Segment Toolbar
The Editor grid includes a segment toolbar: a compact, collapsible column displayed alongside each language column. It surfaces key information about each segment (such as its translation origin, repetition status, and QA issues) and provides quick access to frequent actions like locking, commenting, and requesting AI assistance, all without leaving the grid.
Showing and Hiding the Toolbar
The segment toolbar appears as a separate column next to each language column. You can show or hide it independently for each language.
To toggle the toolbar:
Locate the column header for the language you want to adjust.
Click the toolbar toggle button in the header to show or hide the toolbar column.
The toolbar state is remembered per language, so you can keep it visible for one target language while hiding it for another.
Note
The source toolbar is only visible if you have the necessary access rights for the source language. If the toolbar column does not appear next to the source, contact your administrator.
The Editor grid with the segment toolbar visible next to the source and target columns. The toggle button is highlighted in the column header.
Source Toolbar
The source toolbar is a narrow column next to the source language. It displays two icons per segment:
Icon | Description | Action |
|---|---|---|
Comments | Shows whether the segment has comments. A filled icon indicates existing comments; an outline icon means none. | Click to open the Comments tab in the Overview panel. If no comments exist, clicking starts a new comment. |
Lock/Unlock | Shows the current lock state. A closed lock means the segment is locked; an open lock means it is unlocked. | Click to toggle the lock state. Disabled if you do not have permission to lock or unlock segments. |
Close-up of the source toolbar showing the Comments and Lock icons for several segments. One segment has a filled comment icon indicating existing comments.
Target Toolbar
The target toolbar appears next to each target language column. It is wider than the source toolbar and organized into distinct sections.
Translation Origin
On the left side of the toolbar, an indicator shows how the segment's current translation was produced:
Indicator | Meaning |
|---|---|
User initials (e.g., "JB") | The segment was last edited by a human translator. The initials identify that person. |
PM with a percentage badge | A Perfect Match from translation memory. The percentage indicates the match score. |
TM with a percentage badge | A fuzzy match from translation memory. The percentage shows the similarity score. |
MT | The segment was translated by a machine translation engine. |
Hover over the indicator to see additional details, such as the translation memory name, the MT engine used, or the date of the last edit.
For segments edited by a human translator, the last editor's name and edit date are not shown in the toolbar. You can find this information in the Overview panel under the Properties tab.
The target toolbar showing different translation origin indicators across segments: user initials, a TM badge with a percentage, and an MT badge.
Repetition and Propagation
Next to the origin indicator, the toolbar may display one of the following status icons:
Icon | Meaning |
|---|---|
Propagation | This segment's translation has been auto-propagated to other identical segments in the container. |
Repetition | This segment is a repetition of another segment. |
These indicators are informational only and not clickable. Only one appears at a time: the propagation indicator takes precedence over the repetition indicator.
Quick Actions
The remaining icons in the top row provide direct access to common actions:
Icon | Description | Action |
|---|---|---|
QA Issues | A warning icon. Filled when QA issues exist; outline when none. | Click to open the QA panel. Hover to see a summary of the issues, including any character length restrictions. |
Comments | Same behavior as in the source toolbar. | Click to open the Comments tab or start a new comment. |
Lock/Unlock | Same behavior as in the source toolbar. | Click to toggle the lock state. |
AI Assistant | A sparkle icon. | Click to open the AI segment assistant, which provides AI-powered suggestions for the selected segment. Disabled when the segment is locked. |
The target toolbar for a segment showing a filled QA warning icon (indicating issues), a filled comment icon, and the AI assistant sparkle icon.
Character Limits
When a segment has a text length constraint defined, the toolbar displays a character count below the action icons. This includes:
The current character count
The allowed range: minimum and maximum values shown in parentheses (e.g., "41 char (5, 70)")
A color warning: the count turns orange when the current length falls outside the allowed range
A target toolbar cell showing "41 char (5, 70)" indicating the segment has 41 characters with a minimum of 5 and maximum of 70 allowed.
Learn More
Overview Panel: View detailed segment metadata, comments, and revision history.
QA Panel: Run quality checks and review flagged issues.
Filters Panel: Filter segments by QA issues, lock state, comments, and more.
AI Segment Assistant: Edit translations with AI-powered suggestions.