11. Frequently Used Applications Applications Purpose Types of Documents InDesign, Quark, Illustrator Multi-purpose, more complex designs Marketing docs Structured FrameMaker, XML Simpler documentation Straight tech documents Adobe PDFs Creating a picture of your file Not a source file!
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Lydia Avoid idiom, slang, sports references “ Use it or lose it” “ Off base” “ One-size does not fit all” Use verbs with a limited range of meanings “… re-engineer the relationship to produce acceptable margins” If you face a retention risk, how will you bridge the delivery gap and prevent the potential loss of a customer? Use bulleted lists Keeps content clean, concise
Confidential Acclaro 2008 Lydia If a metaphor, strange terminology or compound noun phrases are crucial to your message/product then identify them up front in the glossary (defintinons and context)
Lydia Screenshots: track roadmap Do not embed images Name image files per language Store art with text separate from art without text Confidential Acclaro 2008
Lydia Screenshots: track roadmap Do not embed images Name image files per language Store art with text separate from art without text If you must have screen captures… Do not embed text callouts in screen captures. Need to completely recreate in a graphic editing program Use "fuzzy" screen captures if possible Look & feel of the dialog or screen can still be conveyed Reuse these screens across all language versions Confidential Acclaro 2008
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Confidential Acclaro 2008 Lydia Worth noting that all of these tips are intended to reduce costs and time required for translation - in some cases it will improve the experience for all (such as clear, concise writing); in other cases there is a trade off (such as eliminating screenshots) that they may not want ot make. Specs for printing, letter size vs A4: Provided specs (what is deliverable? Settings in pdf for printing etc., posted on web?
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