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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Is your operation paper-free?".
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| | | | Interlangue (X)
Angola
Local time: 18:23
din engleză în franceză
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Not quite, but as much as can be - and I recycle a lot, using the reverse side of all paper I can lay my hands on (mailings for instance).
[Modifié le 2010-02-26 08:15 GMT]
| | | | | no, but I do my best | Feb 26, 2010 |
I still receive a loto of translations on a paper format, so I use the reverse side if I need to print something.
On the other hand I print only the necessary pages of the documents I get by email, cause sometimes I need it for several reasons.
I am trying to make my little office as paper-free as possibile.
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I proofread every translation of mine on a printed version (with a small police and tiny margins) but like Interlangue I only use "recycled" mailings, etc. I have never bought a ream of paper since I started as a freelancer.
Stéphanie
[Edited at 2010-02-26 08:44 GMT]
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| No, and it can't be | Feb 26, 2010 |
Most of my work is carried out paper free. I receive and send translations almost exclusively by e-mail and I rarely print them out. But certain things, such as invoices, have to be printed out for tax purposes (as far as I'm aware).
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No, and it is never going to be, because it affects the quality of my work, but I save wherever I can.
I recycle, use both sides when possible, delete empty lines to get more on one page, and use the most environment-friendly paper I can buy. (Without using a lot of petrol transporting it...)
I simply cannot do without a print of the source text in many cases, where I make all kinds of pencil notes before I start typing the translation. It does not work on the screen. <... See more No, and it is never going to be, because it affects the quality of my work, but I save wherever I can.
I recycle, use both sides when possible, delete empty lines to get more on one page, and use the most environment-friendly paper I can buy. (Without using a lot of petrol transporting it...)
I simply cannot do without a print of the source text in many cases, where I make all kinds of pencil notes before I start typing the translation. It does not work on the screen.
I print out nearly all my translations afterwards too, for proofreading, because I see things on paper that I miss on screen. I always do a preliminary check on screen before printing out.
Paper is a recyclable resource - as fuel when it can no longer be re-used as paper, and it is made from renewable wood grown in managed forests. I do care, but I see no point in trying to eliminate it completely.
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| | | | | One option is missing | Feb 26, 2010 |
No, and I don't think it can/should be in my case because my processes involve proofreading or printing of documents on paper.
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In my experience, everything can be done electronically except when a document needs to be signed and returned (eg NDAs), in which case I print, sign, scan and email.
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m_temmer 
Local time: 10:23
din engleză în olandeză
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Just like others have already said: I print my translations for proofreading purposes. Quality always comes first (or at least it should)!
| | | | keelin feeney
Irlanda
Local time: 17:23
Membru (2007)
din spaniolă în engleză
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I manage to do most work on the PC+laptop together so that means I don't have to print up documents for proofreading. Anything I do print up is on the reverse side of other sheets of paper that I have in the house since my teaching days. My biggie though is my agenda where I record all jobs, rates, deadlines and invoices and this one little book lasts me throughout the year.
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Oliver Lawrence wrote:
In my experience, everything can be done electronically except when a document needs to be signed and returned (eg NDAs), in which case I print, sign, scan and email. Exactly the same here, it would account for 99% paper-free too, I think.
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Just like Interlangue.
I print as little as possible, and on both sides!
Have a great week-end!
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Alvaro Aliaga
Australia
Local time: 02:23
din engleză în spaniolă
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I try not to print unless it is absolutely necessary.
| | | | Muriel Vasconcellos
Statele Unite
Local time: 09:23
Membru (2003)
din spaniolă în engleză
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| Almost - I have come a long way | Feb 26, 2010 |
I'm speaking of my translation operation. I'm down to one file of invoices and many shelves of paper dictionaries which I still love and use.
My office still has a lot of paper associated with other activities in my life - mainly, my studies in landscape design, which generate a lot of visual stuff.
| | | | Jack Doughty
Regatul Unit
Local time: 17:23
din rusă în engleză
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In Memoriam | No, and I don't care | Feb 26, 2010 |
I shall continue to operate in the way I find most convenient.
I am resistant to constant nagging about how I should save this and protect that, especially when it is in the name of non-existent global warming.
Jack Doughty, alias Grumpy Old Man
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