[duxuser] Re: Spanish Translation
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 10:46:47 +0100
Kathy's advice is spot on, but perhaps I could add some
additional information. (I'm describing the following using
Word 2003, but the principals are the same for most earlier
versions of Word.)
In Word, I created a 2 column Table. This is easy enough to
do from the Table menu. You ideally need to be specific
about the number of columns, but if you start with say 5
rows, you only need to tab from the second cell in the last
row, and it will automatically create another row.
One important tip here when creating the table. Do NOT
press the Enter key in a cell. This causes unexpected
results when you import the file into DBT. To move to
another cell to enter text, press the tab key after you have
entered the text. If reviewing the table, use the arrow
keys to navigate.
The secret now is to create a new Word Style called
"spanish" (without the quotes), which should be a Character
Style. Assuming we want to retain much the same Style for
Spanish text as English text, place your cursor in the
Spanish column. Now from Word's Format menu, select Styles
and Formatting. This brings up a pane on the right with a
button which allows you to add a NEW style. In the dialog
that comes up, there are really only two important fields to
complete. Style name and Style Type.
For Style name, type spanish. Note that this is the same
name as DBT's spanish Style, so don't call it anything else.
For Style Type, make sure you select "Character" from the
drop down list. If you really wish, you can make other
changes to font, size and color, but let's keep it simple
for now.
So now we need to apply the spanish Style to our column.
Make sure your cursor is in the Spanish column. Go to
Word's Table menu, and press "Select". This brings up a
sub-menu where you should select "Column". This will
highlight the entire Spanish column.
Now apply the spanish Style to the column.
Save your document, and open it in DBT. Alt + F3 to turn on
Codes, and you should see the Spanish words and/or phrases
embraced with spanish styles.
Your document should also appear in stairstep list form.
That is to say the English will begin in cell 1, and the
Spanish on the next line in cell 2.
O.K., so you don't like the stairrstep layout - not a
problem.
Go back to your Word document. With your cursor in the
table, go to Word's Table menu, choose Convert, and then
"Table to Text". THE MOST important thing to look at is the
dialog which comes up, and make a choice of how you wish the
columns to be separated. You can select Paragraph Marks,
Tabs, Commas or Other. If you select Other, you can then
enter one character of your choosing, such as a dash for
example.
Click the O.K. button, and miraculously your table will now
appear as text with the two columns separated as you have
requested - and with a dash between the English and Spanish
if that's what you chose.
If you now save and import this into DBT, you will find your
text is no longer stairstep but in individual lines or
paragraphs for each word or phrase.
This may sound a shade daunting, but follow the instruction
carefully and it's actually a doddle.
George Bell.
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From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kathy
Riessen
Sent: 24 May 2006 02:22
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Spanish Translation
Just a suggestion to speed things up for you
If you are Using the Braille Template, in Word
Why don't you start by producing the Word document in a
table:
Column 1: Word
Column 2: Meaning
You can then highlight Column 1 and set to Spanish, leave
Column 2 English, or vice versa
Following this, convert table to text with a colon as the
separator
Voila: Spanish and English with minimum fuss
Occasional words in the meaning section, will have to be
changed manually.
Kathy
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From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom
Whalen
Sent: Tuesday, 23 May 2006 4:05 AM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Spanish Translation
Hello list, I an translating a book, which is basically a
Spanish to English and a English to Spanish dictionary on
medical, legal, and slang terms. In the past I would just
highlight the Spanish words and apply the Spanish style. It
will not be feasible to do so in this book, as it is 300
pages long. So my question is, if I apply the Spanish style
to the whole document will the English text be converted to
Grade 1 braille?
Thanks in advance,
Tom Whalen
Mesa State College
Grand Junction, Co 81504
970-248-1307
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