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Overview:
- Can I translate using Snowball in Word 2010?
You should have no problems translating with Snowball in Word 2010.... More... - Why is the button to change my active database greyed out?
Make sure you have the target language highlighted in your database list.... More... - How does Snowball compare with traditional translation memory tools?
Snowball costs less, saves you more time and is easier to use!... More... - How can I speed up Word when translating with Snowball?
Try deactivating automatic spelling and grammar checking, and display your document in Draft mode to get faster results in Word.... More... - How can I translate faster with Snowball on my existing computer?
Close extra applications, work with Word in draft mode, add memory... More...
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I am just starting out and getting the hang of Snowball but keep getting this error message, which stops me from achieving a decent speed and flow, as I have to reposition the cursor each time with the mouse and start over. What am I doing wrong?
“Object reference not set to an instance of an object”
It doesn’t sound like you’re doing anything wrong, but something is definitely wrong if you’re getting an error message. Please click on Help in the Snowball main window and select “Send Support Email” – this will generate a coded message with your settings and will help us figure out what’s going on.
You stated in the tutorial videos that one can translate from and into any language. I translate also into Polish (form German, Dutch and English). So what about the article (in German: der, die, das)? Snowball asks me to fill something in, but it doesn’t exist in Polish (and many other languages). I agree that I just started with snowball, but I can’t seem to find a solution. And after leaving it without typing anything and clicking ‘enter’ an error message appears. Can you help me on this?
You can either translate the article as nothing “” by simply pressing Enter with nothing in the list item corresponding to the article, or (more cumbersome, not recommended) you can select both the article and the noun by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow and then enter the corresponding translation.
You shouldn’t be getting any error message when you translate something as “”. Please send a support request email (from Snowball help) describing the error so we can sort this out.