The Translator's Tool Box:
A Computer Primer for Translators
Version 8

As any good craftsman can tell you, it's not enough to simply have the right tool for the job—you've also got to know just how to use it. The Translator's Tool Box, written by working translator Jost Zetzsche, is filled with expert advice on which software tools you'll need to save time (and make more money), the best way to use these tools, and which popular tools you can do without. You'll find:

• Specific instructions for fine-tuning your operating system so it works best for you.
• A library of freeware and shareware programs that allow you to operate more efficiently—and advice on which applications to avoid at any price.
• Criteria to determine if you need desktop publishing and graphic software—and ways to finance it while attracting new clients.
• An insider's guide to computer-assisted translation tools—what they are and how they can work for you.
• How to translate complex file formats, including XML, help systems, desktop publishing formats, database content, and software development formats.
• Quality assurance procedures and tools for translation environment tools.
• How to work with Windows Vista and Office 2007.
• All you need to know to guard yourself against spam, viruses, phishing, and the many other Internet threats.
• Standalone terminology tools, alignment, translation memory maintenance, dealing with graphics.
• New in version 8: Future of translation technology, Windows 7, Trados Studio 2009, Google Translation Toolkit, updated information on all tools and technologies . . . .
• And much more.

The original Translator's Tool Box garnered an enthusiastic response from the translation community, and this expanded 370-page edition provides you with a wide array of additional practical tips on how to make your computer the productivity tool it ought to be. To see for yourself, please click here to view the table of contents and the comprehensive index.

The Translator's Tool Box is published by International Writers' Group and is available exclusively as a password-protected PDF file. Its cost of $50 will be quickly offset by the savings you'll begin experiencing immediately as you put its suggestions to use in streamlining your translation work. If you've already purchased earlier editions of Translator's Tool Box, you may upgrade to the new edition for only $15.

Exclusive offer for ATA members: If you are a member of the American Translators Association you can purchase the book for only $30 (just enter the correct amount into the field below and let me know that you are a fellow ATA member)!

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