Forum: Wordfast support
Topic: WF and PPT issue
Poster: neilmac
Post title: Still a mystery...
[quote]Lori Cirefice wrote:
I used to use WF Classic on ppt files (not sure about pptx?) but am now MUCH happier with the workflow and results on these files processed with WF Pro.
If you download a demo version of WFP, and plug your TM into it (same format as WFC TMs) it could probably do what you need and it might even be quicker than doing it manually?
Or, maybe just go by trial and error with your current set up, try doing slides one by one to see if you can pinpoint the one that is causing the error? [/quote]
There are about 15 slides left (half of the original PPTX file). I managed to insert the text manually and save it in the first 3, but when I try to save the next slide, I get the same error message as before. I just don't understand what can be causing it. I don't really have time to start installing and fiddling about with WF Pro - I tried it before and didn't like it - so unless someone comes up with a solution, I'll probably just try to finish the work manually over the weekend.
For now, I've sent the client a copy of the translated text in Word and a copy of what I've managed to do and save so far, to see if they can copy/paste the text then save it on their PCs (they have a lot of tech people in the company).
What's bugging me is that I've been using WFC with Excel files and PPTX this month without any problems except in this one PPT file, so it seems to point to PPTX being the culprit.
Topic: WF and PPT issue
Poster: neilmac
Post title: Still a mystery...
[quote]Lori Cirefice wrote:
I used to use WF Classic on ppt files (not sure about pptx?) but am now MUCH happier with the workflow and results on these files processed with WF Pro.
If you download a demo version of WFP, and plug your TM into it (same format as WFC TMs) it could probably do what you need and it might even be quicker than doing it manually?
Or, maybe just go by trial and error with your current set up, try doing slides one by one to see if you can pinpoint the one that is causing the error? [/quote]
There are about 15 slides left (half of the original PPTX file). I managed to insert the text manually and save it in the first 3, but when I try to save the next slide, I get the same error message as before. I just don't understand what can be causing it. I don't really have time to start installing and fiddling about with WF Pro - I tried it before and didn't like it - so unless someone comes up with a solution, I'll probably just try to finish the work manually over the weekend.
For now, I've sent the client a copy of the translated text in Word and a copy of what I've managed to do and save so far, to see if they can copy/paste the text then save it on their PCs (they have a lot of tech people in the company).
What's bugging me is that I've been using WFC with Excel files and PPTX this month without any problems except in this one PPT file, so it seems to point to PPTX being the culprit.