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RE: Trados 2022 Studio SR2 has discontinued to convert PDF files into translatable format.

Eberhard Nietzer — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:14:50 GMT

Good afternoon Gérard Lambert,
I have installed the PDF assistant for Trados. It is processing the file forever, and does not complete the job. So I absolutely agree with you.
Thank you,
Eberhard

Trados 2022 Studio SR2 has discontinued to convert PDF files into translatable format.

Eberhard Nietzer — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:03:16 GMT

My Trados software has worked fine with PDF files for a long time.

I have scanned several documents with two different scanners and saved them as searchable PDF files.

When I open the PDF file in Finereader 15, I can edit and copy text, so the PDF has real text, not only images.

When I add the searchable PDF to my Trados project, Trados performs the batch tasks fully without any error messages.
However, when I open the PDF with Trados, the result looks like this:

Words:

How can I make Trados 2022 convert PDF files into translatable format again?

AI Assistant: Can I Assign a Keyboard Shortcut to “Apply Selected AI Translation”?

Meguru Tokiwa — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 07:56:53 GMT

Hi,
I’ve just started using AI Assistant, and I find it very useful!

I would like to use AI Assistant with keyboard shortcuts. Is there a way to assign a shortcut key to the Apply Selected AI Translation button?

On the Keyboard Shortcuts settings page, I found the AI Assistant action and assigned a shortcut key to it. However, this action only moves the focus to the AI Assistant pane; it does not apply the selected translation.

Is there an action I can use to apply the selected AI translation?

Thanks.

Is there a way to use Trados to translate CAD files such as dxf?

Rui — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:59:17 GMT

Those technical diagrams are killing me, everytime! Sometimes I got a PDF, sometimes I got a PNG...

I want to solve this from the begining... ! Any ideas?

RE: Is there a way to use Trados to translate CAD files such as dxf?

Paul Filkin — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:11:49 GMT

Rui

Maybe too late by now, but if you're still working with these filetypes this might be interesting for you?

https://appstore.rws.com/plugin/483

uat.community.rws.com/.../Video_5F00_2026_2D00_08_2D00_15_5F00_230222.mp4

RE: Trados 2022 Studio SR2 has discontinued to convert PDF files into translatable format.

Gérard LAMBERT — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:07:42 GMT

Hello Eberhard Nietzer ,

Well! If I dared give you this "candid" piece of advice, it is because I was convinced from my own experience (and from reading frequent Paul FILKIN's comments) that any PDF tool, and especially ABBYY FineReader, was more efficient than the PDF tool embedded in SDL Trados Studio. If you tell me it is not so, I shall have to review my opinion.

Best regards.

Gérard

RE: Trados Studio 2024: All XML source and target text displayed in bold in Editor

RWS Community AI — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:54:17 GMT

Hello Marta,

Thank you for providing such detailed context about your issue in Trados Studio 2024. Based on your description and the context provided, it seems the bold text display in the Editor might be related to how the XML file is being processed, particularly with the embedded content processor and the way CDATA sections are handled. Let me guide you through some steps to address this:

### Step 1: Check the File Type Configuration

1. Go to **File > Options > File Types** in Trados Studio.

2. Locate the file type associated with your XML file (e.g., XML 2.0 or a custom XML file type).

3. Select the file type and click **Embedded Content**.

4. Review the settings for the embedded content processor. If the **HTML Embedded Content** processor is enabled, it might be interpreting certain elements in your XML as styled content, even if no `<b>` or `<strong>` tags are present.

### Step 2: Disable the Embedded Content Processor (if applicable)

1. If you suspect the embedded content processor is causing the issue, you can disable it:

- In the **Embedded Content** settings, uncheck the option to process embedded content.

Trados Studio 2024: All XML source and target text displayed in bold in Editor

Marta Guerrero — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:53:56 GMT

Hi everyone,

I see all text in the Trados Studio 2024 Editor displayed in bold. All source and target text appears in bold, except for the protocol title.

For context:

The project was created from an XML file exported from Storyblok. I can't modify or clean up the XML before exporting it.
The XML itself does not contain any <b>, <strong>, or other bold formatting tags.
The issue affects all segments except the title. I also notice that the segments are classified as CDA/CDATA Section, which might be related?
Some formatting options in the Editor are greyed out, while others do not seem to have any effect.
In Options > Editor > Font Adaptation, both English and Spanish are set to (default).
Disabling Adapt font sizes makes the text smaller, but it still appears bold.
Previous projects did not have this issue, although this has been happening for some time now.

If anyone has encountered this issue or knows how to resolve it, I'd be grateful for any suggestions.

Thanks in advance!

