How to extract text from a specific column of several tables in a Word document?

Question

Hello! I have an MS Word file with several tables in it. The file also contains paragraphs that don't need to be translated/extracted. 
 I only need to extract the text in the columns with the " Translation " header of each table. Is there a way to extract only this text automatically? 
 Here is an image to clarify my case.

Thanks for any help!

Paul · Accepted Answer

Joao F Haas 
 Joao F Haas said: The original file contains 133 pages with over 50 tables. Considering this, I believe it would be quicker to manually select, copy, and paste the text from the "Translation" columns into a txt file, rather than selecting the text that doesn't need to be translated and marking them all as hidden. 
 Probably quicker to do it in Trados Studio. You can easily filter on the tables, copy source to target for all f them, then just translate the ones that are in the Translation column. I reckon that would be faster and save a lot of messing around. 
 Another more technical solution, if you are that way inclined, would be to unzip the docx, take out the underlying XML and create a custom XML filetype to handle the translation column only. 
 But frankly, apart from the enjoyment of tinkering with a file like that to find a more satisfying way to do it, I really think just filtering is the fastest at the end of the day.

Paul · Answer

Joao F Haas 
 In Word no. But if you hide the columns you don't wish to translate in Word using the hidden text attribute then the only text extracted for translation will be the column you do want. Hidden text is not extracted by default.

Trados Studio > 1. Trados Studio

How to extract text from a specific column of several tables in a Word document?

Top Replies