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Translate PDF Files / Documents

PDF files can be easily translated with Systran. There are two ways to translate a PDF file.

1.) Find the document on your hard drive, right click and select 'SYSTRAN Translate' (see image above). The software will translate the PDF and save a copy of the translated file in the same folder as a RTF (Rich Text Format). The formatting and images are retained. Note, there can be instances where the formatting is changed somewhate

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2) Import the PDF into the Translation Project Manager (STPM) and click translate. This displays side-by-side source language (original PDF) and target language texts (translated PDF). Performing the translation in the Project manager provides revision tools to customize translations and improve translation quality. Proofread and perform post-editing easily.

Both methods will convert your PDF to a Rich Text Format file while maintaining the formatting in most cases. There can be instances where some formatting is moved a little but this is rare.

If you have a PDF that contains only images or an image of text, you will need to OCR (convert the image to text with OCR software) before translation.

If you are working with PDF files that contain an Asian, Russian or Arabic language, you will need to OCR the PDF before translation.

Systran Translation Project Manager (Some Review Tools only available in Premium Version)

Open files in the Systran Translation Project manager, choose options and the language, then click translate. The software will show you the Source and the Target languages side by side for easy editing. The Translation Project Manager also has additional advanced tools that allow you to customize the software. 

Color Coding: Select highlighters to color code your document. For example you can have the software highlight any words that are mispelled.

Side by side alignment: Allows you to highlight a sentence in the original document, and the same sentence is highlighted in the translated text. This makes it easy to edit and proof documents.

Ambiguity Review: Even if you do not know the language you are translating into, you can review your original document and catch any words that could be confusing during the translation process.

Over 20 settings for color coding will speed up the proofing and editing process. Keep translations consistent, even if more than one person is working on a project. Alternate meanings, spell checker, dictionary terms, not found words and more.

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