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Course summary

Availability:	This training is available on-demand Estimated duration: 10 hours
Language:	English
Summary:	Introduction to Desktop Publishing, its role in the process of document translation, and the main IT tools used for this purpose.

Description

The concepts and strategies included in the course will allow trainees to further improve their command of DTP tools with time.

Given the wide variety of software used for DTP, the main programs have been selected and grouped according to their nature. Having this software installed is not required, and those familiar with them may get a deeper knowledge of their applications.

Topics covered during the course

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First Module

What is DTP? Where does it stand in the publishing/printing process?
What DTP may mean to clients: categories of DTP assignments
Scope of the translator's work on projects with DTP
The four factors for assessing the difficulty of a project
DTP Hardware and Software Requirements
Two Approaches to Budgeting

Second Module

Overview of the Origins, Uses and Characteristics of the PDF Format
Types of PDF Files and Word/Character Count
What Tools Are Available to Handle PDF Files?
How to Translate Each PDF File Type
Video: Using OCR to process an image PDF file
Video: A tour of a PDF editor: direct PDF edition

Third Module

Introduction to graphics design software relevant concepts
The Uses of Image Formats
Sample PDF Combining Bitmap and Vectorial Elements

Fourth module

Types of Professional DTP Software
A Guided Tour of Single-Page Application and Translation of a PDF File
Sample PDF File for Edition in Single-Page Appliacation PDF document
Video: A Guided Tour of an Editorial Design Application (Adobe InDesign)

Course requirements

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• There are no requirements other than Internet connection to participate in this self-paced course.

• No software purchase or pre-installation is necessary.

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Trainers

Mauricio Coitiño

Bio: Mauricio Coitiño se desempeña profesionalmente como traductor y diseñador gráfico freelance desde hace más de cinco años. Posee experiencia en servicios de DTP para agencias de traducción, traducción de sitios web, diseño editorial y diseño de imagen corporativa. Es Técnico Profesional en Diseño Gráfico y estudiante avanzado de Licenciatura en Diseño Gráfico y del IH Diploma in Translation. Desde 2007 enseña Español como lengua extranjera en International House Montevideo.

Mauricio Coitiño has been a professional EN-ES translator and graphics designer for over five years. He is experienced in DTP services for translation agencies, website translation, editorial design and corporate image design. He is a professional graphics operator and an advanced student of a BA in Graphic Design and the IH Diploma in Translation. Since 2007, he has been teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language at International House Montevideo.

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