Formatting the texts you send your translation partner is an effective way to get maximum value for money from your translations. But badly formatted source texts can cause problems for you as the client by making it harder for the agency to process your files, which can increase the costs and delay the start of the translation. Knowing how to...

A translation memory (TM) is a linguistic database that collects and stores translations so that they can be used as a resource for future projects.

More often than not, translations are needed as quickly as possible and agencies don’t have much lead time. Any number of factors can affect how long it will take to deliver a translation, including the length and complexity of the text and the availability of the translators and reviewers.