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Program or macro for word/line counts in Track Changes?
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I'm a technical editor and translator. When editing, I correct clients' texts using Track Changes in Word 2002. To facilitate more accurate pricing, I'd like a program or macro that enables me to count a) number of lines that include one or more changes, and/or b) total number of words modified or inserted. [Secondarily, I'd also like the program or macro to count the number of empty lines, so I can subtract them from my reckonings. I'd also like to be able to do all these things within a highlighted section of text, not just for the whole document.] I've tried Practiline, which says it will count number of insertions, but I can't get it to work. [Possibly my fault, not theirs, don't want to do their program down] Any other suggestions? Would it be possible to write a macro myself? Perhaps I can achieve the same thing some other way, e.g. by comparing before and after versions? Many thanks in anticipation of your help. Ben |
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Program or macro for word/line counts in Track Changes?
Je 19 Dec 2006 09:47:43 -0800, skribis:
Hello... I'm a technical editor and translator. When editing, I correct clients' texts using Track Changes in Word 2002. To facilitate more accurate pricing, I'd like a program or macro that enables me to count a) number of lines that include one or more changes, and/or b) total number of words modified or inserted. [Secondarily, I'd also like the program or macro to count the number of empty lines, so I can subtract them from my reckonings. I'd also like to be able to do all these things within a highlighted section of text, not just for the whole document.] I've tried Practiline, which says it will count number of insertions, but I can't get it to work. [Possibly my fault, not theirs, don't want to do their program down] Any other suggestions? Would it be possible to write a macro myself? Perhaps I can achieve the same thing some other way, e.g. by comparing before and after versions? I used to think about that sort of thing. After using Word Track Changes or Document Compare, the document will contains text that is either (a) unchanged from version 1 to version 2, (b) present in 1 but not 2, and (c) present in 2 but not 1. In effect you can either accept the changes, by deleting text (b), or reject them, by deleting text (c). So I wondered, how can I count the text in (b) or (c). I started on a macro that did something like this, but about that time someone offered this one: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/d.../message/49105 = = = = = = = = = = = = Sub RevisionsToFormat() ' Macro from ' http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dejavu-l/message/49105 Dim aRev As Revision Dim aType ActiveDocument.TrackRevisions = False For Each aRev In ActiveDocument.Revisions If aRev.Type = wdRevisionDelete Then With aRev.Range.Font .StrikeThrough = True .ColorIndex = wdRed End With aRev.Reject ElseIf aRev.Type = wdRevisionInsert Then With aRev.Range.Font .Underline = wdUnderlineSingle .ColorIndex = wdBlue End With aRev.Accept End If Next End Sub = = = = = = = = = = = = If you're familiar with macros, you should be able to see how it works and change it. After the text has been re-colored, you should be able to manipulate it some more to get the statistics you want. But it's probably not worth it, depending on what you need it for. If your purpose is estimate the word count, or in some other way, the effort, that it will take to translate the changed portion, it's misleading. Especially if the changes only affect partial sentences. Most TM (translation memory) programs offer better statistics, and a better environment to work in. Assuming that the first version and its translation are stored in your memory, you can import the revision, and run a Pretranslate step or Analyze step. This will give you a better idea of what work it will take to update the translation. It's also a better environment to work in, to actually produce the translation. If you're not familiar with TM, you should be. The market leader is Trados, now owned by SDL. I have used the Trados demo but for my purposes Déjà Vu from Atril is fine. -- Steven M - lid (remove wax and invalid to reply) "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear; not absence of fear." -- Mark Twain |
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Program or macro for word/line counts in Track Changes?
"Afoklala" wrote in message
. .. Op 19 Dec 2006 09:47:43 -0800 schreef : Hello... I'm a technical editor and translator. When editing, I correct clients' texts using Track Changes in Word 2002. To facilitate more accurate pricing, I agree with Afkolala that this method does not always or even often result in more accurate pricing of proofing, editing or revising. Isn't pricing only accurate if it reflects your time? [snip] BTW, I've never encountered an agency that lets me charge reviews by the word; they always make me charge by the hour. Makes more sense, since some reviews are MUCH more trouble then others, depending on the quality of the translation to be reviewed. My experience is also that good clients or agencies let you work on that basis. Thomas |
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Program or macro for word/line counts in Track Changes?
Many thanks, gentlemen, and my apologies for not thanking you
sooner.... I´ve been offline and out and about. I take note of your suggestions: that there's no easy way to count changes made, and that I might be better off using TM software and/or charging by the hour. OK, will think about this. Charging by the hour strikes me as difficult a) because it´s not so easy to give the client a rough quote, and b) because at least in my working week there are intensive hours and patchy hours. At present I work directly with clients, not through agencies. But I´ll think carefully about what you say - many thanks once more, and may you all have a great 2007. - Ben |
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