How to change keyboard shortcuts in Trados Translators WorkBench
Some of the keyboard shortcuts in WorkBench utilize keys in the numeric keypad. For example, the Set/Close/Next/Open/Get command corresponds to Alt + numeric + (+).
But what happens if your laptop doesn’t have a numeric keypad (as is the case with most laptop computers with 15” or 15,4” screens)? One would’ve thought that you could simply use Alt + Shift + (+) instead of Alt + numeric (+), esp. as the (+) key and the numeric (+) key share the same ANSI code. Alas, Alt + Shift + (+) does not work and this problem hasn’t yet been addressed by Trados.
However, if you want, you can customize these shortcuts following these steps:
1. Go to Tools > Customize
2. Select Keyboard (the Customize Keyboard window will open)
3. In the Categories list select: Macros
4. In the Macros list look for the group of WorkBench shortcut macros (they begin with tw4win
)
5. Select the command whose shortcut you wish to change (you will then be able to see the current shortcut in the Current keys box) and press your new key combination (Alt + S in the attached screen capture).
Note: MS Word will notify you if the shortcut you chose is already assigned to another command. In that case, select a different shortcut.
6. Press Assign.
7. Repeat steps 5-6 for any other shortcuts you need to change and you’re ready!
Note: Changes are saved in the Normal.dot template. Should you lose it or switch to a different template, your shortcuts will have to be re-assigned.
« Last Edit: 22 Oct, 2008, 16:28:38 by spiros »
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