Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: how to translate a PDF format document in SDL Trados or SmartCat?
Poster: Teresa Freixinho
Post title: PDF files processed by CAT tools
SDL Studio 2015 can handle editable PDF files. At the end it produces a Word file. I've tested it. However, it doesn't make wonders. Sometimes, you have to work hard on formatting after translation. I mean ,Studio only cares about extracting text from the PDF. If your PDF file has bullets, tables and a lot of formatting, you will have to handle these details. So, it is always preferable to produce a Word copy from the PDF file, format it well and then import it to Studio.
Topic: how to translate a PDF format document in SDL Trados or SmartCat?
Poster: Teresa Freixinho
Post title: PDF files processed by CAT tools
SDL Studio 2015 can handle editable PDF files. At the end it produces a Word file. I've tested it. However, it doesn't make wonders. Sometimes, you have to work hard on formatting after translation. I mean ,Studio only cares about extracting text from the PDF. If your PDF file has bullets, tables and a lot of formatting, you will have to handle these details. So, it is always preferable to produce a Word copy from the PDF file, format it well and then import it to Studio.