Freelance
Beginner's Guide to Trados Studio Freelance
31/08/16 13:44 Archived in: E-zine
By Peter Kjeldsen,
This guide is an adaptation for the web of my document Getting Started with SDL Trados Studio Freelance 2011 using screenshots from SDL Trados Studio Freelance 2011 and Danish versions of Microsoft Windows 7 and 8. Hence you have to use common sense where the screenshots differ from what you're looking at. Don't be confused because some options are not present in your version, do your best and move on. The instructions are by no means exhaustive but they will get you started, mastery will be something you achieve on your own over time.
A Word about Your Computer
Of course running SDL Trados Studio Freelance requires you to have a reasonably fast computer running a recent version of Windows but nothing excessive. I use a small inexpensive Asus S200E notebook with an Intel Celeron 1.1 GHz processor, 4 GB memory and a 500 GB hard disk. I suspect that this laptop will be inadequate for future versions so get a more powerful laptop or at least one with more RAM or one that can be upgraded if you’re going to buy a new computer. I have connected it to a 22” flat screen TV (LG Flatron M227WD) so I don’t have to use the notebook’s 10” screen and I am using a wireless Logitech k360 keyboard and a wireless M325 mouse, also from Logitech. I use Microsoft Office 2007 and it all works very well. Even though it is a modest computer I am the slow one in this setup and I have never managed to out-type the computer.
All that being said so far this machine has been able to comfortably run Windows 7 pro, Windows 8.1 pro with media center, and the following versions of SDL Trados: Studio Freelance Plus versions 2007, 2011, 2014 and 2015 (2015 also tested on Windows 10 pro) without a problem or significant delays when you are actually working.
Starting SDL Trados Studio Freelance for the First Time
When you start SDL Trados Studio Freelance for the first time after installation you will need to configure the languages you’re going to work in. The first screen doesn’t give us many options so click on the Next > button. Read More...
This guide is an adaptation for the web of my document Getting Started with SDL Trados Studio Freelance 2011 using screenshots from SDL Trados Studio Freelance 2011 and Danish versions of Microsoft Windows 7 and 8. Hence you have to use common sense where the screenshots differ from what you're looking at. Don't be confused because some options are not present in your version, do your best and move on. The instructions are by no means exhaustive but they will get you started, mastery will be something you achieve on your own over time.
A Word about Your Computer
Of course running SDL Trados Studio Freelance requires you to have a reasonably fast computer running a recent version of Windows but nothing excessive. I use a small inexpensive Asus S200E notebook with an Intel Celeron 1.1 GHz processor, 4 GB memory and a 500 GB hard disk. I suspect that this laptop will be inadequate for future versions so get a more powerful laptop or at least one with more RAM or one that can be upgraded if you’re going to buy a new computer. I have connected it to a 22” flat screen TV (LG Flatron M227WD) so I don’t have to use the notebook’s 10” screen and I am using a wireless Logitech k360 keyboard and a wireless M325 mouse, also from Logitech. I use Microsoft Office 2007 and it all works very well. Even though it is a modest computer I am the slow one in this setup and I have never managed to out-type the computer.
All that being said so far this machine has been able to comfortably run Windows 7 pro, Windows 8.1 pro with media center, and the following versions of SDL Trados: Studio Freelance Plus versions 2007, 2011, 2014 and 2015 (2015 also tested on Windows 10 pro) without a problem or significant delays when you are actually working.
Starting SDL Trados Studio Freelance for the First Time
When you start SDL Trados Studio Freelance for the first time after installation you will need to configure the languages you’re going to work in. The first screen doesn’t give us many options so click on the Next > button. Read More...