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Unfortunately most translators will be able to relate to this video, but you can have a good laugh when you see just how absurd many of the requests we commonly receive are, when viewed from a different angle.
Problem On occasion you may open up a project with a seemingly normal Word document, only to find that it is plagued by distracting and unnecessary tags. The problem is that often we don't see this mess until we've accepted the project and opened up the file in Studio. Fortunately there is an easy solution for this this problem, which usually occurs because the source was scanned with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software and the resulting file is a tag-filled mess. Solution To get rid of this mess, simply open up your Word file, select the problem text and then click on Home > Clear formatting. (Clear formatting is the icon located at the top right of the Font tab.) The end result is plain text with not tags. Now you can simply recreate the formatting of the original and when you open up the file in Studio all of the unwanted tags will be gone.
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Are you thinking about upgrading to Window 8? Maybe you’re wondering if it’s worth your while or thinking “what if my CAT tools and favorite programs aren’t compatible?” Changing operating systems can be stressful and entails loads of time consuming work on your part. These factors become even more important if you’re running your own business. So if your PC or laptop is running Windows 7 and everything is running smoothly, you probably don’t need to run off and get the latest version of Windows. However, if you’re thinking about buying a new laptop that comes with Windows 8 pre-installed, I say go for it. In my case I upgraded an older laptop running Windows Vista. Considering the many drawbacks of Vista I figured I had nothing to lose and in fact I gained quite a bit. The upgrade is straight forward and fairly quick and easy; plus the download only cost me 40 dollars. The setup tool even analyzes your computer and lets you know which programs will need to be re-installed a
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