There are two ways to approach the translation of a document in SDL Trados Studio. The one that is discussed in this chapter involves selecting and opening a single document for translation. This is the simplest way to go about translating an individual document. The other is to create a project, which we will discuss in detail in Chapter 7, Working with Projects. The latter approach requires slightly more preparation but has several advantages, one of which is the ability to more easily group files for translation, as the project creation process does this for you. You can also retain your translation settings to re-use later, in the form of a project template. Regardless of which approach you use, however, the process of translating your documents in the side-by-side editor, which is the main focus of this chapter, is essentially the same.

In this chapter, we will show you how the process of translating works in SDL Trados Studio, from opening a file to generating...