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Free and inexpensive productivity tools - part 1

Formats: Videos
Topics: Software, tools & computing
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Course summary
Availability:This training is available on-demand

Duration: 26 minutes

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Language:English
Summary:An introduction to several free or very inexpensive software tools for Windows that will make each translator's life much easier.

Description
Learn how to increase your productivity with several free or very inexpensive software tools for Windows.

Based on his own experience, freelance translator Hynek Palatin will introduce 5 extremely useful tools that you can start using immediately to:

  • Search your favorite online language resources quickly and comfortably from any Windows application
  • Get a free access to a huge translation memory and utilize existing translations in many language pairs and fields
  • Type much faster and with fewer errors
  • Take file management, including zipping and FTP, to the next level
  • Take and annotate screenshots easily and quickly


This session has been presented at the 7th ProZ.com Conference in Prague and this is what the attendees say:

"The presentation was useful, clear and I've learned a lot. Thank you so much, I really appreciate the new information."
- Gabriella H.

"I found the presentation very informative indeed."
- Tom

"I enjoyed your presentation very much. ... I loved your tips for tweaking my translation workflow and I actually think it was the most practical session I attended."
- Joy

"Your presentation was informative, well-structured and interesting."
- Jasmina D.

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This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Click here for more information about Free and inexpensive productivity tools - part 2.



Prerequisites
No software purchase is needed to participate in this session. Most of the software introduced in this presentation is free, and attendees will receive instructions on where to obtain and how to use it in their everyday work.

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Price: 15.00 USD
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Trainers
Hynek Palatin
Bio: Hynek is a freelance translator specialized in IT. He holds a degree in computer science from Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. He lives in Prague with his wife and daughter.

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Extremely satisfied (5 out of 5)
"This training offered very useful tools that will facilitate and speed up our translations."

Extremely satisfied (5 out of 5)
"Very intuitive and direct to the point, it made me earn more time already. I am very pleased with th..." Read more

Very satisfied (4 out of 5)
"Clearly presented."

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