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Subject:RE: Help! Translation and graphics? From:"Steve Hudson" <cruddy -at- optushome -dot- com -dot- au> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Sat, 2 Feb 2002 05:58:50 +1100
We send the build + the dox to the translation service and let them do it as
part of the deal. They, in turn, internationalise the interface and
recapture the screen shots.
Steve Hudson, Word Heretic
HDK List MVP
Word help and tools: heretic -at- tdfa -dot- com
-----Original Message-----
From: M Silverspring
Sent: Saturday, 2 February 2002 2:36 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Help! Translation and graphics?
I didn't see any answers posted to this question, so I
will assume the email didn't get through and ask
again.
We have manuals with screen shots in them. The screens
are in English. Our manuals get translated into 9
languages. How do you handle this at your company?
Do you translate all the screens and take screen
shots?
Do you blur the graphic so it's 'generic'?
Do you leave out screen shots altogether?
Help!
Thanks!
Martha Silverspring
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