Marta

PS- Trados Studio 2024 SR1 - 18.1.4.6694

RE: Trados 2022 Studio SR2 has discontinued to convert PDF files into translatable format.

Anca Stoian — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:53:06 GMT

Hi again Eberhard Nietzer

OneDrive is the issue actually. We advise on saving locally the files, TMs, TBs, projects, etc. that you work with in Trados or Multiterm. OneDrive requires constant internet connection and update, which may not always sync with when you work In Trados or Multiterm on a file and therefore issues of synchronization and errors of not being able to access a file can appear.

Please check the below article explaining what issues OneDrive or a similar drive can cause to Trados and Multiterm.

https://gateway.rws.com/csm?sys_kb_id=0646ea201b8b9a50772c0dcad34bcb4b&id=kb_article_view&sysparm_rank=1&sysparm_tsqueryId=da25eccc837acf90396947426daad31a

And here are a series of errors that one can get:

https://gateway.rws.com/csm?sys_kb_id=bf7fb3d483e64754396947426daad375&id=kb_article_view&sysparm_rank=2&sysparm_tsqueryId=da25eccc837acf90396947426daad31a

Ideally, keep your files backed up on OneDrive but either pause OneDrive when working in Trados and Multiterm, or save them locally on the computer and then update OneDrive with the said files.

Best regards,

Anca

RE: Trados 2022 Studio SR2 has discontinued to convert PDF files into translatable format.

Eberhard Nietzer — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:43:05 GMT

Thank you, Ms. Stoian.
I have another problem:
When I try to open my Multiterm database, I receive the following error message:
Die Verbindung zum Multiterm Server unbekannt konnte nicht aufgebaut werden.
The database is located in a folder on my Onedrive.
The problem was nonexistent for many years and I do not know what has caused the problem.

RE: Trados 2022 Studio SR2 has discontinued to convert PDF files into translatable format.

Anca Stoian — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:06:54 GMT

Hi Eberhard Nietzer

We did not discontinue the ability of Trados to read .pdf files, but the app used for this changed.

Trados can still read .pdf files but when you scan them it is not guaranteed it can read the entire document properly, as Trados is not a photo-reader.

The previous app used for .pdf files was retired, but we have this new app https://appstore.rws.com/plugin/197 which helps with .pdf files, make sure please you install it and that your Trados is updated to the latest version. As it is mentioned on the app page, this app is designed to support the conversion of PDF files into a DOCX so that you can improve the quality of the DOCX prior to translating it in Trados Studio, but the quality of the conversion largely depends on the quality of the original PDF and the conversion software used.

Best regards,

Anca

RE: Trados 2022 Studio SR2 has discontinued to convert PDF files into translatable format.

Eberhard Nietzer — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:02:15 GMT

Good evening Gérard Lambert,

Unfortunately, Finereader does not reliably transfer the text and format of the PDF into docx format.
This means that I have to review every sentence of the source text in Trados. Often, I need to edit the source text in Trados, and merge or split segments before I can translate the source text.
I did not have these problems before Trados changed its behavior and discontinued to convert PDF's into a translatable format.

Thank you and best regards,

Eberhard

RE: Trados 2022 Studio SR2 has discontinued to convert PDF files into translatable format.

Gérard LAMBERT — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:48:23 GMT

Hello Eberhard Nietzer ,

A candid question: if you own and use Finereader, why don't you use it to convert your *.pdf file into a *.docx file and then just add this *.docx file instead to your Trados project?

Best regards.

Gérard

RE: Trados 2022 Studio SR2 has discontinued to convert PDF files into translatable format.

Eberhard Nietzer — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:08:58 GMT

I have performed steps 1 to 4. Trados does not convert the text of any PDF, searchable or not.
Step 5 is not described fully in your reply.

RE: Trados 2022 Studio SR2 has discontinued to convert PDF files into translatable format.

RWS Community AI — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:03:35 GMT

Hello,

It seems like you're encountering an issue with Trados Studio 2022 SR2 not properly converting your PDF files into a translatable format. Let's address this step by step to help you resolve the problem:

### Step 1: Verify the PDF File

- Ensure the PDF is not password-protected or encrypted. Trados Studio cannot process such files.

- Confirm that the PDF is a searchable PDF with real text, as you mentioned it works fine in FineReader 15.

### Step 2: Check for Updates

- Make sure your Trados Studio 2022 is updated to the latest version (SR2 - 17.2.11.19134 or newer). Updates often include fixes for file conversion issues.

### Step 3: Test with a Different PDF

- Try importing a different searchable PDF into Trados Studio to see if the issue is specific to the file you're working with.

