Easier/Quicker way to lock segments in WFP4
Thread poster: Lais Lewicki
Lais Lewicki
Lais Lewicki
Brazil
Local time: 08:34
English to Portuguese
Mar 20, 2017

In WFP4, in order to lock a segment, I use the shortcut "Alt+L", which locks one segment at a time.

However, that is very troublesome and it takes too long.

1. When I use "Alt+L", I lock a segment, but I don't automatically go to the next segment, so I have to use "Alt+Down" and again "Alt+L" to lock the next segment.

2. Is there any way to lock multiple segments at once?

Why do I need this feature? A: I want to be able to send the file to exte
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In WFP4, in order to lock a segment, I use the shortcut "Alt+L", which locks one segment at a time.

However, that is very troublesome and it takes too long.

1. When I use "Alt+L", I lock a segment, but I don't automatically go to the next segment, so I have to use "Alt+Down" and again "Alt+L" to lock the next segment.

2. Is there any way to lock multiple segments at once?

Why do I need this feature? A: I want to be able to send the file to external translators with a clear indication of which translated segments they are not allowed to change. In some cases, there are many segments that I would like to lock and the process I've just explained takes too long and it's exhausting.
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John Di Rico
John Di Rico  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 12:34
Member (2006)
French to English
Lock via current project view > Analyze Project Mar 21, 2017


2. Is there any way to lock multiple segments at once?


From the current project view, you can use Analyze to "Lock segments with 100% matches from being edited."

Kind regards,
John


 


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