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Plain answers from the people who make Flow Translate and JUPITER: texting in another language, and getting the press sheet right.
Translating while you chat — Flow Translate
How to translate messages on WhatsApp Web, from your computer
Read incoming WhatsApp Web messages and reply in the other person's language: Chrome's page translation, copy and paste, and a translator extension.
How to translate Instagram DMs, replies and comments
Read foreign-language Instagram DMs, reply in the other person's language, and handle comments and story replies, step by step.
How to translate Telegram messages, incoming and outgoing
Read incoming Telegram messages with the Translate button, send your own replies in the other person's language, and keep group chats readable.
How to message customers who speak another language
Write prices, delivery dates and payment terms to customers in a language you don't speak: ready sentences, number traps and how to check the translation.
How to translate on your phone without internet
Abroad, on a plane or out of signal? Download the language pack in advance. The ways to translate without internet on iPhone and Android.
How to translate WhatsApp messages
Three ways to understand a WhatsApp message in another language and reply in theirs: copy and paste, WhatsApp's own translation and a translator keyboard.
How to set up a translator keyboard on iPhone and Android
Set up a translator keyboard step by step on iPhone and Android: adding the keyboard, Full Access, language packs, switching keyboards and common fixes.
7 ways to be understood when texting in another language
Seven habits that make your messages translate well when you text someone in a language you don't speak: short sentences, no idioms, clear dates, back-checks.
Print and imposition — JUPITER
What is preflight? A PDF checklist before print
What preflight is and what to check in a print PDF: bleed, resolution, CMYK vs RGB, fonts, total ink, hairlines and overprint, item by item.
What is bleed in print? How many mm, and how to set it up
What bleed means, how many mm to add, bleed vs safe area, setting it in InDesign, Illustrator and PDF, bleed in imposition, and files without bleed.
What is paper weight (gsm)? Sheet weight and kilo calculation
What gsm means, how much one sheet weighs, how many kilos in a ream, how many sheets in a tonne — the formula, worked examples and gsm by job.
How to calculate print cost: the lines of a print quote
Costing an offset print job: paper by weight, plates, impressions, make-ready, waste, margin and VAT — step by step, with worked numbers.
Sheet cutting: how many pieces from one sheet?
From parent sheet to press sheet to the job: how to work out pieces per sheet, waste and paper per piece — with gripper margin and grain direction.
What is imposition in printing?
Imposition explained: how pages and pieces are laid out on the press sheet, gripper and bleed, sheetwise and work-and-turn, and choosing the sheet.
How to impose business cards
Step-and-repeat business cards on the press sheet: bleed and gutter, shared cuts, how many fit, double-sided cards and front-back registration.
Signature imposition: how book pages are laid out
How book and magazine pages are imposed on signatures: 8, 16 and 32-page signatures, saddle stitch and perfect binding, page order and creep.
Box dieline basics
What a carton dieline is: cut and crease lines, panels, glue tab and dust flaps, bleed on a box, nesting on the sheet and the mistakes to avoid.
Talking across languages — Dilinga
How to translate a menu abroad with your phone camera
Translate a foreign menu, sign or label with your phone's camera: the options, tips for a clean result, and why allergies need a real question.
How to talk on the phone with someone who speaks another language
Understand each other on a voice or video call without a shared language: conversation mode, a speaker setup, short sentences and getting numbers right.