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Translation documents may contain a large number of segments that are difficult to search manually. Use the Search Bar above the Translation Editor grid to perform simple and advanced text searches inside your segments or filter segments by various criteria, e.g. that contain comments or errors. You can perform a simple text search directly in the search box or set conditions for filtering the segments in the drop-down menu of the Search Bar. It is possible to perform bilingual text searches and apply separate filters for each language.
In general, you can perform three types of searches in the Search Bar:
Simple search: search for specific words or text strings.
Regular search: refine your simple search by applying predefined filters, such as wildcards or regular expressions (regex).
Advanced search: narrow down your results by combining search operators.
You cannot use wildcard or regex characters directly in the search box. See Examples.
How-to use
Simple search
To perform a simple text search inside your segments:
Open a job in the Translation Editor.
Go to Search Bar on top of the Editor grid.
Select language (s).
Type the text you want to search for.
Hit the search button.
Advanced search
To view the additional Search Fields and select advanced filtering conditions:
Open a job in the Translation Editor and go to Search Bar.
Select language (s). Bilingual search is possible.
Type the text/phrase/characters you want to search for inside your segments.
Use the down arrow to unfold the additional Search Fields and their filters.
Set the filtering conditions. It is possible to select different filters for each language.
Click Search to display those segments in the Translation Editor that meet the filtering conditions or use Reset form to clear the search box.
To view all the segments again, remove the filters from the search box.
The video below shows an example of a bilingual search using wildcards.
You can save your advanced search settings, by selecting Save form at the bottom of the Search Bar. Select a name and a location for your search profile. To reuse it next time when you perform advanced searches, select Load, browse for your form and upload it.
You can add or remove filters to/from your Favorites category by checking/unchecking the star icon in front of the filter.
Search Fields
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Examples
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Here are a couple of examples demonstrating how you can use the search operators in the Translation Editor.
Simple searchLet us assume that you have the following text open in the Translation Editor. You want Wordbee to display only those source segments that contain the word “evolution”. Proceed as follows:
As a result, Wordbee will display only the segment containing the word “evolution” in your Editor. To remove the filter, just click on the x sign in the Search Bar. |  |
Search for missing translationsLet us assume that you want to view only those target segments that have not been translated yet. Proceed as follows:
As a result, Wordbee will display only the untranslated segments in the Editor. Another option is to go to Favorites > Choose Preset > Choose Filter > Not translated. See the example in the video. |  |
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Bilingual searchLet us assume that you want to search for all instances in which a certain source term or phrase has been translated in a certain way. Proceed as follows:
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