How to prepare data

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For direct translation, we accept the following file types:

• text: .doc, .docm, .docx, .pdf, .pot, .potx, .ppa, .ppt, .pptx, .pps, .ppsx, .rtf, .txt,.wps, .xls, .xml
• graphics: .bmp, .dib, .gif, .jfif, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, .pdf, .png, .tif, .tiff., .pdf
• XML: must be supplemented with a .dtd, xsd or .ini file

For translations using TRADOS software, we accept files in the following formats:

• TRADOStag (.ttx) – basic file translated using TagEditor and used for storing bilingual data
• Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlt, .xsl, .xlsx)
• Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt, .pps, .pot, .ppsx)
• Microsoft Word (.doc, .xml, .rtf), .docx
• .sgml, .sgm, .html, .htm, .jsp, .asp, .aspx
• QuarkXPress (.qsc, .xtg, .ttg, .tag)
• Ventura Tagged (.txt)
• PageMaker Tagged (.txt, .pm)
• InDesign (.isc, .txt, .indd, .inx, .idml)
• FrameMaker (in the .mif format)
• Software files in source or binary code files (Windows 32 binaries)
• .bif (Bilingual File format – used by older versions of TagEditor for storing bilingual documents created when translating in Workbench)

For translations using TRANSIT software, we accept files in the following formats:

• Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlt, .xsl)
• Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt, .pps, .pot)
• Microsoft Word (.doc, .xml, .rtf)
• .sgml, .sgm, .html, .htm, .jsp, .asp, .aspx
• QuarkXPress (.qsc, .xtg, .ttg, .tag)
• Ventura Tagged (.txt)
• PageMaker Tagged (.txt)
• InDesign (.isc, .txt)