SDL MultiTerm 2019 for Translators and Project Managers

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Topics: Trados Training & Certification
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Start time:Jan 31, 2019 13:00 GMT     Add to calendar

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This course is approved for three (3) American Translators Association Continuing Education points.



This course is delivered live and web based, over 3 hours. Purchase of SDL Trados software is not necessary to take this training. The software features will be presented via the trainer’s machine. Exams, as well as training manual and materials for each level, are included when you purchase this training session. Note: three hour online sessions on SDL Trados are not recorded.

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Language:Englisch
Duration:180 minutes
SDL MultiTerm 2019 for Translators and Project Managers
This course is designed for users who want to get familiar with SDL MultiTerm quickly and start working productively from day one.

- Introduction to basic terminology concepts
- Overview of the application
- Performing look up operations in a termbase
- Defining filters
- Creating termbases from scratch
- Converting existing glossaries in MS Excel format for use in SDL MultiTerm
- Adding entries to the termbase
- Creating input models
- Leveraging legacy documents to fill your termbase using terminology extraction
- Accessing termbases from SDL Trados Studio
- Exporting termbase content to tables and printable dictionaries
- Overview of SDL MultiTerm Online


Target Audience:

This course is for:

- translators and project managers who have never used SDL MultiTerm before and want to get started with the application to be productive from day one
- translators and project managers who are already using SDL Trados Studio , and want to learn more on SDL MultiTerm to enhance their translation process by leveraging terminology


Prerequisites:

Basic understanding of PCs, the Windows operating system and MS Word.

SDL Trados Certification:

This course provides all of the knowledge attendees need to pass their SDL MultiTerm exam

The SDL MultiTerm™ Certification program enables individual translators and project managers to validate their knowledge and expertise in the use of SDL Trados products. Achieving SDL MultiTerm Certification demonstrates that you are fully prepared to work with the world’s leading translation technology.

Certification in the SDL MultiTerm product can be achieved by taking the following web based exam:

- SDL MultiTerm

The exam questions are based on the topics covered in the corresponding SDL Trados MultiTerm, i.e. attendance on the course, followed by practical experience of the topics covered, will prepare attendees to take the exam.

The exam consists of 40 questions and lasts 40 minutes. Attendees take their exams by logging into their SDL Account and selecting the Education area, where their exams and corresponding training manuals can be found.
Attendees will be advised on completion of their exam whether they have passed or need to retake.


Further Development:

At the end of this course attendees will have covered all of the topics necessary to significantly increase translation speeds and productivity.

Attendees should also consider attending the following courses:

  • SDL Trados Studio – Getting Started Part I and II, which will help you get familiar with the product and start translating documents productively from day one
  • SDL Trados Studio – Intermediate, which will teach you to go beyond the basics for more effective handling of translation projects
  • SDL Trados Studio for Project Managers, which will help you to work productively from as a project manager day one
  • SDL Trados Studio – Advanced, which will translators and project managers to leverage advanced functionality to get the most out of the product


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Further Information:

For further information on any of our courses, training delivery options and course dates, the SDL Trados Certification programme or course fees please contact us

Target audience
This course is for:

- translators and project managers who have never used SDL MultiTerm before and want to get started with the application to be productive from day one
- translators and project managers who are already using SDL Trados Studio , and want to learn more on SDL MultiTerm to enhance their translation process by leveraging terminology
Learning objectives
This course is designed for users who want to get familiar with SDL MultiTerm quickly and start working productively from day one.

- Introduction to basic terminology concepts
- Overview of the application
- Performing look up operations in a termbase
- Defining filters
- Creating termbases from scratch
- Converting existing glossaries in MS Excel format for use in SDL MultiTerm
- Adding entries to the termbase
- Creating input models
- Leveraging legacy documents to fill your termbase using terminology extraction
- Accessing termbases from SDL Trados Studio
- Exporting termbase content to tables and printable dictionaries
- Overview of SDL MultiTerm Online
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of PCs, the Windows operating system and MS Word
Topics covered during the course: (click to expand)
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Introduction
  • Basic concepts: What is terminology? What is a termbase? What does concept-oriented mean?
  • Scope of SDL MultiTerm

Getting started
  • Starting SDL MultiTerm and opening a termbase
  • User interface overview

Searching a termbase
  • Fuzzy search
  • Browsing through the termbase entries
  • Normal search
  • Full-text search
  • Searching a termbase from any other application through the SDL MultiTerm Widget
  • Filtering in a termbase
  • Opening another termbase: multiple termbase search

Quick termbase creation
  • Creating a termbase using a template
  • Modifying the template by adding an extra information field (e.g. Subject)
  • Converting an existing glossary from MS Excel into SDL MultiTerm XML format
  • Importing the converted glossary into the empty termbase

Creating a new termbase from scratch
  • Adding languages (indexes)
  • Adding information fields (descriptive fields)
  • Defining the termbase structure

Adding entries to a termbase
  • Adding a new entry to the termbase
  • Streamlining the entry creation process through input models
  • Terminology extraction: using legacy documents to fill your termbase quickly

