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Something that looks like a TM in excel format-How to use it with Wordfast 5.0?
Thread poster: Momoka (X)
Momoka (X)
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Jun 19, 2005

Dear all,

I've been asked to work on a very short document as a test for an agency that uses TRADOS and has also sent an excel file that looks like what would be a TM; terms in the source language in the first column, followed by target terms in different languages in subsequent columns. Is there any way I could use this file just like that as a TM in Wordfast? Or is it just a reference document for me to create my own TM? By the way, this agency knows I use Wordfast. Any comments ... See more
Dear all,

I've been asked to work on a very short document as a test for an agency that uses TRADOS and has also sent an excel file that looks like what would be a TM; terms in the source language in the first column, followed by target terms in different languages in subsequent columns. Is there any way I could use this file just like that as a TM in Wordfast? Or is it just a reference document for me to create my own TM? By the way, this agency knows I use Wordfast. Any comments and suggestions are welcome.
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Antje Harder
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Terms or segments? Jun 19, 2005

Your description of the excel file ("terms in different languages in sugsequent columns") sounds more like a glossary than a TM to me.

I'd try exporting the relevant columns into a txt-file (separated by tabs). Then you could import the resulting file as your active glossary in Wordfast, using term recognition.

Regards from Sweden
Antje
 
Momoka (X)
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Yes, segments. Jun 19, 2005

Thanks, Antje, and sorry for the mistake; it is "segments" what I have in the file. I'll give it a try using them to create a new TM, then. Guess that's what they're sending them for.
Best regards.
 


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