Hello everyone! I recently had fun helping a colleague get started with Trados and it inspired me to write a short series of articles aimed at others who, like her, aren’t yet familiar with this Read more…
Let’s go through the basic features Trados offers so you can get the most out of the program. In addition to the features found in most IT tools (save, save as, etc.), Trados also has Read more…
After looking at Trados’ basic features in the first two articles, now it’s time to put it all into practice and learn how to translate a file with Trados. For this third article, let’s imagine Read more…
In my previous posts, I gave you a quick introduction to Trados and explored some of its basic features as well as how to process standard files. Now we’ll look at how to open documents Read more…
Now we’ve been through some of Trados’ basic features, I thought we could have a look at some handy tips I’ve learnt over the years—often late in the day, after battling for months and even Read more…
Inserting a translation from Trados into a column in Excel Oh, the joys of translating Excel spreadsheets in Trados! As I’m sure you know, some clients will send you Excel spreadsheets with the source text Read more…
Your skin type can change Before rushing out to the store to buy a whole bunch of creams and skincare products, the first essential step is to find out what type of skin you have. Just Read more…
In a previous article, I mentioned that I got some of my best clients by word of mouth, referred to me by other translator colleagues who had recommended me to their customers. There are various Read more…
*An article about the Bible, Apache warriors and spelling* *(… OK, maybe not quite, but they are in there somewhere)* Today it’s 30 September, which means…. drum roll, please…. it’s International Translation Day! (Just over Read more…
Yes, once again we’re talking about rates in translation. As I’m sure you know already, my approach is to let everyone set their own rates. If a client asks for a rate I’m not comfortable Read more…