Concordance Search

A concordance search allows you to search for a given text in one or more Memories.

About this task

You can search for text while translating a project or from the Memories tab.

Procedure

    • If you are searching from a translation tab, make sure a memory is selected in the Memory drop-down.
    • If you are searching from the Memories tab, select one or more memories for performing the search.
    To select more than one memory in Memories tab, hold the [Ctrl] key ([Cmd] key on macOS) while clicking on the memories of your interest
  1. Select MemoriesConcordance Search ([Ctrl+Y] on Windows/Linux, [Cmd+Y] on macOS) from the main menu or click the Concordance Search button on the toolbar of the Memories tab or the translation tab top toolbar.
    The Concordance Search dialog appears:
    Concordance Search Dialog
  2. Type the text to search in the Text to Search text box.
    If you are searching from a translation tab, you can select text in source or target columns, press [Ctrl+Y] ( [Cmd+Y] on macOS) and the text will be automatically added to the Text to Search text box.
  3. Select the language to use when performing the search using the Language drop-down.
    Language value is automatically adjusted if the Concordance Search dialog is opened with a keyboard shortcut after selecting source or target text in a translationt tab.
  4. Select the maximum number of entries to display in the Entries to Display drop-down.
  5. Optionally, select the Case Sensitive Search checkbox if you want to search only for entries that exactly match the text entered on the Text to Search text box.
  6. Optionally, select the Regular Expression checbox if the text entered in the Text to Search box should be treated as a regular expression for searching.
  7. Click the Search Text button

Results

A search is performed in the selected memories and results are displayed in a dialog like this:
Concordance Search Results Dialog