Bad Mouse: Clear Formatting

Ctrl + Space: Clear all formatting in MS Word of the highlighted...

Ignore [all this stuff] in Trados

I cannot for the life of me remember where I found this guide to ignore [everything in between here]. Very helpful when using Trados while translating games, to make sure those pesky variables do not get caught up in the fuzzy CAT logic. Open the document (obviously) and make sure the Trados macros are activated. Press Alt+F8 to bring up the Macros dialog and select...

XBench lets you find words fast

I always try to tweak and improve my work process, and with XBench, I have found an application that will save me lots of time. While translating, all I need to do is highlight a word, press a short key (this works in all Windows applications, not only MS Word) and XBench will compare this term with glossaries. Adding glossaries to XBench is a matter of seconds. The work flow with...