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SDL turns the letters around

Stefanie Roth

When translating English into French, and I start typing my translation, SDL always turns the first two letters around. Only the first two letters. In every segment. For example, I want to type “Le problème ..." but what is displayed on the screen is “eL ..."

The language settings are correct, English into French. No Arabic or Hebrew or any other right-to-left fonts or anything.

And no strange AutoCorrect entries either.

Any ideas???

Thanks for any help.

Stefanie
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    Hi Stefanie,

    Has this only just started happening? If so, it could be due to a Windows update. When a problem occurs after an update, the first thing to try is a Windows Repair of Studio (and MultiTerm components depending what the problem is). This will repair links between the two pieces of software by checking for and replacing anything that is missing from their setup, for example.

    Here is how:

    1. Close all SDL applications.
    2. Open the Control Panel:
      • Windows Vista/7: Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features.
      • Windows 8: Right-click on the screen at bottom-left corner and choose Control Panel > Uninstall a Program.
      • Windows 10: Right-click on Start > Control Panel > Select View by: Small Icons > Programs and Features
      • - or type 'Control Panel' in the search line on your bottom Windows toolbar.
    3. Click/highlight the relevant SDL product from the list (e.g. SDL Trados Studio 2021 etc) and click 'Uninstall/Change' either on the top toolbar or on the right-click dropdown menu (or just 'Repair' for MultiTerm), then select > Yes > Repair. Allow it to run. This will take longer for Studio than for the 3 main components of MultiTerm. Do NOT repair 'Remove suite of products' entries. These are only for uninstalling.
    4. Restart Studio/MultiTerm.

    This is just a starting point. There are lots of things that could trigger this and lots of potential solutions but try the Windows Repair of Studio and also MultiTerm - make sure they are both up-to-date first also, via the Help tab > Check for updates in both Studio AND MultiTerm.

    All the best,

    Ali Slight smile
  • 0 in reply to Alison Field

    Hi Alison,

    Thank you for replying so quickly. I had asked this question on behalf of a friend. She will get back to you as soon as possible and let you know whether your idea worked.
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