Leaving the comments or notes untranslated while translating a MS Powerpoint file by Trados Thread poster: Rajan Chopra
| Rajan Chopra India Local time: 19:50 Member (2008) English to Hindi + ...
Hi experts, I have SDL Trados 2021. One of my clients sent me a MS Powerpoint file and told me not to translate the comments underneath each and every slide whereas Trados does not differentiate between the text present in the slides and that which is present in the comments and it shows both the texts. So, I had no other option but to open both the files simultaneously and then refer to each and every slide to know about the text under comments and then paste the corresponding te... See more Hi experts, I have SDL Trados 2021. One of my clients sent me a MS Powerpoint file and told me not to translate the comments underneath each and every slide whereas Trados does not differentiate between the text present in the slides and that which is present in the comments and it shows both the texts. So, I had no other option but to open both the files simultaneously and then refer to each and every slide to know about the text under comments and then paste the corresponding text from source segment to the target segment in the sdlxliff file. It kills a lot of time. Does a method exist at all to leave the comments text untranslated? Thanks and regards, Chopra
[Edited at 2021-02-21 08:45 GMT] ▲ Collapse | | | Being ppt and not excel | Feb 21, 2021 |
chopra_2002 wrote: Hi experts, I have SDL Trados 2021. One of my clients sent me a MS Excel file and told me not to translate the comments underneath each and every slide whereas Trados does not differentiate between the text present in the slides and that which is present in the comments and it shows both the texts. So, I had no other option but to open both the files simultaneously and then refer to each and every slide to know about the text under comments and then paste the corresponding text from source segment to the target segment in the sdlxliff file. It kills a lot of time. Does a method exist at all to leave the comments text untranslated? Thanks and regards, Chopra Since it is not excel, my suggestion is not valid. Deleted
[Edited at 2021-02-21 08:49 GMT] | | | Dan Lucas United Kingdom Local time: 15:20 Member (2014) Japanese to English Are you sure? | Feb 21, 2021 |
chopra_2002 wrote: One of my clients sent me a MS Excel file and told me not to translate the comments underneath each and every slide Excel does slides? I had this vague idea that it was PowerPoint that uses slides? Dan | | | Rajan Chopra India Local time: 19:50 Member (2008) English to Hindi + ... TOPIC STARTER Yes, my mistake. | Feb 21, 2021 |
You are right. I meant MS Powerpoint and not MS Excel. I have corrected it. Dan Lucas wrote: chopra_2002 wrote: One of my clients sent me a MS Excel file and told me not to translate the comments underneath each and every slide Excel does slides? I had this vague idea that it was PowerPoint that uses slides? Dan | |
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mona elshazly Egypt Local time: 16:20 Member (2016) Italian to Arabic + ... | Rajan Chopra India Local time: 19:50 Member (2008) English to Hindi + ... TOPIC STARTER Thanks for the link | Feb 21, 2021 |
It seems like that I have to untick the Comments and Notes in order to exclude them from the text to be translated. How (From where) can I access these options? Thanks and regards, Chopra | | | mona elshazly Egypt Local time: 16:20 Member (2016) Italian to Arabic + ...
I am not quite sure, but see options in the program chopra_2002 wrote: It seems like that I have to untick the Comments and Notes in order to exclude them from the text to be translated. How (From where) can I access these options? Thanks and regards, Chopra | | | Stepan Konev Russian Federation Local time: 17:20 English to Russian File Types common settings for PPT | Feb 21, 2021 |
Options for future projects or Project Settings for existing projects | |
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Rajan Chopra India Local time: 19:50 Member (2008) English to Hindi + ... TOPIC STARTER Thanks a lot for this screenshot | Feb 21, 2021 |
Hi Stepan I am indebted to you for this image which makes each and everything so clear. Thanks and regards, Chopra Stepan Konev wrote: Options for future projects or Project Settings for existing projects | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Leaving the comments or notes untranslated while translating a MS Powerpoint file by Trados Trados Studio 2022 Freelance | The leading translation software used by over 270,000 translators.
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