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Miriam348
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September 11, 2024
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Text from SDL Trados not appearing in InDesign

  • September 11, 2024
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Hello,

 

I was supposed to translate INDD files from InDesign in SDL Trados, so this file had to be saved as IDML file.

Now that the translation is complete, I needed to open these IDML file back in InDesign.

 

I discovered that some texts that I translated in Trados are missing in InDesign now. 

 

Could it be that my options in Trados were not set well before importing the indd file before translation or should I have changed something in InDesign, please?

 

Thank you for any advice.

 

 

 

 

 

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Robert at ID-Tasker
Robert at ID-Tasker
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September 11, 2024

As @Laubender mentioned, it can be overset.

 

Or it's possible that you haven't configured Trados properly - haven't excluded all the XML tags. 

 

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    LaubenderCommunity Expert
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    September 11, 2024

    Hi @Miriam348 ,

    never worked with SDL Trados itself, but could it be that the missing text is in overset text frames?

    Watch out for a red [+] widget at the right lower edge of text frames.

     

    You'll be able to see into overset text with the Story Editor window:

    Select the text frame and hit the keyboard shortcut Cmd + Y ( macOS ) or Ctrl + Y ( Windows );
    actually it's Strg + Y for Windows with a German keyboard…

     

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender
    ( Adobe Community Expert )

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