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Does anybody know if PDF files can be translated with Trados 5.5?
Thread poster: GGTrans (X)
GGTrans (X)
GGTrans (X)
German to English
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Jun 20, 2003

Hi,

Does anybody know if PDF files can be translated with Trados 5.5?

Cheers,
GGTrans
 
Klas Törnquist
Klas Törnquist
Local time: 11:25
English to Swedish
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No, you can't. Jun 20, 2003

GGTrans wrote:

Hi,

Does anybody know if PDF files can be translated with Trados 5.5?

Cheers,
GGTrans


You need to extract the text first. You can do this by selecting the text and copy it into a Word file. You can also use the export function found in newer versions of Acrobat Reader.
However, in both cases you may need to edit the text before translating it.

HTH

Klas
 
Ralf Lemster
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Germany
Local time: 11:25
English to German
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Search the forums Jun 20, 2003

There are bundles of threads dealing with the issues of how to process PDF files.

HTH - Ralf
 


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