goAnalyze: SDL Trados Studio Analysis Made Easy

SDL has released today an OpenExchange app to simplify file analysis in SDL Trados Studio.

Analyzing files in Studio is one of my least favorite tasks because of the number of clicks involved and the overall lack of intuitiveness in the process.

But today, I'm happy. With goAnalyze (a free app offered through OpenExchange) I can do file analysis by dragging and dropping my files onto the app icon, or I can right-click on my file names and use the context menu to start the analysis. Now, that's intuitive and user-friendly!



goAnalyze was easy to install and quick to set-up, a matter of selecting my TMs and desired output format (there's HTML, Excel, csv), so I was up and running in a matter of minutes.

So, if you're like me and dislike the current Studio analysis process, head over to SDL OpenExchange and get goAnalyze, you won't regret it.

Adding functionality to XTM Cloud with Instant Text

I first found Instant Text while working on an XTM Cloud project, as I was frustrated with not being able to use the keyboard to insert terms in target segments. In its current version XTM Cloud offers limited term insertion functionality and Instant Text can help things flow better.

The video below shows Instant Text in an XTM Cloud enviroment. It also shows how changing the continuation settings of Instant Text changes the length of the suggested continuations.

Please note there is no active termbase in the project shown in the video, but Instant Text still offers text expansions and continuations.