Sandor Juhasz

Probably not if your file format means the controls for subscript are actually tags.  Maybe in the underlying sdlxliff using regex.  Or perhaps in the final target file... depending on the format and capability of the target application.

Hi, is this still the case? There are no tags visible in the source or target segment around the subscript in CO2. Source file is a Word doc. Thanks 

Áine Charlton 

If it is a Word document, you should be able to see the subscript buttons in the Home tag and the tags in target:

Or at least the number 2 formatted as subscript if tags are configured to be hidden:

You can change how tags are shown in File > Options > Editor > Formatting display style:

Another possibility is that the Unicode for # 2 in subscript (i.e., ₂) is being used in both Source and Target.

Áine Charlton 

And if this isn't the case:

Jesús Prieto said:

If it is a Word document, you should be able to see the subscript buttons in the Home tag and the tags in target:

Then the answer is still the same:

 RE: Replace text with subscript 

There isn't a feature to be able to search & replace with tags in the sofware.

Thanks Jesús and Paul for the info. I was shocked to learn that I had to find and replace manually!

Why can't you just replace CO2 with CO₂?

Because 'CO₂' is created in Studio xliffs using subscript tags either side of the 2 (this may or may not be visible to you, as Jesús explained above). Unfortunately, it is not possible to use tags in the Find and Replace dialog box, so it is not possible to batch replace 'CO2' with 'CO₂' in Studio. I have to manually insert the subscript tags in every segment where 'CO2' appears. This is a major shortcoming and it would be great if this option was introduced in future Studio versions.

Because 'CO₂' is created in Studio xliffs using subscript tags either side of the 2 (this may or may not be visible to you, as Jesús explained above). Unfortunately, it is not possible to use tags in the Find and Replace dialog box, so it is not possible to batch replace 'CO2' with 'CO₂' in Studio. I have to manually insert the subscript tags in every segment where 'CO2' appears. This is a major shortcoming and it would be great if this option was introduced in future Studio versions.

Áine Charlton 

You could solve this using this application - https://multifarious.filkin.com/product/sdlxliff-refiner/

It's restricted to only manipulating tags that are already in the source document because not all tags will work in any format, but as long as the sdlxliff has at least one segment with these subscript tags you can do the search replace.

But it is not necessary to use tags for the subscript 2. You still can use an ASCII code. Am I correct in my understanding that you want to replace plain CO2 with CO₂? If so, you don't need tags for that.