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replace images after translating text
I have a number of Word documents with many images in them.
I run the document through a batch language translator and this converts the text. But the images reflect the base language. What ideas? What software? What functions? -- great, thanks |
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replace images after translating text
On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:53:04 -0800, "techoboy"
wrote: I have a number of Word documents with many images in them. I run the document through a batch language translator and this converts the text. But the images reflect the base language. What ideas? What software? What functions? Good old-fashioned elbow grease. You may be able to get a good OCR program to read the text in the graphics, and you can then run that through your translator, but you'll have to put the translation into the graphic by hand. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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It is not clear to me what you mean here. What is the issue regarding the
'language' of an image? Text processing will only have relevance to images that are inserted in line with text. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org techoboy wrote: I have a number of Word documents with many images in them. I run the document through a batch language translator and this converts the text. But the images reflect the base language. What ideas? What software? What functions? |
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replace images after translating text
Thanks Jay
But I have the substitute set of images in another directory. All I want to do is switch over to that directory after the translation has completed. These documents regularly change and I need to provide multiple versions of the document in the respective language. I was looking for a tool that could change the link or the path and then replace the original images. -- great, thanks "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:53:04 -0800, "techoboy" wrote: I have a number of Word documents with many images in them. I run the document through a batch language translator and this converts the text. But the images reflect the base language. What ideas? What software? What functions? Good old-fashioned elbow grease. You may be able to get a good OCR program to read the text in the graphics, and you can then run that through your translator, but you'll have to put the translation into the graphic by hand. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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replace images after translating text
If you insert the images using IncludePicture fields and the images in the
different language folders have the same filenames, you can use Replace (if you toggle the display - ALT+F9 - first) to replace the path in the fields as required. You can record a macro to do this if you wish. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org techoboy wrote: Thanks Jay But I have the substitute set of images in another directory. All I want to do is switch over to that directory after the translation has completed. These documents regularly change and I need to provide multiple versions of the document in the respective language. I was looking for a tool that could change the link or the path and then replace the original images. On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:53:04 -0800, "techoboy" wrote: I have a number of Word documents with many images in them. I run the document through a batch language translator and this converts the text. But the images reflect the base language. What ideas? What software? What functions? Good old-fashioned elbow grease. You may be able to get a good OCR program to read the text in the graphics, and you can then run that through your translator, but you'll have to put the translation into the graphic by hand. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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replace images after translating text
Hello Graham
The text is normal text and can be translated ok. The images are anything such as a photo of a person. For instance it is more appropriate to show images of African people with text that is in their language. The images can contain anything. -- great, thanks "Graham Mayor" wrote: It is not clear to me what you mean here. What is the issue regarding the 'language' of an image? Text processing will only have relevance to images that are inserted in line with text. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org techoboy wrote: I have a number of Word documents with many images in them. I run the document through a batch language translator and this converts the text. But the images reflect the base language. What ideas? What software? What functions? |
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replace images after translating text
Hi Graham
I have not been able to get this method working just yet. The problems I am having is that the Find/Replace after the ALT F9 does not recognise the imbedded directory. Even when I manually change the directory, it still does not recognise it. Also having a problem displaying JPG files this way. ....so I will keep playing with it along these lines to see if this can work. -- great, thanks "Graham Mayor" wrote: If you insert the images using IncludePicture fields and the images in the different language folders have the same filenames, you can use Replace (if you toggle the display - ALT+F9 - first) to replace the path in the fields as required. You can record a macro to do this if you wish. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org techoboy wrote: Thanks Jay But I have the substitute set of images in another directory. All I want to do is switch over to that directory after the translation has completed. These documents regularly change and I need to provide multiple versions of the document in the respective language. I was looking for a tool that could change the link or the path and then replace the original images. On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:53:04 -0800, "techoboy" wrote: I have a number of Word documents with many images in them. I run the document through a batch language translator and this converts the text. But the images reflect the base language. What ideas? What software? What functions? Good old-fashioned elbow grease. You may be able to get a good OCR program to read the text in the graphics, and you can then run that through your translator, but you'll have to put the translation into the graphic by hand. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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replace images after translating text
This became clear from the later messages - thanks.
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org techoboy wrote: Hello Graham The text is normal text and can be translated ok. The images are anything such as a photo of a person. For instance it is more appropriate to show images of African people with text that is in their language. The images can contain anything. It is not clear to me what you mean here. What is the issue regarding the 'language' of an image? Text processing will only have relevance to images that are inserted in line with text. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org techoboy wrote: I have a number of Word documents with many images in them. I run the document through a batch language translator and this converts the text. But the images reflect the base language. What ideas? What software? What functions? |
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replace images after translating text
See if http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330079 is relevant here
Note that you need double slashes in the path { IncludePicture "c:\\my path\\image.jpg" } -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org techoboy wrote: Hi Graham I have not been able to get this method working just yet. The problems I am having is that the Find/Replace after the ALT F9 does not recognise the imbedded directory. Even when I manually change the directory, it still does not recognise it. Also having a problem displaying JPG files this way. ...so I will keep playing with it along these lines to see if this can work. If you insert the images using IncludePicture fields and the images in the different language folders have the same filenames, you can use Replace (if you toggle the display - ALT+F9 - first) to replace the path in the fields as required. You can record a macro to do this if you wish. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org techoboy wrote: Thanks Jay But I have the substitute set of images in another directory. All I want to do is switch over to that directory after the translation has completed. These documents regularly change and I need to provide multiple versions of the document in the respective language. I was looking for a tool that could change the link or the path and then replace the original images. On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:53:04 -0800, "techoboy" wrote: I have a number of Word documents with many images in them. I run the document through a batch language translator and this converts the text. But the images reflect the base language. What ideas? What software? What functions? Good old-fashioned elbow grease. You may be able to get a good OCR program to read the text in the graphics, and you can then run that through your translator, but you'll have to put the translation into the graphic by hand. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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replace images after translating text
I assume you're pressing F9 to update the field after replacing the path?
