
The Periodic Table of Trados Shortcuts
We all know the Periodic Table of Elements. That table we learned about in secondary school: an overview of gases, metals and other stuff – as far as I remember. I am not a beta so all I know is that it exists.
As a freelance translator I do not have to know that table although I think it’s good to know about it. To do my job properly I need to know what CAT tools are, what I am talking about in terms of subjects and terminology and how I can work efficient and profitable. That’s where Trados comes in.
Although I own over 7 free and paid CAT tools, I use Trados most. In my humble opinion it is not the smartest CAT tools in terms of algorithm and logic but it is fast and very popular and demanded by many translation agencies over the world. Trados Studio 2014, for which I bought an upgrade including AutoSuggest Creator, is much better than Trados Studio 2011 which I used for some years. I will write about it later. Let’s speak about Trados shortcuts now.
Trados Shortcuts
To improve your workflow and speed up your translation process, Trados Studio has many build-in shortcuts. Many of them are well-known, like ‘Ctrl+A’ to select all and ‘Ctrl+B’ to make selected text bold. Of course, every translator knows that ‘Ctrl+Enter’ will confirm the translation after which you will go to the next untranslated segment.
The less obvious Trados shortcuts are those shortcuts that are dedicated to the translation workflow, like ‘Ctrl+Alt+S’ to merge segments and ‘F3’ for concordance search.
Trados selves comes with an overview of Trados shortcuts but that’s monotonous and black and white.
To make it a bit more fun I developed the Periodic Table of Trados Shortcuts: it’s first and foremost fun but after that it can prove useful as well. And thanks to the colorfulness you will always have a nice, scientific looking, attracting wallpaper! *Sales mode off*
All shortcuts are organized according their function. So, you don’t have to look at all those 118 shortcuts to find the one you’re looking for.
You can view a preview here.
Download the Periodic Table of Trados Shortcuts
So time to download the Periodic Table of Trados Shortcuts.
You can download it as a JPG file or PDF file (or both). Downloading is free, like spreading.
Copyrights are for me, of course..
Please download it below and feel free to share any comments, like enthusiasm, hints and your favorite Trados shortcuts below.
Enjoy!
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Antti
I’m not a Trados user (just married to one vertaler) but a software trainer and I like your creation. I had to see it big to check what are the noble gases …
Pieter Beens
Thank you for your comment!
Just wondering why you had to see it big..?
Peter
Very nice and useful creation indeed! Thanks a lot for creating it. I adore shortcuts, but could not memorize all of them.
Pieter Beens
Thank you Peter!
Peter
Actually I had the most frequently used shortcuts written down on a piece of paper. But this Periodic Table is much more convenient.
Peter
I will print the table in A3 format and put it up on the wall. That way it will serve both usages simultaneously. ;=)))
Pieter Beens
Nice, feel free to share a pic 🙂
Peter
And a last comment: please note that Shift+F9 occurs twice in your table (number 95 and 97). Key number 97 should be Ctrl+F9 instead.
Pieter Beens
Wow, great. Thank you very much. I just changed it!
Victoria Frazier
Thank you Peter for sharing this with us!
Else Gellinek
Fantastic! I can never remember all the shortcuts. Thanks for sharing this with us 🙂
Ana Bajanca
This is a great idea, thank you for sharing!
Ben Lewis
This is a wonderful idea, and simply beautiful as well. Thank you so much!
Fatimah Sapran
I’m a Trados user and this will definitely be very helpful. Thank you.
Nico
Awesome! Really resourceful, creative… and helpful!! Thanks!
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Salley
Very interesting. I customized Trados keyboard shortcuts using AutoHotkey. I think macro using AutoHotkey is also efficient way to customize shortcuts.
http://www.experiencingwmscog.com
Evelyn Molina
Hello, I’m studying Translation and Interpretation in Peru. We’re working on a translation project with Trados. Thank you so much! This table is amazingly helpful! I’ll share it with my friends 🙂
Pieter Beens
Thank you for your reply. Enjoy Trados and your study 🙂
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Dorte Scheeler
What a fantastic idea! Does the shortcuts also apply to Studio 2015?
Pieter Beens
Thank you Dorte!
I think all of them apply to Studio 2015 and future updates. It’s better to keep what’s working, so the major amount won’t be changed I think 🙂
alice
This is a great tool !
I am a studio 2015 user on iMac and, hence, do not have access to the same shortcuts as I work with an Apple keyboad
Would you happen to have the same Periodic Table for Apple keyboads?
Pieter Beens
Thanks Alice!
Unfortunately don’t have one. Not sure about the workload, but is there an overview of Apple shortcuts somewhere?
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dave
Nice work! Ctrl-PageUp and PageDown will go to beginning and end of the active segment (both in source and target)!
IVONNE FRIAS
Thank you very much for this Periodic Table! Useful and colorful!!