Editing XLIFF files in Edit Mode

You can edit both the source and target fields, provided they are not locked.

  1. After you have processed an XLIFF file, double-click an error.
  2. Do one or more of the following:
    IfThen
    You want to undo an edit. Press CTRL+Z.
    You want to redo an edit. Press CTRL+Y.
    You want to insert a tab. Press TAB.
    You want to add a new line. Press CTRL+ENTER.
    You want to delete a tag. Select the entire tag and click Delete tag or press the DELETE button on your keyboard.
    Note: Tags are protected to prevent creating invalid XLIFF files. You can only delete entire tags.
    You want to modify a tag in a different way. Right-click the tag and click on what you want to do.
    You want to display an SDL XLIFF inline comment. Rest your mouse pointer on the highlighted part of the comment. The comment is then displayed as a tooltip.
    Note: SDL XLIFF comments are highlighted with colours that indicate their severity. Read-only diamonds indicate the comment boundaries.

    Example:

  3. Click Save File.