Desktop Publishing Services from BB German

What are Desktop Publishing Services?

When translating documents with graphic elements, such as operations manuals, instruction booklets, pamphlets, printed advertisements, etc., it often becomes necessary to revise the layout of the final document in order to compensate for changes in the text. This can involve graphic design, scanning or uploading artwork, arranging the various graphic and textual elements of the target document using specialized software, and, finally, publication in a convenient file format or as a hard copy. Using desktop publishing services in your translation project adds an extra design element, and can help to express your message more clearly.

Desktop publishing services allow you to decide how you would like to present your final document, as well as the method for delivery. Working with high quality equipment, translation firms can provide their clients with files in a number of different formats, such as Postscript or PDF, and should be able to deliver the final translation using the most convenient medium for the customer.

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What We Offer

BB German uses its desktop publishing services to add an extra quality of professionalism and visual appeal to our translation projects. During the desktop publishing process, we consider how the various design features of your project—such as the font and text size, arrangement of photographs and other visual elements, and final publication materials—will affect the final translation. Using the latest in desktop publishing hardware—including Macs, PCs, and high fidelity scanners—in addition to the latest software, we can produce professional results that are tailored to meet the needs of your project.

BB German staff members use the most current versions of industry standard software available for both Macintosh and PC platforms, and are able to customize document layouts to your exact specifications. Some examples of the software we use include:

Mac OS X:	Microsoft Windows:
• Quark XPress	• Adobe PageMaker
• Adobe Photoshop	• Corel Presentation/WordPerfect Suite
• Adobe Illustrator	• Macromedia Freehand
• Adobe Acrobat	• Microsoft Excel
• Adobe Pagemaker	• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Office	• Microsoft Publisher
• Adobe FrameMaker	• Microsoft Word
• Adobe Illustrator	• Nissus Writer
	• QuarkXPress

We also offer the following options for document delivery:

• Hard Copy (Printout)
• Email / FTP
• Zip Drives
• SyQuest Drives
• DVDs
• CD-RW and DVD-RW
• Tapes and cartridges

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Obtaining a DTP Quote from BB German

If you would like to include desktop publishing services in your German translation project, please provide us with the following information when obtaining your free quote:

1. Please provide us with the original documents by faxing them to (516) 776 – 9474. If your document is too large, please fax us a few sample pages for review.

2. How the translated text and original document will be submitted to US (disk, hard copy, FTP, etc.). If the translated text or original documents are to be reproduced or retyped, a rate will be determined based on the length of the project.

3. Output specifications (platform, software, on disk, camera-ready hard copy, stats, etc.)

4. Project time frame / deadlines. (Additional fees may apply for rush assignments.)

In order to receive a free quote on translation / DTP services, contact us at (516) 277 - 1277 or via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

New York Office 131 Mineola Blvd. Ste.100 Mineola, New York 11501 tel. 516-277-1277 fax: 516-776-9474		Contact translation@bbgerman.com
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