话题中的页数: [1 2] > | Document changes when client opens it 论题张贴者: Ines Burrell
| Ines Burrell 英国 Local time: 15:15 正式会员 (自2004) English英语译成Latvian拉托维亚语 + ...
For a few days now I have been trying to sent my translation back to the client so that he could see it the same way as I can and I am not getting very far. It was a word file (2003) which consisted of some minute formatting like bullets, different sized headings, loads of paragraphs. When I send the completed job back, it was perfect on my computer. When the client opened it, there were problems. He added photos, gave the headings background colour and sent it back for me to fix t... See more For a few days now I have been trying to sent my translation back to the client so that he could see it the same way as I can and I am not getting very far. It was a word file (2003) which consisted of some minute formatting like bullets, different sized headings, loads of paragraphs. When I send the completed job back, it was perfect on my computer. When the client opened it, there were problems. He added photos, gave the headings background colour and sent it back for me to fix the problem he thought I did not notice when I delivered the job. A few lines could not be read and I had to change line spacing. I sent the file back and they still had the same problem. Actually they though I am not fixing anything and just sending the same file back. Then I made a pdf of the file and when the client opened it several of the lines were pressed together. Needless to say, I am sending endless files around and not a single one has ever caused so much trouble. The same goes for the client. Does this sound familiar to anybody? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance, Ines ▲ Collapse | | | biankonera 拉脱维亚 Local time: 17:15 Italian意大利语译成Latvian拉托维亚语 + ... send them screenshots | Aug 11, 2006 |
I think it could be something they should fix or maybe its something else, but to find out Id suggest you try sending them a screenshot of what you see so they dont blame you for the fault. Hope this helps. | | | This is what PDFs are for | Aug 11, 2006 |
They should appear the same regardless of platform. | | | Ines Burrell 英国 Local time: 15:15 正式会员 (自2004) English英语译成Latvian拉托维亚语 + ... 主题发起人 They do no blame me any more | Aug 11, 2006 |
This has been going for three days now and I think they have finally accepted than it is not my wicked sense of humor but a serious bug. Apparently they have tried everything on their word copy but the compressed lines would not budge. | |
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Ines Burrell 英国 Local time: 15:15 正式会员 (自2004) English英语译成Latvian拉托维亚语 + ... 主题发起人
Steven Sidore wrote: They should appear the same regardless of platform. They send me a tiff file with the pdf they received and the text is compressed. On my computer it is fine., | | | Jerzy Czopik 德国 Local time: 16:15 正式会员 (自2003) Polish波兰语译成German德语 + ... This is even not a real bug | Aug 11, 2006 |
but a way Word behaves... It is enough that you do not have exactly the same font. Word replaces the font, but does not tell you about it. Create a PDF from your document - this way it will look exactly the same on customers PC. You may also check, if the problem is caused by missing fonts - if you did not change any fonts, this is quite likely. To do so, go to Tools - Options - Compatibility - Replace fonts. If you find fonts listed there, than this ... See more but a way Word behaves... It is enough that you do not have exactly the same font. Word replaces the font, but does not tell you about it. Create a PDF from your document - this way it will look exactly the same on customers PC. You may also check, if the problem is caused by missing fonts - if you did not change any fonts, this is quite likely. To do so, go to Tools - Options - Compatibility - Replace fonts. If you find fonts listed there, than this is the reason. You can replace them permanently with fonts which are present on your system and on customers system (needs to be agreed), than the document should look more similar on both PCs. Regards Jerzy ▲ Collapse | | | NMR (X) 法国 Local time: 16:15 French法语译成Dutch荷兰语 + ... Agree with Jerzy | Aug 11, 2006 |
Jerzy Czopik wrote: but a way Word behaves... It is enough that you do not have exactly the same font. Word replaces the font, but does not tell you about it. Create a PDF from your document - this way it will look exactly the same on customers PC. You may also check, if the problem is caused by missing fonts - if you did not change any fonts, this is quite likely. To do so, go to Tools - Options - Compatibility - Replace fonts. If you find fonts listed there, than this is the reason. You can replace them permanently with fonts which are present on your system and on customers system (needs to be agreed), than the document should look more similar on both PCs. Regards Jerzy Choose another font, Arial or Times, in each case one of the fonts that are the same on all Windows- and Macintosh-platforms. | | | Ines Burrell 英国 Local time: 15:15 正式会员 (自2004) English英语译成Latvian拉托维亚语 + ... 主题发起人 Does not work | Aug 11, 2006 |
Jerzy Czopik wrote: To do so, go to Tools - Options - Compatibility - Replace fonts. If you find fonts listed there, than this is the reason. I have Font substitution there and when I press it a window pops up saying 'No font substitution is necessary. All fonts used in this document are available'. More ideas? | |
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Jerzy Czopik 德国 Local time: 16:15 正式会员 (自2003) Polish波兰语译成German德语 + ... Let the customer do the same... | Aug 11, 2006 |
Well, it shouldn´t happen. But, what is also possible, that you and your customer are using very different versions of Word. Word XP and Word 2003 do open the same documents, but possibly show them quite different. Regards Jerzy | | | Sonja Tomaskovic (X) 德国 Local time: 16:15 English英语译成German德语 + ...
