Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: Microsoft Publisher 2016
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: Okay, the scripts
[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:
Option 1. Click in each text box or table cell manually, generate an ID number, copy its text to a text file and replace it in Publisher with an ID, and then afterwards, click in each text box or table cell manually, and replace the ID with the corresponding translation. Most formatting will be lost, but at least the right translation will end up in the right text box or table cell. [/quote]
So... I've used this method for the PUB file. Fortunately, there was very little inline formatting or distinct paragraph formatting in my file.
These AutoIt scripts ensure that the right translation is in the right text box, but all or most formatting is lost (depending on your file's complexity):
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Topic: Microsoft Publisher 2016
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: Okay, the scripts
[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:
Option 1. Click in each text box or table cell manually, generate an ID number, copy its text to a text file and replace it in Publisher with an ID, and then afterwards, click in each text box or table cell manually, and replace the ID with the corresponding translation. Most formatting will be lost, but at least the right translation will end up in the right text box or table cell. [/quote]
So... I've used this method for the PUB file. Fortunately, there was very little inline formatting or distinct paragraph formatting in my file.
These AutoIt scripts ensure that the right translation is in the right text box, but all or most formatting is lost (depending on your file's complexity):
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