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Training Manual Translation

March 26, 2019

Manuals of various categories are often prime candidates for translation services. Training manuals are one type of document we received from time to time for translation. Training manuals are generally defined as “a collection of instructions, designed to improve the quality of a performed task.” Training manuals are widely used by organizations including those commercial, […]

InDesign Translation Project Activity Categories

March 22, 2019

In the course of translating InDesign documents we typically direct attention in up to three categories of activity. Each are listed below. 1. TEXT TRANSLATION / LOCALIZATION The most basic category of activity is translation of the InDesign document’s standard text. In this process InDesign document text content is professionally translated into virtually any language a […]

Training Manual Translation

March 26, 2019

InDesign Translation Project Activity Categories

March 22, 2019

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Training Manual Translation

March 26, 2019

Manuals of various categories are often prime candidates for translation services. Training manuals are one type of document we received from time to time for translation.

Training manuals are generally defined as “a collection of instructions, designed to improve the quality of a performed task.” Training manuals are widely used by organizations including those commercial, medical, non-profit, and the military. In most cases the need for translation of training manuals originates in the private sector.

Translators typically have various specializations and which allows us to assign the most optimally suited translator to each project.

Training manual FAQs

Q: How long does it take to translate training manuals?

A: Training manual translation project schedules scale with the length of the manual. On average professional translators competently process around 2500 words per day. At our company a second linguist then reviews the first translator’s work as a quality control measure.

Q: What types of training manuals (e.g., subject matter) do you translate?

A: In most cases we have a selection of professional linguists in the various languages available to assign project to. Translators often have various specializations which allows us to assign the most optimally suited translator to each project.

Q: How are training manual translation project priced?

A: Training manual project are priced according to the number of words. Each target language has an established per word rate. Discounts are applied according to projects for considerations such as repetition and volume.

Q: Are training manual documents delivered formatted and ready-to-use?

A: Unless a client specifies otherwise translated document are translated with existing formatting retained so that finished training manuals are ready-to-use immediately after delivery.

Q: What is the process for receiving a quote for translation of training manuals?

A: To receive a quote for translation of training manuals you can attach and email the file(s) to us at info@affinitytranslation.com. Please specify the target language for translation. For documents too large to email they can be uploaded at: https://spaces.hightail.com/uplink/Affinity-Companies.

InDesign Translation Project Activity Categories

March 22, 2019

In the course of translating InDesign documents we typically direct attention in up to three categories of activity. Each are listed below.

1. TEXT TRANSLATION / LOCALIZATION
The most basic category of activity is translation of the InDesign document’s standard text. In this process InDesign document text content is professionally translated into virtually any language a client specifies. Translators are always native speaking in the target language. Proofreading by a second translator is included as a quality assurance step.

Translating text independent of InDesign also allows translators to focus solely on the language aspect of the project. Language of course is their strength.

2. GRAPHICS TRANSLATION / LOCALIZATION
Text as part of embedded graphics (drawings, captions, illustrations, etc.) is also translated and graphics files are recreated in the target language. Sometimes graphics text is not directly editable in InDesign and the graphic itself must be edited. It’s still translation of text, but we think of this type of embedded text as a separate category requiring attention in some InDesign translation projects.

3. INDESIGN MULTILINGUAL FORMATTING
Translation of InDesign document text takes places outside of the InDesign environment. Text from the source InDesign file is extracted at the beginning of the project so that translators can utilize modern translation tools (not machine translation). Utilizing modern translation tools enhances both translation quality and lowers costs.

Translating text independent of InDesign also allows translators to focus solely on the language aspect of the project. Language of course is their strength. Formatting and document design isn’t a linguist’s responsibility.

As the last stage of activity specialist document design technicians perform multilingual desktop publishing services as the text is brought back into InDesign. After the translated text is formatted in InDesign, linguists have a final opportunity to review the formatted text prior to finalizing the project.

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Training Manual Translation

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