As an ISO 17100-certified Nordic translation company, we wouldn’t normally recommend taking shortcuts.
When it comes to working in SDL Trados Studio, however, we positively insist that you use every time-saving trick in the book.
To help you along, here is a crib sheet of all the most useful hotkeys and commands in Studio.
You can customise the existing shortcuts, and add new ones for unassigned commands, under File > Options > Keyboard Shortcuts.
File extensions in SDL Trados Studio
Translation package: .sdlppx
Translation project: .sdlproj
Return package: .sdlrpx
Translation file: .xliff
TM: .sdltm
SDL Trados Studio keyboard shortcuts
| Description | Menu | Shortcut |
| Open project | File > Open > Open project | CTRL + O |
| Open package | File > Open > Open package | |
| Remove project | Projects view > right-click > Remove from list | CTRL + ALT + F4 |
| View analysis | Projects view > bottom window > Analysis Statistics | |
| Open file | Files view > select file > right-click > Open for Translation/Review/Sign-Off | |
| Save file | File > Save | CTRL + S |
| Save all files | File > Save All | CTRL + SHIFT + S |
| Close file | File > Close | CTRL + F4 |
| Close all files | File > Close All | CTRL + SHIFT + F4 |
| Open segment | Click on first target segment | |
| Commit segment to TM and move to next segment | Home ribbon > Segment Actions > Confirm > Confirm and Move to Next Segment | CTRL + ALT + ENTER |
| Commit segment to TM and move to next unconfirmed segment | Home ribbon > Segment Actions > Confirm | CTRL + ENTER |
| Move to next unconfirmed segment without confirming | Home ribbon > Navigation > Move to Next Segment | CTRL + DOWN |
| Move to previous unconfirmed segment without confirming | Home ribbon > Navigation > Move to Previous Segment | CTRL + UP |
| Copy Source to Target | Home ribbon > Segment Actions > Copy Source to Target | CTRL + INS |
| Clear target segment | Home ribbon > Segment Actions > Clear Target Segment | ALT + DEL |
| Browse TM matches | ALT + PgUp/PgDn | |
| Select current TM match | CTRL + T | |
| Source concordance | Concordance Search window in translation editor | F3 |
| Target concordance | Concordance Search window in translation editor | CTRL + SHIFT + F3 |
| Insert placeable | CTRL + ALT + DOWN ARROW, CTRL + , | |
| Expand segment | Select segment numbers > right-click > Merge Segments | Select segment numbers (use SHIFT to select multiple) > CTRL + ALT + S |
| Shrink segment | Click in target > right-click > Split segment | ALT + SHIFT + T |
| Filter segments | Review ribbon > Display Filter > (various presets with the Filter Icon) | |
| Change segment status | Select segment numbers (use SHIFT to select multiple) > right-click > Change segment status | |
| Activate termbase term recognition | View ribbon > Information > Term recognition | |
| Activate termbase search | View ribbon > Information > Termbase Search | |
| Insert selected termbase match | Button in the Termbase Search/Term recognition window | CTRL + SHIFT + L |
| Insert formatting marks shortcuts (en/em dash, hyphens) | Home ribbon> QuickInsert | |
| Add comment | RightClick > Add Comment or Review ribbon > Comments > Add Comment | CTRL + SHIFT + N |
| Go to next comment | Review ribbon > Comments > Go to Next Comment | CTRL + M |
| View Comments | View ribbon > Information > Comments | |
| File > Print & View > Print Preview | CTRL + P | |
| Spellcheck one file | Review ribbon > Quality Assurance > Check Spelling | F7 |
| QA check current file | Review ribbon > Quality Assurance > Verify | F8 |
| QA check all files | Projects view > right-click project > Batch Tasks > Verify Files | |
| Editor/ QA Checker settings | File > Options | |
| Display tags (no tags, partial, full) | View ribbon > Options | |
| Display formatting tags | View ribbon > Options |
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Note: The keyboard shortcuts posted in this blog post are applicable to SDL Trados Studio 2014. Shortcuts in SDL Trados Studio are generally standard but could vary from version to version.
