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[[Wordfast Classic]] (WFC) is a Microsoft Word '''add-in''' (i.e. macro-based plugin) and needs to be installed as such into MS Word. Before you install WFC, you need to adjust a few MS Word settings.
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[[Wordfast Classic]] (WFC) integrates as an add-in into Microsoft Word. To install WFC into MS Word on your computer, follow these steps:
  
Choose the instructions for your MS Word version:
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# Before you install WFC on your computer, check the [https://www.wordfast.net/?go=versions compatibility tables] to see if your operating system and MS Office version support WFC.
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# To download WFC:
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#* If you own a WFC license, [[How to log in at wordfast.net|log in]] at https://wordfast.net/?go=downloadpage and download the latest version. Based on your login, the download will be stamped with your WFC license ID, and the program will run in the full mode when you install it.<ref>Do not send your registered copy of the program to anybody else because they would be running your license, in breach of the license agreement, which could block the license after some time.</ref>
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#* If you don't own a WFC license, click on the long button at at https://wordfast.net/?go=downloadpage and download the latest demo version.
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# Adjust MS Word settings and install WFC by following the [https://www.wordfast.net/WFC/WFC8_Manual.html#installation installation instructions in the WFC user manual].
  
* [[Installing WFC (MS Word 2000, XP & 2003 for Windows)|Installing WFC in '''Word 2000, XP or 2003''' for Windows]]<ref>Word XP is sometimes also referred to as Word 2002.</ref>
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When WFC is installed, it is inactive when you open MS Word. To activate it, press {{key|Ctrl}}+{{key|Alt}}+{{key|W}}. The WFC toolbar will appear.
* [[Installing WFC (MS Word 2007 for Windows)|Installing WFC in '''Word 2007''' for Windows]]
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* [[Installing WFC (MS Word 2010 for Windows)|Installing WFC in '''Word 2010''' for Windows]]
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Note: There are ''outdated'' articles about how to install WFC in [[Installing WFC (MS Word 2000, XP & 2003 for Windows)|Word 2000, XP or 2003]], [[Installing WFC (MS Word 2007 for Windows)|Word 2007]], [[Installing WFC (MS Word 2010 for Windows)|Word 2010]], and [[Installing WFC (MS Word 2013 for Windows)|Word 2013]] (all for Windows). These old articles include some screenshots. If you refer to them, do so with caution. We will delete the old articles one day.
* [[Installing WFC (MS Word 2013 for Windows)|Installing WFC in '''Word 2013''' for Windows]]
 
* [[Installing WFC (MS Word 2011 for Mac)|Installing WFC in '''Word 2011''' for Macs]]
 
[[Wordfast Classic]] cannot be installed into MS '''Word 2008 for Macs''' or '''Word 2016 for Macs''' because these Word:Mac versions do not support Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
 
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 20:08, 15 May 2021

Wordfast Classic (WFC) integrates as an add-in into Microsoft Word. To install WFC into MS Word on your computer, follow these steps:

  1. Before you install WFC on your computer, check the compatibility tables to see if your operating system and MS Office version support WFC.
  2. To download WFC:
  3. Adjust MS Word settings and install WFC by following the installation instructions in the WFC user manual.

When WFC is installed, it is inactive when you open MS Word. To activate it, press Ctrl+Alt+W. The WFC toolbar will appear.

Note: There are outdated articles about how to install WFC in Word 2000, XP or 2003, Word 2007, Word 2010, and Word 2013 (all for Windows). These old articles include some screenshots. If you refer to them, do so with caution. We will delete the old articles one day.

References

  1. Do not send your registered copy of the program to anybody else because they would be running your license, in breach of the license agreement, which could block the license after some time.