Upcoming events

Hi,

We are organizing three webinars that will be posted at Proz.com:

1) QA:How to turn in a spotless translation in Word 2003 & 2007

Summary: Some of the topics to be covered in this presentation:
• TOC: how to create a table of contents; how to repair a TOC for correct translation; how to turn it into the target language correctly.
• Hyperlinks: how to make them work after translating; how to check if they have already been translated and enter the new target link without corrupting the file or the fields.
• Columns: how to work with non translatable columns and turn in matching tables in two or more languages.
• Spell checker: how to hide bilingual text and set up spell checker correctly in different languages.
• Cut and paste: some useful tricks
• Finishing touches of QA in translation
Date: February 11th, 2011
Time: 13.00 ART (GMT3)
Duration: 60 minutes
For more information, please visit: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4135-qa-how-to-turn-in-a-spotless-translation-in-word-2003-amp-2007

2) Translation & editing - a specialization for new translators - Part 1

Summary: In the first part of the webinar, we will cover topics related to: editor’s perspective when approaching the text; quality assurance; assessing a translation (scores); feedback + examples in the form of practice with key: spotting mistakes in translation during the webinar and we’ll provide the key. The main focus of this practice will be: mistranslation of prepositional phrases, noun strings, among other real life examples.
Date: March 16th, 2011
Time: 13.00 ART (GMT3)
Duration: 45 minutes
For more information, please visit: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4136-translation-amp-editing-a-specialization-for-new-translators-part-1
3) Translation & editing - a specialization for new translators - Part 2

Summary: In this second section, we will cover a combination of tips related to translating and editing IT, technical and financial texts.
Date: March 23rd, 2011
Time: 13.00 ART (GMT3)
Duration: 45 minutes
For more information, please visit: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4138-translation-amp-editing-a-specialization-for-new-translators-part-2

Hope to see you around!