How to Get an Accurate Word Count of PDF Document for Translation

Your client has provided a translation of documents in PDF format. After learning of the client in any other

format, for example. Doc or. Txt document exists, you are faced with challenges to determine the number of words and prepare the document for translation. A specific number of words is essential for its price, and the preparation of documents is essential to maximize their time around. Follow these four steps to ensure that a certain number of words and preparing your PDF document for translation.
Step 1: Determine whether the text in the PDF can be extracted
Open the PDF document and select all [CTRL + A]. If highlights an area of ​​the entire block, then the text is part of an image and can not be removed. If this is the case then you can use optical character recognition (OCR) to convert scanned text into text encoded machine images. If, however, the text is highlighted, the text can be extracted.
Step 2: Copy and paste text
If you have certain text can be extracted, then copy [CTRL + C] and paste [CTRL + V] text in a Microsoft Word document on white.
Step 3: Show hidden text
When you copy and paste from one program to another, the full text (eg, images, headers and footers) can become a source of white, hiding this fact on white background. To solve this problem, select all [CTRL + A] text in MS Word document, and then select "Auto" or "black" for the font color from the Font drop-down menu. Any text previously hidden is now visible.
Step 4: Prepare an analysis of the text translation memory (TM)
When you copy and paste from one program to another, unnecessary line breaks, or "return" is often inserted in the text. This, of course, can cause an inaccurate reading TM software segments and repetitions similarities. To see "returns" in the document, display paragraph marks [Ctrl + Shift + *]. Then remove unnecessary "returns" or unwanted. Finally, the use of TM software, an analysis of the text to a certain number of words.







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