Poll: When you work, do you take full advantage of your CAT-tool? Autor da sequência: ProZ.com Staff
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I’m one of those dinosaurs who don’t use CAT tools. To be truthful, I do use XTM for one of my clients, but that's the exception not the rule, and as I’m not tech-savvy at all, I’m probably not using many functions.
I've been translating for over 40 years, well before the CAT era and… the computer era! I used Trados for a while (two years) when I was working in-house and I've dropped it as soon as I started freelancing after my retirement. Most of my work consists of tran... See more I’m one of those dinosaurs who don’t use CAT tools. To be truthful, I do use XTM for one of my clients, but that's the exception not the rule, and as I’m not tech-savvy at all, I’m probably not using many functions.
I've been translating for over 40 years, well before the CAT era and… the computer era! I used Trados for a while (two years) when I was working in-house and I've dropped it as soon as I started freelancing after my retirement. Most of my work consists of transcreation jobs, texts of journalistic nature and documents for EU institutions and UN agencies and I continue to get all the work I need without using CAT tools.
Anyway, I prefer helping my brain work well and improve my own memory than be confronted with text fragments. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Samuel Murray 
Holanda
Local time: 09:18
Membro (2006)
Inglês para Africânder
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I doubt if anyone takes "full advantage" of their CAT tool. I use several advanced features of the CAT tool, however. I use project templates, TMs, glossaries and placeable features aggressively. On the other hand, my CAT tool has some autocomplete features that I simply don't use because they're more of a hindrance than a help.
| | | | | Don't understand | Jan 22, 2021 |
Samuel Murray wrote:
I doubt if anyone takes "full advantage" of their CAT tool.
What does "full advantage" even mean?
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Siobhán Fulton
Estados Unidos da América
Local time: 03:18
Alemão para Inglês
| Use most features | Jan 22, 2021 |
I started using CAT tools in the late 1990s because the nature of my work then (manuals, product descriptions, parts lists, other repetitive documents). Since then I've continued to use these tools for almost all projects.
However, I've found that I don't take advantage of or even need some of the current developments in the software. Consequently I've resolved not to upgrade my CAT tools since I'm largely satisfied with their performance, apart from speed, which I don't expect to improve ... See more I started using CAT tools in the late 1990s because the nature of my work then (manuals, product descriptions, parts lists, other repetitive documents). Since then I've continued to use these tools for almost all projects.
However, I've found that I don't take advantage of or even need some of the current developments in the software. Consequently I've resolved not to upgrade my CAT tools since I'm largely satisfied with their performance, apart from speed, which I don't expect to improve as more features are added. The consequences of this decision will be minimal, since at my age I'm only a few lottery numbers away from retirement. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Absolutely not | Jan 22, 2021 |
A gentleman never takes advantage.
Anyway, what more is there beyond type some text and go to the next segment?
| | | | neilmac
Espanha
Local time: 09:18
Espanhol para Inglês
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I use WF Classic, but I don't really use all the features. In the beginning, I started building glossaries, but soon gave up. I've never really managed to use the placeables function either, and I don't really understand what a termbase is, although I've googled it and read definitions, but it doesn't seem to be something that I would be interested in using.
However, I do like the fact that it obliges me to segment the text and work from beginning to end, because it seems more orderly that... See more I use WF Classic, but I don't really use all the features. In the beginning, I started building glossaries, but soon gave up. I've never really managed to use the placeables function either, and I don't really understand what a termbase is, although I've googled it and read definitions, but it doesn't seem to be something that I would be interested in using.
However, I do like the fact that it obliges me to segment the text and work from beginning to end, because it seems more orderly that way, and I do leverage my TMs, which I keep organised per client as well as by subject matter. I'm quite happy getting by with my own modus operandi without becoming an expert in all the bells and whistles. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Mario Freitas
Brasil
Local time: 04:18
Inglês para Português
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| I use many of them | Jan 23, 2021 |
But I'm well aware that there are several others I don't know or haven't learned yet. I have a list with some of the ones I want to learn as soon as I can.
For example, Regular Expressions are an excellent feature, but I'm only a newbie in this resource. It takes quite some time to learn how to use them in an advanced level. I hope I will.
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