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Metatexis vs. Wordfast
Thread poster: Mark Hamlen
Mark Hamlen
Mark Hamlen  Identity Verified
France
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Feb 23, 2011

I've been using Metatexis for a while now and it mostly meets my needs. I've tested MemoQ a bit and find it not really to my taste (at least for now). I'm thinking of testing Wordfast, but I have a couple questions, maybe you can help.

1. They both work within Word (I'm talking about Wordfast Classic), will they conflict with each other if I put them both on my machine?

2. Before I start, they look very similar. Does anybody know where I can see a comparison of the... See more
I've been using Metatexis for a while now and it mostly meets my needs. I've tested MemoQ a bit and find it not really to my taste (at least for now). I'm thinking of testing Wordfast, but I have a couple questions, maybe you can help.

1. They both work within Word (I'm talking about Wordfast Classic), will they conflict with each other if I put them both on my machine?

2. Before I start, they look very similar. Does anybody know where I can see a comparison of the two?

Thanks.

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John Fossey
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Canada
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French to English
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It can work Feb 23, 2011

I have both on my machine. You have to make sure that the other is turned off in the Add-Ins menu or they hijack each others shortcuts. Once you get used to that it does work.

That said, I find Wordfast Classic much faster than Metatexis, and don't use Metatexis very often.
 
esperantisto
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It’s manageable Feb 24, 2011

Mark Hamlen wrote:

1. They both work within Word (I'm talking about Wordfast Classic), will they conflict


If you encounter any conflict, you can simply enable/disable what you need via the settings in Word parameters → Addons (or whatever it’s in English or your interface language, I translate from Russian).
 
Oscar Rivera
Oscar Rivera
Hungary
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English to Spanish
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I have them both as add-ins Feb 24, 2011

Well, I used OmegaT to translate short documents and then installed Metatexis and then Wordfast Classic.

I have used them little so I don't know if my comment will help you. I noticed that Metatexis can get very slow sometimes. Yet, they're both very similar.
 


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