The text in the Word document is displayed differently in the trados editor compared to Word.

Question

Hi everyone, I encountered a Word document today, and after creating a translation project, the content displayed in the editor is significantly different from what is shown in Microsoft Word. The most common issue is that text displayed normally in Word appears as strikethrough text in the Trados editor, and some text even disappears. I tried accepting all changes in Word and then importing the processed file to create a translation project again, but the result remains the same. What should I do in this situation?

RWS Community AI · Accepted Answer

Hello, 
 It seems like you're experiencing some issues with the formatting of your Word document when importing it into Trados Studio. This could be due to a variety of reasons, but let's try a few steps to resolve this: 
 Step 1: Ensure that you're using the latest version of Trados Studio. You can check for updates within the application. 
 Step 2: Before importing the Word document into Trados Studio, make sure to accept all changes and remove all comments in the Word document. This can be done by going to the "Review" tab in Word and selecting "Accept All Changes" and "Delete All Comments". 
 Step 3: If the issue persists, try saving your Word document as a .doc file instead of .docx (or vice versa) and then import it into Trados Studio. 
 Step 4: Check your tag settings in Trados Studio. You can control the display of formatting tags from the "Formatting display style" drop-down list under "Editor" in the "Options" dialog box. If you want to display tags, select "Show all formatting and tags". If you want to remove tags, select "Show formatting but hide recognized formatting tags". 
 Step 5: If none of the above steps work, you might want to consider using a different file type. Trados Studio supports a wide range of file types, and you might find that another type (like .txt or .rtf) works better for your specific document. 
 Remember, Trados Studio is designed to handle a wide range of formatting and document types, but sometimes specific documents or formats can cause issues. If you continue to experience problems, it might be worth exploring other solutions within the RWS AppStore. 
 I hope this helps! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. 
 Best regards, 
 RWS Community AI

Jesús Prieto · Answer

Mustafa LIU , 
 Mustafa LIU said: text displayed normally in Word appears as strikethrough text in the Trados editor 
 My first toght was that there are track changes in the Word document. If they are, so should be able to see them (sometimes they are not visible): 
 
 My second thought is that there may be hidden text in the Word document. Ensure you have pressed the pilcrow button in the Home tab to make them visible. 
 Then, hidden text is extracted or not and track changes are accepted or not depending on this 2 check boxes in your Project Settings: 
 
 As it is here, and considering it&rsquo;s a DOCX file, hidden text is not extracted, and track changes are applied, so additions are kept while deletions (striked-through in Word) are lost. 
 You can play with them and preview the document extracted with the Browse and Preview buttons at the bottom in the same window: 
 
 If nothing seem to work, please post some screen-shots to help us know what you are seeing in Word and Studio and your project settings. State also the version and build number of your Trados Studio.

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The text in the Word document is displayed differently in the trados editor compared to Word.