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Process Guides for Translation Agencies and Clients

Process guides

Most delays in multilingual layout and accessible PDF work come from files that arrive incomplete, or changes that arrive in the wrong place. Each guide explains one step of a project in two pages, so agencies and their clients know what to prepare before it becomes a problem.

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Before the job

Send these with the quote or the first file request.

  • Agencies
  • Clients

What to send before the job starts

The six files a job needs, why missing fonts stop the work, and the questions to answer before layout starts.

When: with the quote

View PDF: What to send before the job starts

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2 pages · 112 KB

  • Clients who write in Word

Preparing accessible Word files

Six structure habits in Word, four checks before sending, and why the DOCX matters more than the PDF.

When: before Word-based remediation

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2 pages · 101 KB

  • Agencies
  • Clients

How a quote works

Per page or per hour, the four things every quote states, and what changes a quote after it is sent.

When: with every quote

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2 pages · 94 KB

During the project

Send these at kickoff, and again when changes start to arrive.

  • Agencies
  • Clients

Where do text changes belong?

Wording changes belong in translation. Layout only takes fixes that show in context, and those go back into the translation memory.

When: at kickoff for translated layouts

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2 pages · 143 KB

  • Agencies
  • Clients

How to send corrections

What a correction round needs (tracked changes, one batch per language, page references), and the difference between a correction and a new change.

When: before the first review round

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At delivery

Included with every accessible PDF delivery.

Starting a project?

Send the files for a free first look. DTP Services Berlin checks what the job needs before anything is quoted.