DTP Tools

For each project Argos Translations utilizes various tools designed to improve the quality of the assignments we handle.

For DTP purposes, Argos Translations uses tools that include:

  • Layout design applications (DTP): QuarkXPress, FrameMaker, PageMaker, WordPerfect, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro
  • Compatibility with Translation software: Trados, SDLX, Transit, DejaVu
  • Compatibility with Localization software: Catalyst, Passolo, SDL Insight
  • Web design support: HTML, Web Editors, and Web QA tools

All of the above mentioned software is updated regularly, enabling Argos Translations to complete all types of assignments regardless of complexity involved.

Platforms and Software

Argos Translations DTP experts have extensive experience working on both Windows and Mac operating systems. Listed below are programs that our desktop publishing specialists use daily over each platform.

Note: Argos' DTP department also possesses extensive expertise in using the powerful suite of all new Microsoft Office applications (incl. Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio).

Microsoft Windows
(all current and past versions)

  • InDesign
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • Acrobat
  • Freehand
  • Corel Draw
  • PageMaker
  • QuarkXpress
  • FrameMaker

Mac OS
(all current and past versions)

  • InDesign
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • Acrobat
  • Freehand
  • PageMaker
  • QuarkXpress

Argos Translations DTP specialists can deal with any graphic format including: .gif .jpg, .ai, .eps, .bmp, .tif, .shg, .wmf and others.

Argos also developed a suite of its own DTP tools, which are specifically tailored to optimize translation processes during DTP.

Argos DTP Toolkit:

  1. aiPILOT™
    an automatic text import/export application for Adobe Illustrator
  2. fontMANAGER™
    quickly replaces fonts’ faces in paragraph definitions between source and target files in FrameMaker files
  3. imgASSISTANT™
    checks graphics provided by client vs. used in project, creating a list of missing elements in FrameMaker
  4. CADepillar™
    automatically exports/imports texts from/in CAD files enabling delivery in CAD format

Use Argos Translations DTP services for your next project

Contact our Account Managers for a free quote and start adapting your documentation into multiple languages today.

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