At last: The 2024 version

The new version of the manual – the first edition of the 2024 version of this critically acclaimed, comprehensive manual – was published in February 2025, with 699 pages in A4 size, pdf format. It is a manual written for the translator by a translator.

This version is based on the latest version of Trados Studio 2024. It has about 25 pages of new and updated material; like in 2022, much of this pertains to the Cloud Capabilities, i.e. working on Studio projects in the cloud. Working in the cloud is something that RWS, the owner of Trados, very much sees as the future of translation work and CAT tools.

Here is what the Trados Studio expert Paul Filkin had to say (in October 2023) about the manual:

“I think your manual offers tremendous value… at least that would be my personal view.  I think your writing style, method of explaining things that can often be complex and confusing, and most importantly the fact you easily pick up on things that need better explanation than our technical writers would has created a manual every Studio user would benefit from owning.”

Also available are versions for Studio 2022 and 2021 (689 and 643 pages, respectively). PDF format, for own printout (i.e. you are not buying a printed book – sorry!) and reading on screen (with a large number of internal and external links). A more detailed description is given here. (And here are my views on what I believe characterises a good, user-friendly manual.)

How to buy

Please select version (2024, 2022 or 2021) and currency together with the price (2024: USD 68, EUR 62 or SEK 680 + moms; 2022: USD 65, EUR 60 or SEK 650 + moms; 2021: USD 54, EUR 50 or SEK 550 + moms). (The prices of the 2024 edition are actually the same as in 2022 with the inflation added!)