Author Archives: Emma Goldsmith

Unknown's avatar

About Emma Goldsmith

Freelance ES>EN translator and writer specialised in clinical trials and research articles. Former nurse. Vice-Chair of MET. Educated in England, settled in Spain.

Slate Desktop and SDL Language Cloud Custom Machine Translation Engines

Posted on 31 May 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

A report on my experience with two different customised machine translation engines. Continue reading →

Posted in SDL Trados Studio | Tagged , , , , , , | 18 Comments

How to search source and target segments in SDL Trados Studio 2015

Posted on 17 May 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Ever wanted to search for source and target words at the same time? There’s an app for that! Continue reading →

Posted in 2. Beyond the Basics, SDL Trados Studio | Tagged , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

A translator’s conversion to a mechanical keyboard

Posted on 26 April 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Find out why I switched from a membrane to a mechanical keyboard and my verdict on the Filco Majestouch. Continue reading →

Posted in Ergonomics and keyboards | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

Typing survey results

Posted on 4 April 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Were you one of the 817 translators who responded to the survey on translators’ typing habits? Find out how the others answered. Continue reading →

Posted in Ergonomics and keyboards | Tagged , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

MedDRA: new version 19.0

Posted on 23 March 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

News of the March 2016 update to the MedDRA terminology databases Continue reading →

Posted in Medical, Regulatory, Spanish-English translation, Terminology | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

An introduction to MedDRA for medical translators

Posted on 15 March 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Medical translators need to be conversant with MedDRA. Are you? Continue reading →

Posted in Medical, Regulatory, Spanish-English translation, Terminology | Tagged , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Typing Tips for Translators: Q&A

Posted on 25 February 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Did you ask a question at last week’s webinar on Typing Tips for Translators? Check out the answer here. Continue reading →

Posted in 1. The Basics, 2. Beyond the Basics, Ergonomics and keyboards, SDL Trados Studio | Tagged , , , , , , | 21 Comments

Typing Tips for Translators

Posted on 2 February 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

A call to complete a quick survey and news of a webinar about keyboards and typing Continue reading →

Posted in 1. The Basics, Ergonomics and keyboards, SDL Trados Studio | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

How to align any EU legislation in any two EU languages

Posted on 15 January 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

A description of two methods to align the new Clinical Trials Regulation (or any other EU legislation) Continue reading →

Posted in 2. Beyond the Basics, Medical, Regulatory, SDL Trados Studio, Spanish-English translation | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

SDL Trados Studio 2015 and real-time preview

Posted on 29 December 2015 by Emma Goldsmith

Were you left high and dry without real-time preview for Word files? It’s back for everyone to enjoy! Continue reading →

Posted in 1. The Basics, SDL Trados Studio | Tagged , , , , | 10 Comments