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[[Category:Wordfast Pro]]
 
[[Category:Wordfast Pro]]
 
[[File:Wordfast Pro logo.png|frame|WFP logo]]
 
[[File:Wordfast Pro logo.png|frame|WFP logo]]
'''Wordfast Pro''' (WFP) is standalone software that allows translators and project managers do their daily work in a neat and efficient translation environment. It also includes a suite of Quick Tools for pre- and post-translation batch processing of dozens of file types. WFP runs natively in Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
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'''Wordfast Pro''' (WFP) is standalone software that allows translators and project managers to do their daily work in a neat and efficient translation environment. It also includes a suite of Quick Tools for pre- and post-translation batch processing of dozens of file types. WFP runs natively in Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
  
The current WFP user interface and underlying technology was first implemented as version 4.0, publicly released in April 2016. Since then, it has been improved and updated, most recently to version 6.0.0 (January 2021).
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The current WFP user interface and underlying technology was first implemented as version 4.0, publicly released in April 2016. Since then, it has been improved and updated, most recently to version 8.11.0 (January 2024).
  
 
''Note'': The legacy version of WFP premiered in January 2009 and was based on a different underlying code. It was last updated to version 3.4.14 in August 2018 and is no longer in development. It still works in many systems and some users continue to use it; it can run alongside the most recent version of WFP on the same computer. To learn more about this legacy version of WFP, see the dedicated [[Wordfast Pro 3]] (WFP3) section of this wiki.
 
''Note'': The legacy version of WFP premiered in January 2009 and was based on a different underlying code. It was last updated to version 3.4.14 in August 2018 and is no longer in development. It still works in many systems and some users continue to use it; it can run alongside the most recent version of WFP on the same computer. To learn more about this legacy version of WFP, see the dedicated [[Wordfast Pro 3]] (WFP3) section of this wiki.
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== Getting Started ==
 
== Getting Started ==
 
'''{{ImgBox|[http://www.wordfast.com/train Wordfast Training Courses]|Live Online Training Sessions}}'''
 
'''{{ImgBox|[http://www.wordfast.com/train Wordfast Training Courses]|Live Online Training Sessions}}'''
'''{{ImgBox|[https://goo.gl/n5wZBp Wordfast Pro 5 Video Tutorials]|Wordfast YouTube Channel}}'''
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'''{{ImgBox|[https://goo.gl/n5wZBp Wordfast Pro Video Tutorials]|Wordfast YouTube Channel}}'''
 
'''{{ImgBox|[http://wordfast.com/WFP/5.18/Wordfast_Pro_Help.htm Wordfast Pro Online Help Pages]|Wordfast Pro Manual}}'''
 
'''{{ImgBox|[http://wordfast.com/WFP/5.18/Wordfast_Pro_Help.htm Wordfast Pro Online Help Pages]|Wordfast Pro Manual}}'''
 
* [http://www.wordfast.com/store_download.html Download the Latest Version of Wordfast Pro]
 
* [http://www.wordfast.com/store_download.html Download the Latest Version of Wordfast Pro]
 
* [[How to install Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[How to install Wordfast Pro]]
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* [[How to update Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[How to license Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[How to license Wordfast Pro]]
 
* To learn how to '''start your first translation''' with WFP, check out [https://youtu.be/hbrqfZezZno this user-produced video on YouTube]. It shows the main steps of a translation workflow using WFP, including project creation, translation, review, quality control, and delivering your translated files.
 
* To learn how to '''start your first translation''' with WFP, check out [https://youtu.be/hbrqfZezZno this user-produced video on YouTube]. It shows the main steps of a translation workflow using WFP, including project creation, translation, review, quality control, and delivering your translated files.
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* [[Migrating from Wordfast Pro 3]]
 
* [[Migrating from Wordfast Pro 3]]
 
* [[File locations in Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[File locations in Wordfast Pro]]
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* [[New vs Current Project Preferences]]
 
* [[Wordfast User Logos]]
 
* [[Wordfast User Logos]]
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* [[Backups and Cloud Sync]]
  
 
== Feature Overview ==
 
== Feature Overview ==
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* [[Splitting & Merging Files in Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Splitting & Merging Files in Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Extract & Populate Uniques in Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Extract & Populate Uniques in Wordfast Pro]]
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* [[Working with Packages (or GLP files) in Wordfast Pro]]
  
