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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 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
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.