Hi Daniel Schechter 

To add to what  has posted, first a correction: The Target file resulting from a PDF is always a Word document. If you need a PDF to return to the client, you can open the document in Word and save as PDF.

An advantage of the above is that you can also save a Source Word file and take a look at it before you translate in case there is any way it needs improvement, in the layout for example. Then, if you want to you can make changes to that Word file and create a new translation project with it.

A quick easy way to do this is to open the resulting SDLXLIFF in Studio then do the following:

Go to File > Advanced Save > Save Source As

Likewise, a simple way of creating a Target Word file when you have the SDLXLIFF open in Studio is:

Go to File > Save Target As

Make sure you note where the file is being saved so you can navigate to it via Windows Explorer and open it.

I hope this helps,

All the best

Ali

Hi Daniel Hug

Yes, I can understand that. PDFs cover a wide range of accessibility. If a PDF is formatted as an image, it's best to use an OCR program to convert it to text before attempting to translate it via CAT.

That being said, I'm surprised how good Studio has become at processing PDF - though I guess one can also say that PDFs tend to be better compiled these days too!

Have an excellent weekend,

All the best,

Ali :)

Hi Daniel Hug

Yes, I can understand that. PDFs cover a wide range of accessibility. If a PDF is formatted as an image, it's best to use an OCR program to convert it to text before attempting to translate it via CAT.

That being said, I'm surprised how good Studio has become at processing PDF - though I guess one can also say that PDFs tend to be better compiled these days too!

Have an excellent weekend,

All the best,

Ali :)