Trados: "Cursor must be in source or target field" Thread poster: Carolin Haase
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Hi,
please help, because I cannot open the first segment of a text- and if I start in the middle, the segment opens, but doesn't close again and says "Cursor must be in source or target field". What can I do now???
Thank you,
Carolin
| | | | | Repair Document | Jul 19, 2007 |
Hi Carolin,
Have you tried "Dokument reparieren" (I guess it is "Repair Document" in the English version) from the Trados menu? Sometimes this does the trick.
Good luck!
Stefanie
| | | | Carolin Haase 
Germany
Local time: 08:44
English to German
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TOPIC STARTER | Thanks, but... | Jul 19, 2007 |
Stefanie Sendelbach wrote:
Have you tried "Dokument reparieren" (I guess it is "Repair Document" in the English version) from the Trados menu?
this feature is gone - and I can't find it.
| | | | | only for word files | Jul 19, 2007 |
Hi,
Fix document (Dokument reparieren) is available only when translating directly in Word. As you work in TagEditor you will not have this command.
@Topic: I don't have any idea about a solution
If you use Word for translation and can't see the Fix document option from the Trados menu a reinstallation can help you. In this case the Trados6.dot/Trados7.dot may be corrupt.
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Margreet Logmans (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 08:44
English to Dutch
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| It's called 'fix document', but.... | Jul 19, 2007 |
If it is gone, what happened to your toolbar?
The option should be in the Word menubar.
Do I understand you correctly, you haven't translated a single segment yet?
What format is your document? (Extension of the file is: .doc or something else?)
I'm not sure I can help you out all the way, but the clearer the problem, the better. So give as much information as you can, in order to find out what caused the problem and what we can do about it.
Mar... See more If it is gone, what happened to your toolbar?
The option should be in the Word menubar.
Do I understand you correctly, you haven't translated a single segment yet?
What format is your document? (Extension of the file is: .doc or something else?)
I'm not sure I can help you out all the way, but the clearer the problem, the better. So give as much information as you can, in order to find out what caused the problem and what we can do about it.
Margreet ▲ Collapse
| | | | | More information | Jul 19, 2007 |
Rahvin wrote:
As you work in TagEditor you will not have this command.
Oh, I had assumed you were working in a Word document.
As Margreet said, more information would be helpful. What is format is your file in? What is your Trados version? Do you get a number with your error message? If you do, you can use this number to search the Trados website for a fix.
Stefanie
| | | | Carolin Haase
Germany
Local time: 08:44
English to German
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Thank you for trying to help!
I'm translating a word document in Trados 2006 and now I was able to start working somewhere in the middle - but the beginning, it's still not working. There's a table of contents (created with tabs) and no segments will open.
"Repair document" is also gone -I wonder, where.
I have no clue.
And no, there are no numbers coming with the "place cursor"-command.
Thanks again,
Carolin
| | | | Margreet Logmans (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 08:44
English to Dutch
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| Just a wild guess.... | Jul 19, 2007 |
This table of contents, is it made up in columns and rows? Is it a genuine table?
Because if it is, it might help to expand the size of the columns.
I once had a document where the segments would not show because Word kept them inside the boxes, so to speak. If the size of the column/row/box is too small, Word will hide the target segment, until you adjust the size.
If nothing else works, how's about copy/paste the text of this table into a new document? You could transl... See more This table of contents, is it made up in columns and rows? Is it a genuine table?
Because if it is, it might help to expand the size of the columns.
I once had a document where the segments would not show because Word kept them inside the boxes, so to speak. If the size of the column/row/box is too small, Word will hide the target segment, until you adjust the size.
If nothing else works, how's about copy/paste the text of this table into a new document? You could translate it, update your TM and then run auto-translate.
Fix document is gone from your Trados menu bar - perhaps the keyboard command still works, it is Alt+Ctrl+U.
Good luck!
Margreet ▲ Collapse
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Tomasz Syrek
Poland
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English to Polish
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| Just don't touch the table of contents if it's created automatically | Jul 19, 2007 |
The same happens in my docs but I don;t care - The table of contents should be created automatically - you may check it right clickin on the contents - choose "update the whole contents" or something like that.
| | | | Margreet Logmans (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 08:44
English to Dutch
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| Absolutely, automatically created text is best left alone | Jul 19, 2007 |
tees wrote:
The same happens in my docs but I don;t care - The table of contents should be created automatically - you may check it right clickin on the contents - choose "update the whole contents" or something like that.
Absolutely, but if it is automatically created, I don't understand why it would be with tabs, as Carolin says. On the other hand: if it is automatically created, this problem will solve itself when the content is updated, like you say.
There's hope yet, Carolin! You can check out this option right away; if you try updating content, the parts you have already translated should be translated in the table of contents as well.
| | | | Carolin Haase
Germany
Local time: 08:44
English to German
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TOPIC STARTER | I tried, but it doesn't work... | Jul 20, 2007 |
Margreet Logmans wrote:
if you try updating content, the parts you have already translated should be translated in the table of contents as well.
I copied the content into a separate document, re-formatted it (it was in some kind of preselected format) and updated the contents- it deleted itself and a message appeard: "no contents found".
Then I converted it into a table, but to no avail - still no segments would open (or at least I didn't see any -perhaps they went on holiday?).
If it goes on like that, I just might translate it 'by hand'. Or do you have any other suggestion?
Thank you anyway!
| | | | Margreet Logmans (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 08:44
English to Dutch
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| When is your deadline? | Jul 20, 2007 |
Hi Carolin,
I think the problem is Word, that is, the problem is in the document options for Word.
If you have someone nearby who is an advanced user of Word, they can probably help you.
Trados does not have much to do with it, I think, so you don't necessarily need a translator.
For now, leave the table of contents as is. Translate the rest of the document. Then go to the table of contents (leave it in the document, don't copy/paste) and put your cursor any... See more Hi Carolin,
I think the problem is Word, that is, the problem is in the document options for Word.
If you have someone nearby who is an advanced user of Word, they can probably help you.
Trados does not have much to do with it, I think, so you don't necessarily need a translator.
For now, leave the table of contents as is. Translate the rest of the document. Then go to the table of contents (leave it in the document, don't copy/paste) and put your cursor anyplace in the table of contents. Click your mouse and see what options you get. Click both left and right and read carefully what the options are; I think you will get something related to updating content.
You can try this now, just to see what happens. I am pretty sure it is automated text; if you have a manual for Word, you can look for information about it and maybe that will help you too. Just to be on the safe side: create a copy of the document for back-up...
Good luck!
Margreet ▲ Collapse
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Carolin Haase
Germany
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I created an extra document of the entire text to be translated and deleted the page with the table of contents; then I copied only the table of contents in yet another extra doc deleting everything that looked like formatting (updating doc didn't do the trick after all) then, by copy/paste, I created a new table of contents in a different doc, copied it into the extra doc and then it worked. I know, it's complicated and impossible to follow my description, but now I can work, finally.
... See more I created an extra document of the entire text to be translated and deleted the page with the table of contents; then I copied only the table of contents in yet another extra doc deleting everything that looked like formatting (updating doc didn't do the trick after all) then, by copy/paste, I created a new table of contents in a different doc, copied it into the extra doc and then it worked. I know, it's complicated and impossible to follow my description, but now I can work, finally.
And you were right, Margreet, it was a word problem...
Thanks everybody!
Carolin
[Edited at 2007-07-20 09:05] ▲ Collapse
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