About Previewing Documents

There are three different types of preview in SDL Trados Studio:

Preview in the Preview Window

The Preview window is used to preview your source text or target text or both the source and target side-by-side. You can select how you want to preview your document in the Preview window:

You can only preview the following types of documents in the Preview window:

NOTE

 

  • The files types available for preview are different if you are working with WorldServer packages. Click here for more information.

  • If you want to preview the supported Microsoft Office 2007 documents during translation in SDL Trados Studio, you must have an installation of Microsoft office 2007. If you want to preview a previous version of these Microsoft Office documents, you must have Microsoft Office 2007 or a previous installation of Office installed.

To preview additional file types use the View In preview option where you can view the document in the application in which it was originally created.

 

NOTE

XML file type preview settings can be defined on the Preview page.

Preview in the Native Application

To preview a document in its native application (the application in which it was originally created) use the View In option on the File menu or the Preview toolbar. You can choose to preview your source text or target text or both the source and target side-by-side.

Print Preview

Use this option to preview the document as a bilingual SDLXLIFF file in a web browser. The source and target text is displayed side-by-side. When you preview the document you can also print it from your web browser.

 

 

Related Topics

How to Preview the Translation

How to Preview and Print the Bilingual Document