Desktop Publishing (DTP) for Language Services

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:mega: We are pleased to introduce our first online course on Desktop Publishing (DTP)

This is a self-study course meant to introduce community members to DTP in theory and in practice. :mag_right: It is a series of videos and activities meant to help develop awareness of DTP issues and needs. :warning: It aims to build the skills needed to perform basic tasks, identify issues, and perform Linguistic Sign-off. :memo:

The course is now available online :arrow_right: at this link :arrow_left:.

Ideally, this course should be done on a computer with MS Office and Adobe suite or suitable alternatives (These requirements are only needed for doing the activities). :computer: If you are using a smartphone, we recommend rotating your screen to view the course sections in landscape (horizontal) view for optimal resolution. :iphone:

You can go through a topic or module at your own pace, whenever you have spare time. In total, the course should take you about 3 hours to complete. :timer_clock:

You need to manually mark activities as completed to progress through the course. :white_check_mark:

What will I learn? :rocket:

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Develop awareness understanding of DTP.
  • Understand and be able explain the need for DTP.
  • Identify, flag, and possibly resolve basic DTP issues.
  • Perform basic DTP tasks using MS Office or Adobe.
  • Learn how to perform linguistic signoff tasks.

In order to take the course, you will need to follow 3 simple steps:

:pushpin: 1. Access the TWB Learning Center

Make sure you are logged into the TWB Platform and click on “TWB Learning Center” in the orange navigation bar at the top of the page. You will be redirected to the TWB Learning Center and automatically logged in.

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:pushpin: 2. Enroll in the course:

Once you are logged into the TWB Learning Center, you will be able to enroll in the course.

:pushpin: 3. Complete all sections, take the test, and download your certificate:

Complete all sections and you will be able to download the certificate of completion at the end.

:busts_in_silhouette: Use this thread to introduce yourself and learn about other course participants. You can share a brief introduction and why you want to take this course.

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Hi @ClaudiaM and everyone,

Thank you so much for sharing this info about this course.
This is Dalia Noureldeen, EN-AR translator, interpreter and reviewer.

Honestly, I have never thought about DTP and this is the reason for having curious to discover more about it through this course. I believe this course will be very helpful and will add valuable addition to me.

What about the other participants?! :thinking: :wink:

Wish you a great day/ evening!

Regards,
Dalia

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Thank you for sharing this information and for making this course available to the TWB community.

As DTP professionals, we are very pleased to see Desktop Publishing being recognized as an important part of the localization workflow. DTP is often where many practical issues become visible — formatting, layout, readability, fonts, links, localizable vs. non-localizable content, and final usability — so it is great to see these topics being introduced in a structured way.

We are happy to see this being taken into consideration, especially for NGO and humanitarian projects where clear, accessible, and well-formatted communication can make a real difference.

If anyone involved in NGO-related projects ever needs support with DTP, file preparation, multilingual layout, PDF handling, or e-learning localization, please feel free to reach out.

Best regards,
Salo
Text in Process (TiP)

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