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Thread poster: Joaquim Siles-Borràs
Joaquim Siles-Borràs
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Nov 21, 2004

Hi evereyone,
I am new to Trados. Just bought 6.5.5. So far so good (workbench, translating -only Word files so far-, Multi-term). Now, I have finished my translation and I´ve cleaned up, so I have to send the translation to my client. What do I send? Do I send the word document (e.g., IBM.doc) translated, or do I send the file created in the workbench (e.g., IBM.tmw)?.

Could anybody help with this? I know it´s straightforward, but not for me yet. Thank you very much in adva... See more
Hi evereyone,
I am new to Trados. Just bought 6.5.5. So far so good (workbench, translating -only Word files so far-, Multi-term). Now, I have finished my translation and I´ve cleaned up, so I have to send the translation to my client. What do I send? Do I send the word document (e.g., IBM.doc) translated, or do I send the file created in the workbench (e.g., IBM.tmw)?.

Could anybody help with this? I know it´s straightforward, but not for me yet. Thank you very much in advance....and sorry for asking such silly questions on a Sunday.

Regards
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Gerard de Noord
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It's your TM Nov 21, 2004

Never send a TM or an uncleaned text unless expressly asked to.

Regards,
Gerard
 
Joaquim Siles-Borràs
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.doc or .tmw? Nov 21, 2004

Gerard de Noord wrote:

Never send a TM or an uncleaned text unless expressly asked to.

Regards,
Gerard


Hi Gerard,
Thanks very much for your answer. Following the title of your reply, I understand that I should send the file (only an example) IBM.tmw.

But then in the main body you say that I should never send a TM or uncleaned text? Does it mean then that I should send my IBM.doc after it has been cleaned? I have tried this (as a test) and the receiver gets a word.doc translated in the target language. Is this what I should do? If not, could you or anyone else specify the steps that I should follow?

Thanks again. I am stuck with this and I am expecting a project to arrive tomorrow, so...

Regards to all
Joaquim
 
Ralf Lemster
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What was agreed with your customer? Nov 21, 2004

Hi Joaquim,
Did you agree anything with your customer? If nothing special was agreed, I would only deliver the cleaned Word file.

Alternatively, you could deliver an uncleaned file (for example, the Word file containing source and target segments), which your customer can use to updated his TM.

If you deliver a TM, you need to be extra careful, as your TM might also contain units which are not related to the job at hand. Therefore, if you're asked to deliver a TM ... See more
Hi Joaquim,
Did you agree anything with your customer? If nothing special was agreed, I would only deliver the cleaned Word file.

Alternatively, you could deliver an uncleaned file (for example, the Word file containing source and target segments), which your customer can use to updated his TM.

If you deliver a TM, you need to be extra careful, as your TM might also contain units which are not related to the job at hand. Therefore, if you're asked to deliver a TM export, you should create a new (empty) TM and run a cleanup of the file(s) concerned, with the Update TM setting enabled.

HTH, Ralf ▲ Collapse
 
Gerard de Noord
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There are two possibilities Nov 21, 2004

There are clients (e.g. translation agencies) who want to receive an uncleaned Word document or a translation memory (TMW for Trados) so they can update their own databases.

Clients who just ask you to translate a document and do not talk about translation memories expect a cleaned document only. E.g. they send you a Word document with an English text, you return the translated text in Spanish.

Regards,
Gerard
 
Joaquim Siles-Borràs
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Thanks Gerad and Ralf Nov 21, 2004

Thnaks Gerard and Ralf. You have both been very helpful with your responses. Much appreciated. Have both a nice wkend, or what is left of it!
Quim
 


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