Cleaning Up Files in MemSource
Following up on the topic of MemSource and its many features, one of its biggest advantages is the way it allows you to clean up files after a translation. The
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There’s a New CAT in Town: MemSource Cloud
For those people who cannot or don’t want to use Trados, there are no longer any impediments. Many translators (actually, more than translators, they are just people who work as
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What Is An .ini File?
Freelance translators and translation agencies often use TagEditor, among other options, to process all sorts of files: design files from InDesign, Quark, MS PowerPoint presentations or simple documents from Word,
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What Is an OCR Software?
An OCR software program is any computer tool or program that performs Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and is normally used in translation agencies for converting PDF files that come from
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Some Helpful Tips to Translate PDF Files
The process of translating MS Office documents or web pages with Trados or other CAT Tools is excellent, but many of the documents we receive to translate are in PDF
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Why Include DTP Services in Your Project?
In other posts we have defined DTP (Desktop Publishing) within the realm of translation. Simply put, it is the use of computer programs for the treatment of graphic displays, in combination
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Our Best Estimate
Estimates are part of my job. However, I try to stay more on the side of firm numbers rather than estimated ones, unless I can’t help it. They tend to
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Inconsistencies between Office 1997 and 2007
We are already well aware that nothing about technology should surprise us anymore, whether it’s software, products, devices, phones, laptops, etc. All these products we buy today may be obsolete
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Inconsistencies in the Word Count
The translation of a document can have many complexities. When quoting a document for translation, it is necessary to take into account several aspects that can influence the detailed analysis
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Translation of FrameMaker Files
In the translation and localization industry, it is very common to work on projects for the translation of manuals, catalogs, brochures and other technical documents. These different types of documents
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