and display additional options and fields above the key list.
The query builder provides a user-friendly interface for creating advanced search queries by using multiple search fields for different search entities.
Available search entities:
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Content
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Key name
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Tags
Case sensitivity is always enabled for custom metadata fields, and operators, and wildcard queries.
To find the desired subset of keys through the query builder, follow these steps:
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Toggle on and off the option from the three-dot menu to apply case sensitivity to all text fields as required.
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In the or search fields, enter the desired keyword(s) and select one of the available query operators from the dropdown menu next to the respective field.
To add multiple content or key name filters, click + Add Filter at the bottom.
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Optionally, click on the dropdown menu and select one or multiple tags to find only keys associated with those tags.
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If required, click + Add Filter at the bottom to filter keys by any custom metadata properties assigned to the current project.
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Select one or multiple properties among those available in the dropdown list.
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Specify the value for each custom metadata according to the property type:
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Text or String
Type the text or the string to be matched. Select if required.
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Boolean
Specify the desired value by selecting the relevant checkbox.
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Single-select
Select the desired value from the dropdown field.
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Multi-select
Select one or multiple values from the dropdown field.
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Link
Type the text of the link to be matched.
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Number
Type the number to be matched.
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Date
Specify the date or the time range to be matched by selecting the start and end dates from the calendars.
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Under the search bar, there is a drop-down menu to sort the key list. Use the available options to order keys and search results by best match, by alphabetical order, by last update or by age.
At the top of the key list, filtering options are displayed by clicking the filter button . Click on the button
at the top of the filter window to expand all available filters at once, or use the search field to search for filters by name. Select one or multiple options to filter keys and search results based on their translation or verification status, excluded state, plural forms or pre-translation state.
For keys displaying only source language, filters are applied on the source key view.
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At the top of the listed keys and next to each key there are checkboxes for multiple keys selection. Upon selection, the editor shows a new popup at the bottom of the screen allowing to perform a batch action on the selected keys.
Batch actions can be applied to selected keys both in single target language view and in multilingual view. Batch actions are also enabled for keys with only source language view.
Note
When target languages are selected, batch actions are applied to the target languages.
Batch actions are:
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Update status
Show a dropdown with options to mark selected keys according to their verification (flagged/unflagged) or exclusion status.
If the advanced review workflow has been enabled in the project settings, additional options are displayed to mark selected keys according to their review status.
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Delete keys
Delete the whole selected keys, not just their translations.
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Attach screenshot
Select the
button to display this batch action.
Upload one or more screenshots to attach to the selected keys. The uploaded screenshots are displayed as key reference in the contextual sidebar.
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Add Figma preview
Select the
Add new Figma links as a key reference in the contextual sidebar for the selected keys.
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Add to job
Select the
Click on and choose a job from the list, or select Add job to create a new job based on the selection.
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Add/remove tags
Select the
Enter the desired tags and add them to or remove them from the selected keys.
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Edit custom metadata
Select the
Select the desired custom metadata property among the ones assigned to the project. Then, add or edit relevant values to display in the section of the key contextual sidebar. Select Update to apply the changes.
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Character limit
Select the
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Set character limit for the selected keys by typing the desired value in the window. Press Enter to apply it.
Any existing character limit for the selected keys is replaced by the new value.
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Remove any existing character limit for the selected keys by clicking Remove set character limit in the window.
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Pre-translate
Select the
Run pre-translation on selected keys to fill out any missing translations in the current target language. Pre-translation only translates empty translations and skip over keys that have already been translated.
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Clear target translations (displayed in target language view)
Select the
Discard any changes in the target language and revert to the previous content. The translation status is set to untranslated.
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Clear source translations (displayed in source language view)
Select the
Discard any changes in the source language and revert to the previous content. The source translation status is set to untranslated.
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Link to parent key
Opens a window to create a new link where the child keys are preselected.