Tools

Linguistic tools

I use many specialist dictionaries as well as other more personalised tools such as glossaries and lexicons, not forgetting the inexhaustible documentary resources available on the Internet.

My work involves cross-referencing and checking all the information found in monolingual and bilingual documents to confirm that I have chosen the correct expression.

I am always happy to invest in quality documentation, and appreciate the advice provided by clients in a subject area.

Translation support tools (CAT)

CAT, computer-assisted translation, allows us to keep a record of all translations already carried out for a client, to ensure that terminology remains consistent across documents. It is not automatic translation software, but a translation memory which can be re-used. The software I use is Trados 2007.

Computer tools

An understanding of IT tools is essential to offer the best in terms of ease of data transfer, confidentiality, security and archiving.

Backups: regular backups to external hard drives and DVD
Security: up-to-date antivirus software and firewall
Equipment: Modern laptop, colour multifunction printer/scanner/fax
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Software: Word 2007, Excel 2007, Access 2007, PowerPoint 2007, Photoshop CS2, FrontPage 2007, Trados 2007, Antidote (spell checker), AnyCount 6.0 (word count software), OmniPage Pro 14.0 (OCR), FTP server, etc.