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "techoboy" wrote in message ... Hi Graham I have not been able to get this method working just yet. The problems I am having is that the Find/Replace after the ALT F9 does not recognise the imbedded directory. Even when I manually change the directory, it still does not recognise it. Also having a problem displaying JPG files this way. ...so I will keep playing with it along these lines to see if this can work. -- great, thanks "Graham Mayor" wrote: If you insert the images using IncludePicture fields and the images in the different language folders have the same filenames, you can use Replace (if you toggle the display - ALT+F9 - first) to replace the path in the fields as required. You can record a macro to do this if you wish. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org techoboy wrote: Thanks Jay But I have the substitute set of images in another directory. All I want to do is switch over to that directory after the translation has completed. These documents regularly change and I need to provide multiple versions of the document in the respective language. I was looking for a tool that could change the link or the path and then replace the original images. On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:53:04 -0800, "techoboy" wrote: I have a number of Word documents with many images in them. I run the document through a batch language translator and this converts the text. But the images reflect the base language. What ideas? What software? What functions? Good old-fashioned elbow grease. You may be able to get a good OCR program to read the text in the graphics, and you can then run that through your translator, but you'll have to put the translation into the graphic by hand. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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replace images after translating text
Problem solved - use IncludeImages Field in Word with options Data not stored
and Preserve formatting. Thanks Graham for the key to the solution. -- "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I assume you're pressing F9 to update the field after replacing the path? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "techoboy" wrote in message ... Hi Graham I have not been able to get this method working just yet. The problems I am having is that the Find/Replace after the ALT F9 does not recognise the imbedded directory. Even when I manually change the directory, it still does not recognise it. Also having a problem displaying JPG files this way. ...so I will keep playing with it along these lines to see if this can work. -- great, thanks "Graham Mayor" wrote: If you insert the images using IncludePicture fields and the images in the different language folders have the same filenames, you can use Replace (if you toggle the display - ALT+F9 - first) to replace the path in the fields as required. You can record a macro to do this if you wish. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org techoboy wrote: Thanks Jay But I have the substitute set of images in another directory. All I want to do is switch over to that directory after the translation has completed. These documents regularly change and I need to provide multiple versions of the document in the respective language. I was looking for a tool that could change the link or the path and then replace the original images. On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:53:04 -0800, "techoboy" wrote: I have a number of Word documents with many images in them. I run the document through a batch language translator and this converts the text. But the images reflect the base language. What ideas? What software? What functions? Good old-fashioned elbow grease. You may be able to get a good OCR program to read the text in the graphics, and you can then run that through your translator, but you'll have to put the translation into the graphic by hand. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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replace images after translating text
Notwithstanding the fact that techoboy in a slightly later post says that he
used INCLUDEIMAGES, I have tried this technique and it works fine. Another thread asks about using Relative directory paths to the stored graphics: my pathnames, although entered as absolutes (C:/dir0/file0.bmp) appear to be translated to relative paths (../../../file0.bmp) and I would like to know how to prevent this. And, in addition, my biggest problem is this: If I set up a master document which has all the INCLUDEPICTURE field codes in it to load "SetOfPicturesA", is it possible to then freeze these so that they cannot ever be changed? This would then constitute a customized document that could be sent to a customer, whilst leaving me the flexibility to replace the graphics with other ones, recalculate the fields and send a variant of the document to another customer. I guess what I'm looking for here is a Word equivalent to Excel's PasteValues command which freezes the results of calculations and uses them to replace the formulae. Hope someone's listening and that all makes sense. "Graham Mayor" wrote: If you insert the images using IncludePicture fields and the images in the different language folders have the same filenames, you can use Replace (if you toggle the display - ALT+F9 - first) to replace the path in the fields as required. You can record a macro to do this if you wish. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org techoboy wrote: Thanks Jay But I have the substitute set of images in another directory. All I want to do is switch over to that directory after the translation has completed. These documents regularly change and I need to provide multiple versions of the document in the respective language. I was looking for a tool that could change the link or the path and then replace the original images. On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:53:04 -0800, "techoboy" wrote: I have a number of Word documents with many images in them. I run the document through a batch language translator and this converts the text. But the images reflect the base language. What ideas? What software? What functions? Good old-fashioned elbow grease. You may be able to get a good OCR program to read the text in the graphics, and you can then run that through your translator, but you'll have to put the translation into the graphic by hand. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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replace images after translating text
I have, to an extent, answered my own questions, or at least one of them:
Is there an equivalent of Excel's Paste Special: Values? Yes: it's Word's Paste Special and it allows you to copy the IncludePicture field code and paste it as a variety of graphics formats - bitmap, device independent bitmap, jpg, png etc. The downside is that it didn't seem to preserve the size of the included picture and this would, of course, throw you page layouts out of kilter. So, an alternative, which I also found in these message boards, is to Unlink Fields. This works for IncludePicture and IncludeText, and probably a number of others. It freezes the field value and pastes it in. Just select the field code and hit Ctrl-Shift-F9. The beauty of this is that it looks as if it retains the picture size. Now, I just need to get to the bottom of relative/absolute pathnames... |
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