Supported File Types

A table of supported file types, their file name extensions, and a help topic concerning the file type's settings. What file types does Studio support? what file types can I use in Trados Studio?

File type name

File type extension

Help topic

SDL XLIFF *.sdlxliff sdlxliff
TRADOStag *.ttx TRADOStag (TTX) Settings
SDL Edit *.itd SDL Edit (ITD) Settings
Microsoft Word 2000-2003 *.doc, *.dot Word 2000-2003 Settings
Microsoft Word 2007-2013 *.docx, *.dotx, *.docm, *.dotm Word 2007-2013 Settings
Microsoft PowerPoint XP-2003 *.ppt, *.pps, *.pot PowerPoint XP and 2003 Settings
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007-2013 *.pptx, *.ppsx, *.potx, *.pptm, *.potm, *.ppsm PowerPoint 2007-2013 Settings
Microsoft Excel 2007-2013 *.xlsx, *.xltx, *.xlsm Excel 2007-2013 Settings
Microsoft Excel 2000-2003 *.xls, *.xlt
 
Excel 2000-2003 Settings
Trados Translator's Workbench *.doc, *.docx Trados Translators Workbench (Bilingual Workbench) Settings
Rich Text Format (RTF) *.rtf Rich Text Format Settings
XHTML 1.1 *.html, *.htm HTML Settings
HTML 5, HTML  4 *.htm, *.html, *.xhtml, *.jsp, *.asp, *.aspx, *.ascx, *.inc, *.php, *.hhk, *.hhc HTML Settings
Adobe FrameMaker 8-11 MIF *.mif FrameMaker MIF Settings
Adobe InDesign CS2-CS4 INX *.inx InDesign INX Settings
Adobe InDesign CS4-CC IDML *.idml InDesign IDML Settings
Adobe InCopy CS4-CC ICML *.icml InCopy ICML Settings
OpenDocument Text Document (ODT) *.odt, *.ott, *.odm OpenDocument Text Document Settings
OpenDocument Presentation (ODP) *.odp, *.otp OpenDocument Presentation Settings
OpenDocument Spreadsheet (ODS) *.ods, *.ots OpenDocument Spreadsheet Settings
QuarkXPress Export *.xtg, *.tag QuarkXPress Settings
XLIFF *.xlf XLIFF Settings
WsXliff *.xlf WorldServer XLIFF (WsXLIFF) Settings
PDF *.pdf PDF Settings
Comma Delimited Text (CSV) *.csv Simple Delimited Text Settings
Tab Delimited Text *.txt Simple Delimited Text Settings
Java Resources *.properties Java Resources Settings
XML: Microsoft .NET Resources *.resx See below, Topics for XML file type settings
XML: OASIS DITA 1.2 Compliant *.xml, *.dita See below, Topics for XML file type settings
XML: OASIS DocBook 4.5 Compliant *.xml See below, Topics for XML file type settings
XML: W3C ITS Compliant *.xml, See below, Topics for XML file type settings
XML: Any XML *.xml See below, Topics for XML file type settings
Text *.txt Text (Regular Expression Delimited Text) Settings
Topics for XML file type settings

Detection Settings - Identify XML File Type by Content

About XML Parser Rules with Examples

XML Writer

XML Entity Conversion

XML Namespaces

XML Whitespace Normalization

XML Validation page

Embedded Content

Other file types

The SDL community provides support for other file types under SDL's OpenExchange program. See http://www.sdl.com/en/language-technology/sdl-openexchange/. File types supported under the OpenExchange program include Author-it XML and Visio.

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Topic:  Published: November 10, 2014