Tag Editor and Power Point 2007

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07-22-2008
gentle

Tag Editor and Power Point 2007

Hi Everyone!
As far as I know Tag Editor and Power Point 2007 are not compatible. Is anybody aware of any latest development that could have overcome this hurdle? Thank you all in advance! ;)
07-22-2008
analaura

Hi Gentle

Well, as far as Im aware (hahhaha), it´s Oficce 2007 what´s NOT compatible with Trados...
07-22-2008
ElVizconde

Quote:

Originally Posted by gentle

Hi Everyone!
As far as I know Tag Editor and Power Point 2007 are not compatible. Is anybody aware of any latest development that could have overcome this hurdle? Thank you all in advance! ;)

Save it into an older version and work the file with TagEditor. When you finish the translation you can save it back to 2007
07-22-2008
analaura

Same thing I do

With Trados I work with Office 2003, with no problems, and then save files back into the original version... :(

Any other suggestion / comment?
07-23-2008
gentle

Needing further advice

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElVizconde

Save it into an older version and work the file with TagEditor. When you finish the translation you can save it back to 2007

Thank you Vizconde! The thing is that all text embedded in imagery with the SmartGraphic feature of 2007 (editable in 2007), becomes non-editable in 2003, and it is not picked up by Tag Editor. I will need Tag Editor to open the PPT 2007 directly and to recognize this editable text. Any suggestions?
07-23-2008
analaura

mmm

is there any way you can extract that text to, at least, work it separatedly in other file (to use your TM)? and then put it back in the ppt?? :confused:
07-23-2008
ElVizconde

Quote:

Originally Posted by gentle

Thank you Vizconde! The thing is that all text embedded in imagery with the SmartGraphic feature of 2007 (editable in 2007), becomes non-editable in 2003, and it is not picked up by Tag Editor. I will need Tag Editor to open the PPT 2007 directly and to recognize this editable text. Any suggestions?

try using SAVE US. That will allow you to save the ppt as HTML or RTF.
07-23-2008
analaura

Thanks

That´s a good one! :)
07-24-2008
RodrigoDG

Hi All ..

I saw this post and i want it to share this comment...

we discover that trados 2007 is compatible with PPT 2007, but not with previews version, you only need to open as "pptx" and not with ".ppt" extension. All text embedded with the SmartGraphic feature of 2007 (editable only in 2007), becomes non-editable in 2003, and it is not picked up by Tag Editor, but if you use trados 2007 and 2007 pptx you don't have any problem. :)
07-24-2008
RodrigoDG

Next challenge ..... :D

Maybe you can help me with this .... :(

Problemas con el Power Point 2007 - 2003
07-25-2008
gentle

Confirmation

Quote:

Originally Posted by RodrigoDG

We discovered that trados 2007 is compatible with PPT 2007, but not with previous versions, you only need to open as "pptx" and not with ".ppt" extension. All text embedded with the SmartGraphic feature of 2007 (editable only in 2007), becomes non-editable in 2003, and it is not picked up by Tag Editor, but if you use trados 2007 and 2007 pptx you don't have any problem. :)

Confirmed! Thank you all for your contributions! An additional comment: you need to open the PPTX (from Office 2007) with Tag Editor 2007 from Trados updated with Service Pack 2. To make this Service Pack work it´s better to uninstall Trados and reinstall it along with the Service Pack, otherwise you run the risk that not all features become updated. ;)
PS: ElVizconde's alternative with HTML or RTF is an interesting one! I promise to explore it too!:)
07-25-2008
sabrina

Thanks for the tip Rodrigo! The only thing translators need to be aware of is that Office 2007 makes your PC incredibly slow...so if you are in the midst of a rush...(as translators usually are...;) ), it's something to think about...
07-25-2008
Gustavo Lucardi

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabrina

Thanks for the tip Rodrigo! The only thing translators need to be aware of is that Office 2007 makes your PC incredibly slow...so if you are in the midst of a rush...(as translators usually are...;) ), it's something to think about...

And wich is the other option? do it wrong or re do it after?
07-28-2008
gentle

IT evolution

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabrina

The only thing translators need to be aware of is that Office 2007 makes your PC incredibly slow...

It´s a matter of looking for a bit more RAM and capacity in your hard drive. Some smart freelancers might consider it an investment rather than an expense ;)
04-16-2009
gentle

Re: Tag Editor and Power Point 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElVizconde

try using SAVE US. That will allow you to save the ppt as HTML or RTF.

Hi Vizconde! I'm back and unfortunately with the same problem. I've tried saving the slide with Smart Graphic imagery as HTM and RTF with no success.
I hope the resurrection of this thread will light up my lack of knowledge on this matter ;)
04-17-2009
analaura

Re: Tag Editor and Power Point 2007

Well, no success on my side either.

I opened the PPTX and Save it As rtf and html format.
but, I´m missing a lot of text.
In the rtf format, I have the same editable text that I got when I saved it as ppt.
In the htm format, I only get the titles, but with no content at all.

Am I missing something here? Anybody can help? PLEASE!

So far, I tried:
- Saving the pptx as ppt, rtf, htm
- opening the ttx done with trados 7 in trados 6.

thank you guys for your help

rgds
05-20-2009
analaura

Re: Tag Editor and Power Point 2007

and this is the error message I get:

Filler definition not found: SDL Trados Power Point 2007. Filler 1.0.0.0
Failed to retrieve tag toolbar settings for plugin file format.

I´ve been googling this error with no success, nobody seems to have an answer about it.

I´ll go on searching and keep you posted. cheers