I don't know if it will help in your case, but try to open your file in OpenOffice.org Writer and save it as Word document. You can even create a PDF directly from within OOo. Sometimes OOo handles Word files better than Word does itself, especially if there are bugs that only occur across different versions of Word. HTH. Sonja | | | Can Altinbay Local time: 10:15 Japanese日语译成English英语 + ... 纪念
Have you checked to see if the styles are the same for you and your client? For example, the "Normal" style may be Times New Roman 12 for you and Courier 10 for the client. Check the style where the text is different. Paragraph spacing may be different, too. | | | Compatibility tools | Aug 11, 2006 |
Sorry if this is too obvious but happened to me before: There is an opti to adapt your document to other Word (previous) versions, you can find it in tools>options>compatibility (literal translation of spanish versión) There are many options there, mostly to avoid Word's special formats. Hope it helps | |
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Hynek Palatin 捷克共和国 Local time: 16:15 正式会员 (自2003) English英语译成Czech捷克语 + ...
Burrell wrote: They send me a tiff file with the pdf they received and the text is compressed. On my computer it is fine., This could be a font substitution on your client's side. Did you embed fonts into the PDF file? | | | Jerzy Czopik 德国 Local time: 16:15 正式会员 (自2003) Polish波兰语译成German德语 + ... Possible reason | Aug 11, 2006 |
The document might be based on a template, which you do not have. If this is so, Word tries to rebuild the styles. Check via Templates and add ons, which template is connected to your document. If you do not have it, this is for sure the reason. Best Jerzy | | | tlmurray (X) Local time: 10:15 English英语 Windows + Word can lie to you | Aug 11, 2006 |
When you install a printer, the printer driver provides some feedback to the operating system, identifying the fonts that it believes are resident within the printer. These fonts may or may not be installed on your computer, which can lead to numerous problems. Windows, thinking that it's doing you a favor, lets you use these resident fonts in applications even if they are not actually installed on your computer. That's why when a PostScript printer is your default printer, you can ... See more When you install a printer, the printer driver provides some feedback to the operating system, identifying the fonts that it believes are resident within the printer. These fonts may or may not be installed on your computer, which can lead to numerous problems. Windows, thinking that it's doing you a favor, lets you use these resident fonts in applications even if they are not actually installed on your computer. That's why when a PostScript printer is your default printer, you can use Times, but when you switch to a non-PostScript printer, it disappears. If the real Times font is installed and enabled via the operating system or via a type manager, it will be available throughout all applications and available no matter which printer your are attached to. The Acrobat Distiller driver used to contain 35 fonts. I forget which version was finally fixed, but at least in version 7, Distiller will not lie to you and tell you have have, for example, the Type 1 version of Times. If you use Times, Distiller cannot embed the font if it does not exist, and if your customer doesn't have it, the PDF will look funny. If you're using the Acrobat Writer product, which Adobe mercifully killed a while back, it's not a PostScript device and produces PDFs that can have problems. ▲ Collapse | | | 话题中的页数: [1 2] > | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Document changes when client opens it Anycount & Translation Office 3000 | Translation Office 3000
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