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Trados 2021: Add a new file as a translation draft
Thread poster: Stefania Bisanti
Stefania Bisanti
Stefania Bisanti
Italy
Local time: 20:27
English to Italian
Apr 2, 2022

Hi everyone,

I'm moving to Trados an old translation project I had started to do before I had it. I have two separate files, one is in my source language, and the other one is its English translation that I had started to write. Is there a way to upload the English file so that it appears and syncs as the translation of the original file? I'm manually copy pasting every segment right now and I wondered if there was an automatic way to do it.

Thank you in advance!
 
expressisverbis
expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 19:27
Member (2015)
English to Portuguese
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Alignment Apr 2, 2022

If I understood you correctly, I believe you need to align both files and create a TM.

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This way, you avoid to copy and paste each segment.

I hope it helps!

Here's a video that shows you how to do it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9DGXVHkeYk



[Edited at 2022-04-02 08:34 GMT]
 
Xanthippe
Xanthippe
France
Local time: 20:27
Member (2008)
Italian to French
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SITE LOCALIZER
another simple way... Apr 2, 2022

Hello,

even if the alignement option is a good option, you can go for a better and simple way.

You can copy/paste the source text in an Excel column and copy/paste the target text in another Excel column.

Then you translate this Excel file indicating to Trados that you are translating an Excel bilingual file where the source is in the A column and the target in the B column.

If you read French, ... See more
Hello,

even if the alignement option is a good option, you can go for a better and simple way.

You can copy/paste the source text in an Excel column and copy/paste the target text in another Excel column.

Then you translate this Excel file indicating to Trados that you are translating an Excel bilingual file where the source is in the A column and the target in the B column.

If you read French, you can visit the website https://formation-traduction.fr (I offer trados training in French and in Italan). ▲ Collapse
 
Stefania Bisanti
Stefania Bisanti
Italy
Local time: 20:27
English to Italian
TOPIC STARTER
Further explainations Apr 2, 2022

Hello,

even if the alignement option is a good option, you can go for a better and simple way.

You can copy/paste the source text in an Excel column and copy/paste the target text in another Excel column.

Then you translate this Excel file indicating to Trados that you are translating an Excel bilingual file where the source is in the A column and the target in the B column.

If you r... See more
Hello,

even if the alignement option is a good option, you can go for a better and simple way.

You can copy/paste the source text in an Excel column and copy/paste the target text in another Excel column.

Then you translate this Excel file indicating to Trados that you are translating an Excel bilingual file where the source is in the A column and the target in the B column.

If you read French, you can visit the website https://formation-traduction.fr (I offer trados training in French and in Italan).


Hi,

Could you please explain how to have Trados open the A column and B column as separate entries? Thank you so much. I can't seem to find the Alignment option and would love to use your solution instead. ▲ Collapse


Xanthippe
 
Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
Wf Apr 2, 2022

Create an account here: https://www.freetm.com

Create an alignment project.

Upload your files.

Download the tmx file.

Create a new TM in Studio.

Import the TMX.
 
Xanthippe
Xanthippe
France
Local time: 20:27
Member (2008)
Italian to French
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SITE LOCALIZER
Explanation Apr 3, 2022

Hello
if you want I could be available tomorrow to explain it to you.
Just drop me a message via the web site https://formation-traduction.fr or via ProZ and we can fix the time for this explanation.

Stefania Bisanti wrote:

Hello,

even if the alignement option is a good option, you can go for a better and simple way.

You can copy/paste the source text in an Excel column and copy/paste the target text in another Excel column.

Then you translate this Excel file indicating to Trados that you are translating an Excel bilingual file where the source is in the A column and the target in the B column.

If you read French, you can visit the website https://formation-traduction.fr (I offer trados training in French and in Italan).


Hi,

Could you please explain how to have Trados open the A column and B column as separate entries? Thank you so much. I can't seem to find the Alignment option and would love to use your solution instead.


 


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