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                     Tips for preparing a document for 
translation
Here at ProTranslation24, we would like to give you some tips on how to best 
prepare source documents for legal service translation, even at the stage of their 
initial creation. A well-prepared and well-formatted source document can save a 
lot of time and money in translation. Don't believe? Now we will tell you more
If possible, avoid using PDF files as the source document format for 
translation. Always try to provide the original file format that served as the basis
for creating the PDF files. Because PDF files are currently difficult to edit without
losing formatting. Instead, they need to be converted to another format (usually 
Word) before being translated. 
Converted documents usually need to be re-edited before being translated 
because the converted text usually contains too many formatting errors to 
translate correctly. This editing is always associated with additional time and 
costs and delays increase the translation time.
Very often manual page breaks are inserted for formatting purposes, for 
example because the title is at the bottom of the page. To improve the layout 
and readability of the text, the author manually inserts a page break at a 
specific location.
However, during translation, texts usually increase or decrease in length 
depending on the language combination. That is why it is very unlikely that 
page breaks in the source text should be placed in the same place as in the 
translated text.
Typically manual page breaks are not "translated", but skipped during 
translation, and they are inserted into the final version of the text after the legal 
service translation  is completed and the text is converted back to the original 
document format.