Alt+down no longer working in WFC 8.66
Thread poster: Michael Delaney
Michael Delaney
Michael Delaney  Identity Verified
Austria
Local time: 15:08
German to English
Jun 1, 2022

Dear Friends,
I translate from German to English and have been happily using WFC (with the odd problem now and then) for many years.

Recently I've been having the issue that alt+ page down shortcut to expand a segment is no longer working. When I try to use it this appears at the end of the segment I wanted to expand:


 
David Daduč
David Daduč
Czech Republic
Local time: 15:08
English to Czech
Try Alt+Enter Jun 1, 2022

Michael, recent MS Word versions have a new spellcheck-related feature that uses Alt+Down. Thus, when the cursor is in a place with a MS Word spellcheck warning, Alt+Down triggers this new Word feature rather than the expected Wordfast action. This is why Alt+Down now has a “synonym” in Wordfast Classic: you can also use Alt+Enter to make Wordfast Classic move to the next segment. I hope this will help you.

 
Michael Delaney
Michael Delaney  Identity Verified
Austria
Local time: 15:08
German to English
TOPIC STARTER
That's what I needed Jun 2, 2022

Many thanks David, much appreciated!!

 


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