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Relax!

When translators are going crazy with the amount of work and tight deadlines, they want to relax. One of the mainstream CATs (memoQ, of course) has a special tool for this. Even two tools!

The first one: put on your headset and go to memoQ > Options > Go Zen:

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You will obviously know Zen.

The second thing (if the first thing is not enough): go to memoQ > Options > Do Not Press This Button:

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(It was a joke :) )

Happy International Translation Day!

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