Browsing the web recently for answers to some (many?) questions I had about settings and features in Trados Studio 2011, I came frequently across the question about quotation mark tags. More specifically, how to insert language-specific quotation marks in Trados Studio 2011. If you are working, for example, on a translation from French into German, there are two things to consider with regards to quotation marks: 1) the quotation marks themselves « » and 2) the non-breaking spaces between the quotation marks and the word(s) in quotation: « non-breaking spaces ». When translating into German, you want to have the specific quotation marks and no space between.

 

How to insert quote tags in Trados Studio 2011:

1) Highlight the source segment you want to edit.

2) Type in your translation.

3) Highlight the word(s) to be in quotation marks and press CTRL+8 or select from the tags (highlighted in red) in the quick tag menu.

4) The German quotation marks appear to the left and to the right of your highlighted word(s) in the source segment.

The same method can be applied for other languages, of course.

For more information, tips and tricks with Trados Studio 2011 watch this space or refer to the Trados Studio 2011 user manual. It also contains a list of very helpful and resourceful blogs that have helped me a lot along the way.