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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "When working with multiple files, I start".
This poll was originally submitted by Jenn Mercer. View the poll results »
| | | | Michael Harris 
Germany
Local time: 04:25
Member (2006)
German to English
doesnt make any difference because they all have to be done and to waste time to see which one is more difficult ....?
| | | | Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:25
Spanish to English
This is exactly what I am doing now. I have 12 files to translate, so I started with the longest and will finish with the shortest. This works best for me psychologically and helps me organise my time better.
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I look them through and see if there is any logical order.
If file A refers to file B, then it may be an idea to decide on the terminology and formulation to be cited first.
If not, I frequently go for the longest file first, and take it from there.
This week I have fed 56 files into Trados Studio 2009 and used the Merge Files feature. It took them alphabetically, but I could have chosen another order myself.
A really great idea! I can then handle th... See more I look them through and see if there is any logical order.
If file A refers to file B, then it may be an idea to decide on the terminology and formulation to be cited first.
If not, I frequently go for the longest file first, and take it from there.
This week I have fed 56 files into Trados Studio 2009 and used the Merge Files feature. It took them alphabetically, but I could have chosen another order myself.
A really great idea! I can then handle them as one big document, which in this case is an advantage.
With other types of documents it might just be daunting and unwieldy, but these would be a nightmare to handle individually.
I've just sent a mail of thanks to the instructor who showed me how to start with Studio 2009. I was terrified of it, but although this is the first time I have used it, it will not be the last!
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| top priority one | May 27, 2010 |
If priority is equal, it is better to start with the shortest one to gain moral satisfaction from work done faster.
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Angola
Local time: 04:25
English to French
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| Usually the shortest | May 27, 2010 |
As I look at the next day's job in the evening, I usually take a closer look at a short (often the shortest) file just to get aquainted with the type of writing. I may even start working on one or two, just to get them out of the way and make the start of the next day easier.
| | | | DZiW (X)
Ukraine
English to Russian
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| the most important | May 27, 2010 |
or the most urgent, if there's no such priority then abecedarian (alphabetically).
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If files are equal in size or if there are only a few, I translate them in any order.
But today for instance, I'm working on a project with about 40 files, where one of them has 2000 words and the other ones have approx. from 1 to 200 words. In that case, I translate all the small files first, so that I don't need to remember which ones I translated and which ones not: I will know after a couple of hours that I only have the bigger file to finish, and that will be easier to remember... See more If files are equal in size or if there are only a few, I translate them in any order.
But today for instance, I'm working on a project with about 40 files, where one of them has 2000 words and the other ones have approx. from 1 to 200 words. In that case, I translate all the small files first, so that I don't need to remember which ones I translated and which ones not: I will know after a couple of hours that I only have the bigger file to finish, and that will be easier to remember if I have to continue that work on the next day. ▲ Collapse
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| It depends... | May 27, 2010 |
... but, in general, I will go for the longest file first...
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If I am using a CAT tool and the files are similar I start with the longest one and the shorter ones sometimes translate themselves
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If the files had different deadlines, I'd usually start with the one that needed doing soonest.
Otherwise I often just work through them one by one.
If one clearly seemed to be more difficult, I might start with that one so that I leave myself enough time to research things, ask questions on KudoZ and so on. On the other hand, I might also start with the easiest or shortest in order to give myself a sense of progress once it's done.
So it varies a bit!
| | | | Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:25
Italian to English
| Other - Client's order | May 27, 2010 |
They usually come in a zip file. I start at the top and work down.
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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 04:25
Spanish to English
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| I'm with Christine | May 27, 2010 |
The logical order is foremost if no priority is indicated. And in my experience, the priority may be subject to a preliminary reading in the logical order.
"Longest" makes sense to me in that light (i.e., most informative).
[Edited at 2010-05-27 09:35 GMT]
| | | | DianeGM
Local time: 05:25
Member (2006)
Dutch to English
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I follow the logical order ...
| | | | Rebekka Groß (X)
Local time: 03:25
English to German
| It depends on the project | May 27, 2010 |
If I'm part of a team working on a large translation, e.g. help files, the connection between the files may not be obvious so I'll just start at the top and work my way down.
If however, I have a PDF file or similar for reference and the logical order is obvious, I follow that order.
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