How to Master SDL TRADOS

Translator is one of the popular jobs right now. It is a job with long history, since people only use pen until we have computer. As computer has developed, the translating process has followed too. Now we know translating machines to ease us in many ways, whether it fasten the process or simplify it. One of them is SDL TRADOS. It is an excellent and easy-to-use tool. It also has many features inside. SDL TRADOS is simple to use, that even beginners won't face so much problems on the usage. You can follow the easy steps below to master the SDL TRADOS.

The first thing that you have to do is buying and installing the SLD TRADOS. You can find the application at www.sdltrados.com. Choose your desired package. The price starts at 155 up to 2,495 . 

However, you have to remember that you need a computer with Windows 8.1 or later as the operating system and an Intel or compatible CPU as the processor that supported by 4 GB RAM. After choosing your package and finishing the payment, do the installation. Run the trados.exe, choose the directory file, check the agreement, and finish the installation.

After finishing the installation, let's begin the work. Open the SDL TRADOS whether by double-clicking the desktop shortcut or from the file location. Once the application started, drag the source document to the column at the front page of the application. Don't worry, you can import many types of documents like Word, Power Point, PDF, etc. 

After dragging the document, you will be led to the page that ask you whether you want to use o create additional features named translation memory and termbase. You better use both of them, they are very useful, you know? Next, keep continuing the new project creation until you reach the worksheet. If you have reached the worksheet, you can start working immediately. SDL TRADOS arranges the text, so it will show each sentence on one table. By this, you can translate quickly, yet carefully.

In the moment you have finished translating your document, remember to save the progress first. Then, you can export your document from a format into another format. For an instance, you can export a word file into a PDF file. Keep this in your mind, I am sure it will be handy if you do. If you find any of your friends haven't finished their work yet, you can help them by sharing your translation memory or termbase.

 Well, those are the brief explanation about how to master the SDL TRADOS. The more you train, the better you are on this. One more advice, all of the SDL-based files can be transferred to the other computers, so use it wisely to get more result.