Exports & integrations
Export keeps as much of your formatting as it can. For files you imported as DOCX or Google Docs, that means an exact round trip.
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Will my export keep the original formatting?
Word — original layout repacks the translation into your original DOCX: styles, fonts, tables, images, numbering, and headers/footers all survive because only the text is swapped. It’s the highlighted top option for DOCX imports (files imported after June 2026; older ones need a one-time re-import to enable it).
Google Docs — original layout does the same for native Google Docs — a copy of the original in your Drive with translated text swapped in; your original is never modified.
What formats and integrations can I export to?
You can also export a fresh, plainly-styled DOCX, PDF, Markdown, or HTML file, or send to Notion or Google Docs. For multi-language documents, All languages (.docx) exports every version at once. In fresh-file exports, headings, lists, bold/italic, and links survive; very complex layouts simplify — use the original-layout options for full fidelity.
Does exporting cost words?
No. Every export is free, including exports run as a step inside a workflow. Words are spent only when a block is translated.
What happens to blocks I haven’t translated yet when I export?
It depends which export you pick. The original-layout exports keep the source text for any block that isn’t translated, so the file stays complete; the fresh-file exports (plain DOCX, Markdown, Google Docs) skip untranslated blocks instead.
Are headers and footers translated?
No. In a Word — original layout export, headers and footers keep their source-language text — only body content is translated.
Can I export to Trados, memoQ, or another CAT tool?
Yes. Under Translation data in the export menu, Transept exports TMX (a memory of source+target segment pairs), XLIFF (a bilingual working file), and CSV (a source column plus one column per target language). Glossaries export separately, from the glossary page, as CSV or TBX.
I imported a PDF — can I export it with the original layout?
No. Original-layout export exists for documents imported from a .docx file or a native Google Doc. A PDF import still exports as a plainly-styled PDF, DOCX, Markdown, or HTML, where headings, lists, bold/italic, and links survive but complex layouts simplify.
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