Author Archives: Emma Goldsmith

Counting and extracting track changes in Word

Posted on 20 August 2019 by Emma Goldsmith

Two of my favourite Word macros are counting words inserted with track changes and extracting those words to translate them in SDL Trados Studio (or other CAT tool). I mentioned the first macro in a blog post seven years ago … Continue reading →

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BaccS joins forces with SDL

Posted on 3 June 2019 by Emma Goldsmith

How to switch from BaccS version 4 to the newly licensed BaccS version 5, now owned by SDL. Continue reading →

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Handling highlighted Excel cells in Studio

Posted on 15 May 2019 by Emma Goldsmith

How to filter colour-filled cells and use AutoHotkey to save a few thousand clicks in a questionnaire Continue reading →

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MET workshop day in Pisa

Posted on 16 April 2019 by Emma Goldsmith

News of CPD for translators and editors in Pisa, Italy, on 8 June Continue reading →

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Three terms in clinical trial documentation

Posted on 4 March 2019 by Emma Goldsmith

Three terms unravelled and a shout-out to the Cosnautas clinical trials dictionary. Continue reading →

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METM18: a review by Iria del Río

Posted on 2 November 2018 by Emma Goldsmith

A guest post by a keynote speaker at a Mediterranean Editors and Translators Meeting Continue reading →

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Calling all aspiring freelance translators

Posted on 13 August 2018 by Emma Goldsmith

News of the latest edition of the ITI Setting Up as a Freelance Translator course, which I’ve just joined as a tutor. Continue reading →

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SDL Trados Studio 2019: avoiding featuritis

Posted on 26 July 2018 by Emma Goldsmith

A new Trados version that makes it easier to create new projects and update them. Continue reading →

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Tweaking Windows on a new computer

Posted on 5 June 2018 by Emma Goldsmith

A quick guide to the default settings in a fresh Windows installation, and how to make changes to the main interface language, desktop and File Explorer features. Continue reading →

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Trados workshop in Barcelona

Posted on 14 May 2018 by Emma Goldsmith

If you want to get more out of SDL Trados Studio, come to a workshop I’m giving in Barcelona on 1 June. Continue reading →

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