Translation Memory
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Tips & Tricks
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Speeding up the interactive translation process
In order to speed up the interactive translation process, you can set Translator’s Workbench to automatically insert the translations for 100% matches and only stop if it finds a fuzzy match or no match. This option is called Translate to Fuzzy. You can accelerate the translation process even further by using the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Z to automatically trigger the Translate to Fuzzy function!
Work the latest file formats
Did you know that SDL Trados 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) brings additional file format support? You can now work with the latest file formats, including Adobe FrameMaker 8.0, Adobe InDesign CS3 and QuarkXPress 7.x (via CopyFlow from Napsys). With the ability to work with over 70 different file types, SDL Trados will ensure that you never have to turn down a translation project due to file compatibility ever again!
Translation Memory Settings
Do you wish to share your translation memory settings with other Translator’s Workbench users? Then you can do this in Translator’s Workbench by saving to an external settings file. Click [F8] to save the current settings as an external file, then to load the settings from an external file, close the translation memory and click [Shift + F8]. This simple method will help you to work even more closely and easily with other users within the translation supply chain!
TRADOStag Viewer
TRADOStag Viewer plug-in to review translation projects allows you to easily preview and print TradosTag (TTX) files from within Internet Explorer. You can review files that have been partially or fully translated, with optional color settings to indicate translation memory match values. All files are displayed with the correct formatting so that no tags appear.
Sharing Tranlsation Memory Settings
You can quickly and easily share the current settings for your translation memory options with other Translator’s Workbench users. To do this, click [F8] to save the current settings as an external file. To load the settings from an external file, close the translation memory and click [Shift + F8]. For further information about best practise within SDL Trados 2007, please refer to the Translator's Workbench User Guide that is included with the software.
PowerPoint Documents
When translating PowerPoint documents, you can easily exclude speaker notes within the presentation via the SDL Trados Filter Settings application. Just select PowerPoint 2000-2003, click the link "Order of slides and shapes" and then select "Exclude notes" from the first dropdown list. Finally press "Save", re-start TagEditor and open the *.ppt file to localize.
SDL Trados SP2
Did you know that within SDL Trados 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) there are a host of new features including the QA Checker 2.0? This powerful quality assurance check now has trademark character checks, as well as improved number and date checks, meaning that your translations can be completed with greater quality and efficiency than ever before!
Synergy Interface
Did you know that with the new SDL Trados 2007 Synergy interface, you can manage all your projects, languages, files and deadlines in one centralized location. This means that it has never been easier to keep your projects on track and ensure that important deadlines are not missed
TagEditor Translating Shortcuts
When translating in TagEditor, you can accelerate your translations by using various time-saving keyboard shortcuts. One such shortcut helps to move on to the next segments as your translate. To trigger the “Set/Close next Open/Get” function, simply use the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+N to close the completed segment and open up the next one for translation, all within a simple keystroke
