# Getting Started

This page walks you through the first-time setup so you can start using TermLens terminology and AI translation inside Trados Studio.

:::tip **Prefer to watch?** The [Getting Started screencast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOIwMAoP7xc) (16 min) covers everything on this page and more – TermLens, prompt generation, AI translation, the Chat window, and purchasing. :::

### First-Time Setup

#### 1. Open Settings

Click the **gear icon** in the TermLens panel header to open the settings dialogue.

#### 2. Configure Termbases (TermLens tab)

On the **TermLens** tab:

1. Click **Browse** to select an existing Supervertaler termbase (`.db` file)
2. Or click **New** to create a new empty termbase

You can add multiple termbases. Designate one as the **Project termbase** to give its terms higher priority (shown in pink).

:::note Supervertaler for Trados uses the same `.db` termbase format as Supervertaler Workbench. Any termbase created in either tool works in both. On Windows, both tools can point to the same `.db` file in a shared data folder. On a Mac running Trados via Parallels, the two products use separate filesystems – see [Running on a Mac](/help/get-started/installation.md#running-on-a-mac-parallels) for details. :::

#### 3. Configure AI (AI Settings tab)

On the **AI Settings** tab:

1. Select a **provider** (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenRouter, Ollama, or others)
2. Enter your **API key** for the selected provider
3. Choose a **model**

:::note **Don't have an API key yet?** You can skip this step entirely and use [**Clipboard Mode**](/help/features/batch-operations/clipboard-mode.md) instead. Clipboard Mode lets you translate and proofread using any web-based AI you already have access to – ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any other LLM chat interface. No API key required. It is the fastest way to start using AI translation in Supervertaler for Trados. :::

#### 4. Click OK

Settings are saved and applied immediately.

### Try It Out

#### TermLens

1. Open a project in the Trados **Editor** view
2. Navigate to any segment – TermLens automatically displays term matches for the source text
3. Click a term translation to insert it into the target, or press **Alt+1** through **Alt+9**

#### Clipboard Mode (no API key needed)

1. Open the **Supervertaler** panel and switch to the **Batch Operations** tab
2. Tick the **Clipboard Mode** checkbox
3. Click **Copy to Clipboard** – a ready-to-use prompt with your segments, terminology, and instructions is copied
4. Paste it into any web-based AI (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) and send it
5. Copy the AI's response and click **Paste from Clipboard** – the translations are written back into Trados

See [Clipboard Mode](/help/features/batch-operations/clipboard-mode.md) for the full walkthrough.

#### AI Translate (API key required)

1. Place the cursor in a segment
2. Press **Ctrl+T** to translate the active segment with AI
3. The AI translation appears in the target cell

#### Supervertaler

1. Open the **Supervertaler** panel (View > Supervertaler)
2. Switch to the **Chat** tab
3. Type a question about the current segment and press **Enter**
4. The assistant responds with context from your terminology and TM matches

### Quick Links

| Feature                       | Page                                                                  |
| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| TermLens terminology display  | [TermLens](/help/features/termlens.md)                                |
| AI via clipboard (no API key) | [Clipboard Mode](/help/features/batch-operations/clipboard-mode.md)   |
| AI chat interface             | [Supervertaler](/help/features/ai-assistant.md)                       |
| Bulk AI translation           | [Batch Translate](/help/features/batch-operations/batch-translate.md) |
| All shortcuts                 | [Keyboard Shortcuts](/help/reference/keyboard-shortcuts.md)           |

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### See Also

* [Installation](/help/get-started/installation.md)
* [Clipboard Mode](/help/features/batch-operations/clipboard-mode.md)
* [TermLens](/help/features/termlens.md)
* [Supervertaler](/help/features/ai-assistant.md)


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