updating a previously translated text in Studio

Question

Dear all, 
 I'd appreciate it if anybody could point me in the right direction on the following issue. 
 
 Basically, I have four *.doc documents 
 A - an original *.doc in English (of some 37 pages) 
 B - file A translated 
 C - file A updated (obviously in English), with the changes concerning around one-fourth of the text (they're indicated with 'track changes') 
 D - file C cleared of 'tracked changes' 
 
 I'm now supposed to update file B to reflect changes indicated in file C, obviously using Studio. 
 
 I've aligned files A and B, assuming that at least the three-quarters of the text that have been left intact would be auto-propagated and I'd only translate the rest. Probably due to the complexity of the file with many tables, formulas, etc., this exercise wasn't overly successful, however. When I created a project with file C and used TM based on the alignment of A and B, Studio only recognised 13 percent of the units rightaway and some context matches as I clicked through the text, but this was way short of what I'd expected. 
 
 Now, my question is - is there a way to use file B and simply insert my translation (as per file C) in this file in Studio? Or alternatively, what is the usual and most efficient workflow in such situations? 
 
 Thank you, 
 
 Tomas

Paul · Accepted Answer

Hi Tomas, 
 Assuming you have to show the changes as tracked changes in the translation of File C then you are best tackling this as a docx because doc will not support the track changes options. 
 
 My suggestion, and it may not be the only one would be this. First open File A with your new TM and make sure this is translated fully. This way you'll have the correct TM for File A (in the event the alignment wasn't too successful) and you need this in order to translate File C reflecting the changes. 
 Then open File C, showing the track changes, and with track change mode on use your TM and only translate the changes. The target word file will be a DOCX with the translated changes showing as tracked changes. 
 Make sense? 
 Regards 
 Paul

Phil Elliott · Answer

Hi Tomas, 
 Just another thought that I think may also work. 
 If you have the "Professional" version of Trados you could also look at the PerfectMatch functions in Studio which allow you to pre-translate a new version of the document against a previous version of the document and then work on the changed elements. 
 Unfortunately though this is not available in the Freelance version if you have that. 
 Best regards, 
 Phil.

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updating a previously translated text in Studio