Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: Which CAT tool(s) is the most effective and efficient for complex math equations
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: What is the original format?
[quote]jssco90 wrote:
When I try to copy the equations from the original PDF in Adobe... [/quote]
PDF is, itself, an export format. If you wish to retain the equations, you may have to figure out what the original format was, and then translate the original file (the file that was used to generate the PDF file from). Do you know what the original format is, and do you have access to files in the original format? Or did the client just send you PDFs and expected you to deliver formatted DOC(X) files in return?
It is entirely possible that despite all your efforts to reproduce the equations in DOC(X) format, the client's DTP officer is simply going to ignore it and retain the equations that are already in the original file (and attempt to update the translatable bits of it). In other words, the client isn't going to send your DOC(X) file to the printers; instead, her DTP officer will copy/paste text from the DOC(X) file into their own DTP software. Ask the client if it would be okay for you to just refer to the equations using textual descriptions, and/or by pasting screenshots of it.
[Edited at 2019-04-29 06:42 GMT]
Topic: Which CAT tool(s) is the most effective and efficient for complex math equations
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: What is the original format?
[quote]jssco90 wrote:
When I try to copy the equations from the original PDF in Adobe... [/quote]
PDF is, itself, an export format. If you wish to retain the equations, you may have to figure out what the original format was, and then translate the original file (the file that was used to generate the PDF file from). Do you know what the original format is, and do you have access to files in the original format? Or did the client just send you PDFs and expected you to deliver formatted DOC(X) files in return?
It is entirely possible that despite all your efforts to reproduce the equations in DOC(X) format, the client's DTP officer is simply going to ignore it and retain the equations that are already in the original file (and attempt to update the translatable bits of it). In other words, the client isn't going to send your DOC(X) file to the printers; instead, her DTP officer will copy/paste text from the DOC(X) file into their own DTP software. Ask the client if it would be okay for you to just refer to the equations using textual descriptions, and/or by pasting screenshots of it.
[Edited at 2019-04-29 06:42 GMT]