### Step 4: Use OCR Software

- Even though your PDF is searchable, there might be hidden formatting issues. Use OCR software like FineReader to reprocess the PDF and save it as a new file. Then, try importing the new file into Trados Studio.

### Step 5: Convert to Another

RE: Autocorrect does not take effect in Review mode

Walter Blaser — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:09:46 GMT

Sorry, I am back to apologize.
It's only now that I realize that your screenshot shows a different window than the 'Editor- Autocorrect'. I never realized that there is a second Autocorrect option for review mode.
And it works if I set this option.
I learned something new, many THANKS!
Let me say that I find this very non intuitive, why should there be two places where one can define the behaviour for autocorrect!!??

Have a good day,
Walter

Autocorrect does not take effect in Review mode

Walter Blaser — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:37:01 GMT

The Autocorrect function under 'Options - AutoCorrect" seems to work only when one is in Translation mode.

If one reviews a document, these options do not apply.

This is very unappropriate, because it raises situations which are very difficult to overcome.
One example: you are revising a document and the translator has inserted straight quotes instead of curly ones. You want to correct this, but you cannot unless you know the keyboard combination for the curly quote because your typing always inserts a straight quote.
We have this problem in Trados Team where we get translated documents with straight quotes and cannot correct them. We had to implement QA regex rules to make sure that translators get their task returned as long as their text contains straight quotes.

The same is true for all other autocorrected characters.

Is this by design or a bug?

It seems that this problem exist since quite a while, see this post:
(70) Straight apostrophe when Tracks Changes is activated. I need curvy one. - 1. Trados Studio - Trados Studio - RWS Community

RE: Autocorrect does not take effect in Review mode

Walter Blaser — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:02:43 GMT

Hi Jerzy Czopik

The setting is ON, and it applies in Translation mode, but not in Review mode. This can easily be verified with any autocorrection, not only with quotes. Autocorrection simply does not work in Review mode.
You can see it clearly in attached video.
Walter

uat.community.rws.com/.../autocorrect.mp4

RE: PANIC STATE : Erratic display after Windows 11 updates

Ana Sabo — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:03:31 GMT

HiClaude Brindamour

Please reply to my colleagues when the technical team reaches out to you via email regarding this issue.

Kind regards,

PANIC STATE : Erratic display after Windows 11 updates

Claude Brindamour — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:08:32 GMT

This problem is unsolved and could compromise my work.
Strange behaviours of Trados Studio 2024 occurs since recent windows updates
(image blinking repeatedly, program display on 2 screens, program is "zooming in and out" or flashing).
Here's what I tried and thank you for your help.

Installed last Intel driver (32.0.101.7085)
Intel update OK
Windows Update OK
Firefox : unticked material acceleration
Refresh Firefox
unticked unnecessary Add-Ons
--------------------------
My computer : Intel Core i7 12700
Alder Lake
12th generation Intel Core i7-12700
--------------------------
Intel Graphics Software & Drivers Installer
New ASUS screen, verify the resolution is the same on both screen
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Trados Studio 2024 SR1 - 18.1.4.6694
Reset Window Layout
High DPI settings (modify the behaviour)
Rename Local parameters files to provoke the creations of new ones (AppData\Roaming\Trados Studio)

After many attempts (even buying another monitor, TRIED going back to previous update) the problem is still there.

RE: Autocorrect does not take effect in Review mode

Jerzy Czopik — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:46:30 GMT

BTW, you can easily search and replace quotation marks with this regex. This one is for Polish quotes, but you just need to adapt which quotes shall be replaced by which. Not so hard 🙂

Search phrase: (\s)(?:“|”|")(.+?)(?:"|“)

Replacement: $1„$2”

RE: Autocorrect does not take effect in Review mode

Jerzy Czopik — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:43:38 GMT

Walter Blaser

Did you check this setting? It is off per default:

When activated, the auto corrections should also work in review mode.

RE: How can I translate Word fields (internal hyperlinks) in Studio?

Anca Stoian — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:47:17 GMT

Hi Sabine Freyling ,

Yes, please raise a case with the technical team so they can look into this. Thank you.

Best regards,

Anca

How can I translate Word fields (internal hyperlinks) in Studio?

Sabine Freyling — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:59:18 GMT

I have text fields in a Word doc and the answer provided here: How can I translate Word fields (internal hyperlinks) in Studio? - 1. Trados Studio - Trados Studio - RWS Community does not work. Is there any other way to deal with this issue?

Thanks,

Sabine

RE: How can I translate Word fields (internal hyperlinks) in Studio?

Sabine Freyling — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:17:58 GMT

Unfortunately, this does not work either :( Shall I open a support case for the two documents in question?