Using SDL MultiTerm from SDL Trados Studio
  • Selecting a termbase
  • Using active terminology recognition to insert terms into your translation quickly
  • Searching a termbase from SDL Trados Studio
  • Adding termbase entries on the fly while translating

Exporting termbases
  • Full export (for backup purposes)
  • Partial export based on a filter
  • Exporting to tabular format (2-column, bilingual term list)
  • Exporting to a printable RTF format

Maintaining termbases
  • Handling duplicate entries
  • Batch-editing termbase content
  • Creating a read-only copy of a termbase

SDL MultiTerm Online - overview
  • Scope of SDL MultiTerm Online - publishing terminology to make it available to a broad audience
  • Logging in to SDL MultiTerm Online
  • Searching a termbase within your Web browser

Registration and payment information (click to expand)
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Click on the buy button on the right to purchase your seat

Participation fee includes:

• Access to training session with SDL Trados Certified Trainer.
• SDL Trados Approved Training Manual & sample files for practice.
• SDL Trados Certification Exams.

Steps to take your training and certification:

1 - Register & Pay

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Participants should not delay in making payments to ensure classes are not canceled due to low enrollment. We suggest then you purchase your spot as soon as possible.

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2 - Get your course manual and sample files

After payment you will be given access to a restricted area of the site to download the courseware and sample files.

You don't need to have gone through the manual and files before the training, and ideally should not have them open during the session. Your instructors will be sharing their screen and using the sample files. The manual and files are so that you may practice after the training and prepare to pass the certification exam. Some of the sample files will be proprietary SDL Trados files and can only be opened with an installed activated license of SDL Trados.

3 - Attend the training session

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Note: three hour online SDL Trados sessions are not recorded.

4 - Take your SDL Trados Certification exam

SDL TRADOS Certification exams are delivered by SDL TRADOS. Certification exams will be available in your SDL My account approximately 10 working days after making a payment. Note that you must be registered and have an account at SDL to receive the certification exams. If you do not have an account with SDL, you can create one here: https://oos.sdl.com/asp/products/ssl/account/ Make sure you use the same email address associated with your ProZ.com account when creating your SDL account. If you have an account with a different email address, or if after 10 days you have not received the certification exams please contact SDL Product training at [email protected] indicating which training session you have taken along with the proper email address for your SDL account so that the certification exams can be updated.

Please follow the below instructions to access training materials and exams in your sdl.com account:

Log onto your SDL My Account area on the following link https://oos.sdl.com/asp/products/ssl/account/ and go to the Certification and Training page, where you will find the Workbook and sample files for you to download. You will also find 3 attempts at your exam which can be taken at any time online, and will not expire.

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Software and system requirements (click to expand)
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Software

  • No purchase needed. You do not need to have SDL Trados software installed on your machine, the software features will be presented via the trainer’s machine.

  • SDL TRADOS offers a 30-day trial version. It is strongly recommended that you DO NOT have SDL Trados software running during the online training session, as the program and the virtual platform are two resource-intensive applications that may be taxing processor ability. SDL Trados software features will be presented via the trainer’s machine.

  • If you are interested in purchasing a SDL Trados license, visit ProZ.com TGB to buy at the lowest price in the market.


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    • Required: Internet Explorer® 7.0 or newer, Mozilla® Firefox® 3.0 or newer or Google™ Chrome™ 5.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
    • Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
    • Recommended: Dual-core 2.4GHz CPU or faster with 2GB of RAM (recommended)

    For Mac®-based Users:

    • Required: OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks and 10.10 Yosemite
    • Required: Safari™ 3.0 or newer, Firefox® 3.0 or newer or Google™ Chrome™ 5.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
    • Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
    • Required: Intel processor (1GB of RAM or better recommended)

    To Use VoIP (microphone and speakers or headset):

    • Required: Fast Internet connection (384 kbps or more recommended)
    • Required: speakers or headset (USB headset recommended)
    • NOT required: Microphone - attendees can communicate with the trainer through incorporated chat.

    For Mac®-based Users

    • Required: Mac OS® X 10.6 or later
    • Required: Safari™ 3.0 or newer, Firefox® 4.0 or newer or Google™ Chrome™ 5.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ 1.6 or higher recommended)
    • Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL or better recommended
    • Required: 2.4 GHz Intel processor (Core 2 Duo), 1 GB of RAM or better


    For iPad®-based Users

    • Required: iPad® 1 or newer; iPhone® 3GS or newer; iPod® Touch (3rd generation) or newer
    • iOS 4.2 or newer
    • WiFi recommended for VoIP
    • Free GoToMeeting App from the App Store


    For Android-based Users

    • Android 2.2 or higher
    • 1Ghz CPU or higher recommended
    • WiFi recommended for VoIP
    • Free GoToMeeting App from the Google Play Store

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  • General discussions on this training

    SDL MultiTerm 2019 for Translators and Project Managers
    Nicholas Magnolia
    Nicholas Magnolia
    Vereinigte Staaten
    Spanisch > Englisch
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    I am interested in this courseJan 29, 2019

    Hello,
    I am the lead translator at a school district and I have been familiarizing myself with SDL Trados 2019 recently and I want to learn more so that I can be more productive.
    Thank you,
    Nicholas Magnolia


     

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