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PDF is a very common format which cannot be edited directly in a text processor and so presents a lot of challenges to translators. These days, many CAT tools allow you to import PDF files and translate them immediately, producing a translated Word document, but there are various issues during translation and in most cases it takes too much effort to format the document after translation. To avoid these difficulties, LSPs and experienced translators rely on PDF conversion software to convert PDFs to Microsoft Word documents which are then formatted manually and imported into the CAT tool.
This presentation offers a tried-and-tested PDF conversion workflow which is very efficient and can be used consistently with any type of PDF document. It will teach you how to apply the most widely used PDF conversion tool – ABBYY Finereader – to create well-formatted Word documents that you can import into your CAT tool and translate with confidence, without fear of last-minute delays or quality issues. You will learn:
– how to convert PDF documents to Word format using ABBYY Finereader, avoiding common mistakes,
– how to format the produced Word document in Microsoft Word,
– how to identify and fix invisible or hard-to-see issues that affect the translation process, and
– tricks and automatic tools that speed up conversion and formatting work in Finereader and Word.
2:11 Common mistakes — 09:03 Workflow summary — 10:46 Using Finereader — 17:01 Preparation/Settings — 19:10 Defining the structure and recognizing the page — 25:10 Fixing formatting issues — 39:37 Preparing accurate quotes — 44:30 Q&A
