5.5 Setting Preferences for Word

To configure the preferences, select Felix >> Felix Preferences. The Felix Preferences dialog appears.

There are four tabs in the Felix Preferences dialog: The View tab, the Format tab, the Segmentation tab, and he Translation History tab.

View Tab

  • Interface Language:
    • English: Set the interface language to English
    • Japanese: Set the interface language to Japanese
  • Classic Interface: Select this checkbox to use the classic interface.

Format Tab

  • Preserve Formatting: Select whether each of the following types of text formatting information are to be preserved.
    • Font Name
    • Font Color
    • Bold
    • Italic
    • Underline
    • Superscript/subscript

Segmentation Tab

  • End of Segment Characters:
    These are the characters that mark the end of a segment.
  • Skip segments containing only numbers:
    Useful when translating tables of figures and the like. When selected, Felix will skip over number-only segments.
  • Double-byte Characters:
    • Skip if there are Asian chars: Skip any segments that contain Asian (Japanese/Korean/Chinese) characters.
    • Skip unless there are Asian chars: Skip any segments that do not contain any Asian characters.
    • Translate all (default): Translate all segments regardless of whether or not they contain Asian characters.

Translation History Tab

  • Use translation history: Select whether to use the Translation History feature in Word. See section 5.6 Translation History for details.

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