Open trados and in Home menu choose New Project. this is if you receive a word file, excel, editable pdf, ttx, or a trados studio file. if you receive a package already made choose Open Package
Next here
Choose project name and location in your computer, set date for delivery and click next
Choose source and target language. You can set multiple target languages but only one source
Add the files for translation by clicking add files and you will have a window from where you can browse to the place you have saved the files
Click next after the files have been uploaded. You can select several files or add folders
Add translation memory if you received one or create a new one
Add glossary if you have
Just click next here
Options to prepare the project, without TM if you do not have one, analyze only if you just want to see the number of words and repetitions
Next here
finish
After everything is complete here you must not have any errors in the first 2 lines. If you do it means that one of the files cannot be opened by trados
After you click close go to Projects, on the left side and you will see your project at the top of the list. Double click on it, it should be bold after this. Then go to Files (under projects)
Here, double click on the file name to open it
This is the window where you translate. On the left side you have source and on the right target.
See my comments on the picture
After every segment is confirmed go to file/save target as and save the target file in the original format