 
== Tips & Tricks ==
 
== Tips & Tricks ==
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* [[Marking Text as Untranslatable in Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Marking Text as Untranslatable in Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Inverting Translation Memories in Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Inverting Translation Memories in Wordfast Pro]]
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* [[Inverting Glossaries in Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Right-to-Left Mark in Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Right-to-Left Mark in Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Changing the User Name in Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Changing the User Name in Wordfast Pro]]
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* [[Spell Check Ignore List in Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Spell Check Ignore List in Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Analyzing files for word counts and more]]
 
* [[Analyzing files for word counts and more]]
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* [[Connecting Wordfast Pro to Modern MT]]
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* [[Wordfast AutoAligner]]
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* [[Merging Translation Memories]]
  
 
== Shortcuts ==
 
== Shortcuts ==
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* [[Exchanging TMs with Non-Wordfast Users]]
 
* [[Exchanging TMs with Non-Wordfast Users]]
 
* [[Using Excel or Word Glossaries]]
 
* [[Using Excel or Word Glossaries]]
* [[Using Wordfast Pro 5 to Translate with WFC]]
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* [[Using Wordfast Pro to Translate with WFC]]
* [[Bilingual MS Word Table DOC from Wordfast Pro 5]]
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* [[Bilingual MS Word Table DOC from Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Translating WFC Documents in WFP]]
 
* [[Translating WFC Documents in WFP]]
* [[Using a WFP 5 TM in WFC]]
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* [[Using a WFP TM in WFC]]
 
* [[Sharing a WFA TM or glossary with WFC and WFP users]]
 
* [[Sharing a WFA TM or glossary with WFC and WFP users]]
* [[Changing Machines in Wordfast Pro 5]]
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* [[Changing Machines in Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Translating SDL Trados packages]]
 
* [[Translating SDL Trados packages]]
  
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* [[Translating Mindjet MindManager Files]]
 
* [[Translating Mindjet MindManager Files]]
 
* [[Translating Adobe InDesign IDML Files]]
 
* [[Translating Adobe InDesign IDML Files]]
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* [[Translating YAML Files in Wordfast Pro]] (YML, YAML)
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* [[Translating Memsource MXLIFF Files in Wordfast Pro]]
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* [[Translating Microsoft RESX Files in Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Connecting to IATE glossaries]]
 
* [[Connecting to IATE glossaries]]
 
* [[Useful regular expressions (Regex)]]
 
* [[Useful regular expressions (Regex)]]
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== Troubleshooting ==
 
== Troubleshooting ==
 
* [[How to Renew a License]]
 
* [[How to Renew a License]]
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* [[Machine Translation connection failed]]
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* [[My projects have disappeared]]
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* [[Can't save the translated file (Error occurred during align of the file)]]
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* [[Location of the project is not valid]]
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* [[Unable to connect to TM!]]
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* [[Problem writing XLIFF document – Can't add Word file to project]]
 
* [[Common problems with Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Common problems with Wordfast Pro]]
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* [[Downgrade or reinstall Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Why my progress bar never reaches 100 percent]]
 
* [[Why my progress bar never reaches 100 percent]]
 
* [[Common Error Messages in Wordfast Pro]]
 
* [[Common Error Messages in Wordfast Pro]]
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* [[Issues with touchscreen devices]]
 
* [[Issues with touchscreen devices]]
 
* [[Wordfast Pro being blocked or slowed down by anti-virus]]
 
* [[Wordfast Pro being blocked or slowed down by anti-virus]]
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* [[Toggle JxBrowser mode in WFP for Mac]]

Latest revision as of 18:44, 10 January 2024

WFP logo

Wordfast Pro (WFP) is standalone software that allows translators and project managers to do their daily work in a neat and efficient translation environment. It also includes a suite of Quick Tools for pre- and post-translation batch processing of dozens of file types. WFP runs natively in Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

The current WFP user interface and underlying technology was first implemented as version 4.0, publicly released in April 2016. Since then, it has been improved and updated, most recently to version 8.11.0 (January 2024).

Note: The legacy version of WFP premiered in January 2009 and was based on a different underlying code. It was last updated to version 3.4.14 in August 2018 and is no longer in development. It still works in many systems and some users continue to use it; it can run alongside the most recent version of WFP on the same computer. To learn more about this legacy version of WFP, see the dedicated Wordfast Pro 3 (WFP3) section of this wiki.

This section and articles are about the current version of WFP.

Getting Started

Wordfast Training Courses
Live Online Training Sessions
Wordfast Pro Video Tutorials
Wordfast YouTube Channel
Wordfast Pro Online Help Pages
Wordfast Pro Manual

Feature Overview

Tips & Tricks

Shortcuts

Interchangeability

TM Sharing

Advanced Tips

Troubleshooting