Advanced Microsoft Word for Translators: Gaining Productivity With A Basic Tool

Formats: Webinar presentations
Topics: Software, tools & computing
Productivity tools
Editing and proofreading
MS Office tools

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Start time:May 22, 2015 13:00 GMT     Add to calendar

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Language:English
Summary:By means of practical examples, this webinar presents some often underused Microsoft Word features that can greatly help translators gain productivity and quality in their work.
Description
Text editors, among which Microsoft Word is the most popular nowadays, tend to be translators’ very first CAT tool. Furthermore, some other CAT tools, such as Wordfast Classic, are designed as Word add-ons, and even translators who use standalone applications to translate may need Word for pre-formatting source texts or editing/proofreading translations. However, many translators, as most other Word users, do not know or do not use most of its functionalities and end up spending a great deal of their time with boring repetitive tasks that the computer could perform faster and possibly better.
This webinar presents some often underutilized Microsoft Word resources that can greatly help translators do their job, providing productivity and quality gains. Topics covered include keyboard shortcuts, ways to move faster through long documents, advanced use of Find-Replace function, among others. All features are demonstrated by means of practical exercises with the program.
Target audience
- Translators, reviewers and proofreaders who use Word-based CAT tools;
- translators, reviewers and proofreaders who use Word to translate, review or proofread;
- translators who use Word to prepare texts before and/or after translation.
Program
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• Keyboard shortcuts
• Moving faster through long documents
• Quick formatting
• Bilingual tables
• Find-replace
• Q&A
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Virtual platform system requirements

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Created by
Reginaldo Francisco    View feedback | View all courses
Bio: Reginaldo Francisco é tradutor técnico e literário de inglês e italiano. É bacharel em Letras com Habilitação de Tradutor pela Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) e mestre em Estudos da Tradução pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Publicou artigos e ministra palestras sobre Tradução, além de ser o autor, juntamente com a Profa. Dra. Claudia Zavaglia, do livro Parece mas não é: as armadilhas da tradução do italiano para o português. É treinador das ferramentas Wordfast e memoQ, oferecendo cursos presenciais e on-line para tradutores.


Reginaldo Francisco is a Brazilian technical and literary translator (English>Portuguese and Italian>Portuguese). He has a bachelor's degree in Translation and a master's degree in Translation Studies. He delivers lectures and has published articles and a book on Translation. He is also a Wordfast and memoQ trainer, providing on-site and on-line training sessions for translators.
General discussions on this training

Advanced Microsoft Word for Translators: Gaining Productivity With A Basic Tool
Elisa Farina
Elisa Farina Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 03:03
German to Italian
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MS Word VersionMay 14, 2015

Dear Reginaldo,

could you please specify which version of MS Word (2007, 2010 or 2013) you will be using for the webinar?

Thank you very much,

Elisa


 
Reginaldo Francisco
Reginaldo Francisco Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 23:03
English to Portuguese
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MS Word VersionMay 14, 2015

Elisa Farina wrote:

Dear Reginaldo,

could you please specify which version of MS Word (2007, 2010 or 2013) you will be using for the webinar?

Thank you very much,

Elisa


Dear Elisa,

I will use Word 2010 in my presentation, but the features explained in the webinar can be used in any Word version.
Kind regards,

Reginaldo


 
Carina Balbo
Carina Balbo
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:03
English
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Use of Macros May 14, 2015

Hi Reginaldo,
Will your presentation include the use of Macros?
Thanks in advance,
Carina


 
Josette Liebeck
Josette Liebeck Identity Verified
Australia
Local time: 13:03
English to French
Gaining productivity with a basic tool webinarMay 14, 2015

Is there a possibility to add my name on a waiting list? This is a course that I would be really keen to do. Alternatively, will it be offered again in the near future?

 
Reginaldo Francisco
Reginaldo Francisco Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 23:03
English to Portuguese
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Use of Macros May 14, 2015

Carina Balbo wrote:

Hi Reginaldo,
Will your presentation include the use of Macros?
Thanks in advance,
Carina


Hi Carina,

No, sorry. I may show during the webinar how to record and run some simple macros, but I will not be able to address that in detail, as it is quite complex and it would demand a whole specific webinar.
You can find the topics that will be covered above, in the webinar details, under Program.
Kind regards,

Reginaldo


 
Elisa Farina
Elisa Farina Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 03:03
German to Italian
+ ...
MS Word VersionMay 15, 2015

Reginaldo Francisco wrote:

Dear Elisa,

I will use Word 2010 in my presentation, but the features explained in the webinar can be used in any Word version.
Kind regards,

Reginaldo


Dear Reginaldo,

thank you very much for your answer.

Elisa


 
Reginaldo Francisco
Reginaldo Francisco Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 23:03
English to Portuguese
+ ...
Gaining productivity with a basic tool webinarMay 15, 2015

jliebeck wrote:

Is there a possibility to add my name on a waiting list? This is a course that I would be really keen to do. Alternatively, will it be offered again in the near future?


Dear jliebeck,

New seats were made available. You can now register for the webinar.
I look forward to meet you there.
Kind regards,

Reginaldo


 

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