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User’s Guide SYSTRAN 5.0 59
Chapter 6: Translating PDF Documents
PDF document translation is supported by:
SYSTRAN PDF Translator
SYSTRAN Professional Standard
SYSTRAN Professional Premium
The features and limitations of your software may vary, depending on the
product you purchased. For more information, see Table 2 on page 9.
The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a popular file format developed by Adobe
Systems. PDF captures formatting information from a variety of applications, making
it possible to send formatted documents and have them appear on the recipient's
monitor or printer as they were intended.
SYSTRAN Applications
The following SYSTRAN applications support the ability to translate PDF documents:
Plugin for Microsoft Word: lets you revise and translate PDF files.
See Chapter 4, Using the Plugins for Microsoft Office on page 43.
STPM: lets you import a PDF file into STPM and translate the file. See Chapter
7: Using SYSTRAN Translation Project Manager (STPM) on page 61.
SMTU: lets you import one or more PDF files into a batch file and then translate
all the files in the batch. See Chapter 8, Using SYSTRAN MultiTranslate Utility
(SMTU) on page 91.
For added convenience, SYSTRAN 5.0 provides a right-click command for translating
PDF files from the Windows Explorer or My Computer window.
To use this feature:
1. In the Windows Explorer or My Computer window, click the PDF file you
want to translate.
2. Press the right mouse button and click Open and Translate in Word.
3. You can then use the plugin for Microsoft Word, if desired (see Chapter 4,
Using the Plugins for Microsoft Office on page 43).