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How to edit DocVariable fields in Word?
Thread poster: Joanne Parker
Joanne Parker
Joanne Parker  Identity Verified
Local time: 19:56
German to English
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Sep 16, 2003

Hi,

I'm working on a document that contains fields. I thought I had translated all of the fields via File -> Properties and then translating the text in the Value field on the Custom tab.

However, when I update the fields in the document, some of them are still in the original language. All these fields have the field name DocVariable (the ones I've already translated were DocProperty).

Can anyone tell me how to get to the DocVariable fields so that I can e... See more
Hi,

I'm working on a document that contains fields. I thought I had translated all of the fields via File -> Properties and then translating the text in the Value field on the Custom tab.

However, when I update the fields in the document, some of them are still in the original language. All these fields have the field name DocVariable (the ones I've already translated were DocProperty).

Can anyone tell me how to get to the DocVariable fields so that I can edit them? Or are they stored in a separate file somewhere as Word's help seems to indicate?

Thanks,

Joanne ▲ Collapse
 
Graciela Carlyle
Graciela Carlyle  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:56
English to Spanish
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just an idea Sep 16, 2003

I really don't know how to, but was thinking that maybe if you set to view all the symbols in the view options, it might show those hidden fields and codes...
 
Filip Látal
Filip Látal
Czech Republic
Local time: 20:56
English to Czech
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20 years have passed... Feb 10, 2023

and I'm still looking for a way to edit DocVariables in Trados
 
CafeTran Trainer
CafeTran Trainer
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
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Via a macro Feb 12, 2023

Filip Látal wrote:

and I'm still looking for a way to edit DocVariables in Trados


Create an additional document via a macro:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/export-docvariables-to-an-excel-spreadsheet/04b0e44f-91c4-47ce-a3d2-8d6f11f96089
 


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