Working with Starter and Express editions
Starter and Express are special editions of Trados Studio designed for users who need a lighter version of the translation and review functionalities. What you can do in Starter and Express varies depending on which workflow you are using. The following lists the key tasks that you can perform in each workflow.
In addition to the workflow tasks, in Express you can run Trados Studio as part of a domain-based corporate network and have use of unlimited languages. If you want to use the additional features available in Trados Studio, such as creating projects or performing pre-translation, contact your RWSrepresentative about purchasing a Freelance or Professional version of Trados Studio.
Single-File translation workflow in Starter
With Starter you can translate single-file projects and open TMs that are available on your computer or in a shared location. Your PC does not necessarily have to part of a domain to be able to access shared spaces.
Working with Starter enables you to participate in a project workflow where other team members are using full editions of Trados Studio or an RWS enterprise product. You can perform the following actions when you are in a single-file translation workflow. A single-file translation workflow occurs when you open a single file for translation using the Translate Single Document command.
- Open a single file for translation
- Create file-based TMs
- Add a single file-based TM to use during translation (The size of the TM is limited depending on what your license specifies.)
- Add, create and remove termbases for translation
- Edit translation units (TUs) in a TM during translation
- Edit TM settings
- You can import and export TM data to or from a TM on the Translation Memory and Automated Translation page and in the Translate Single Document dialog
- Update the TM during translation
- Generate a translated file
Project Package Translation workflow in Starter and Express
You can perform the following actions when you are in a project using packages in an offline workflow:
- Open project packages
- In Express, you can only open packages created in an RWS enterprise product. Enterprise products include WorldServer and TMS.
- In Starter, you can open packages created in other editions of Trados Studio or an RWS enterprise product.
- Open files for translation or review from a project package
- Disable or enable termbases in the package for translation
- Disable or enable TMs in the package for translation
- Remove AutoSuggest dictionaries in the project for translation
- Edit TUs in a TM during translation
- Update the TM during translation
- Return completed work in return packages