Stepes has greatly simplified user manual translations onto the cloud. To get your user manuals translated into Spanish, Chinese, German, or Japanese, simply drag and drop your files (Word, InDesign, FrameMaker, or Madcap Flare) onto our project portal. Our AI-powered TMS will analyze the document and generate a quote for your review instantly. Upon your confirmation, Stepes pre-approved linguists are immediately assigned to begin translating. For user manuals with graphics, tables, and charts, we also offer DTP (desktop publishing services) so the localized manuals look professional. Download the print-ready PDF files with the click of a button.

In addition to language translations, Stepes provides desktop publishing services (DTP) so localized user manuals look professional. We have a large team of DTP specialists who excel in page layout, graphic design, and international typesetting. Our desktop publishers are trained to work with double-byte or bidirectional languages to ensure localized documents are professionally formatted to the highest quality standards. Stepes supports DTP services for all major publishing tools such as MS Word, Adobe InDesign, and FrameMaker.

The manufacturing industry is one of the biggest sectors that depends heavily on user manual translation services for international success. Manufactured products such as machinery tools, appliances, vehicles, and computer peripherals must be accompanied by clear user instructions in their own languages to ensure important operating procedures and safety measures are strictly followed to achieve the best customer experience. This is why you need Stepes, as we have complete end-to-end user manual localization solutions that deliver the best technical communication across all languages. Whether you need your quick start guide, owner’s manual, or instruction material translated in German, Chinese, or Spanish, we have the linguistic resources, technical expertise, and industry leading localization technologies to ensure the best quality and speed.

User manual development has come a long way in order to achieve content reuse and cost savings. Modern authoring tools employ XML DITA and topic-based authoring methodologies that are ideal for downstream translation services. For example, instead of sending the entire manual to be translated each time, XML based authoring tools are able to export only new or changed content for translation. This dramatically reduces translation costs and turnaround time. XML also eliminates DTP, further reducing localization costs. Stepes has developed streamlined processes for translating XML DITA based user manuals with quality. Contact Stepes sales team for a technology demo today.

In addition to translating user manuals, Stepes helps our clients create product user manuals in English. We have one of the largest teams of professional technical writers who’re highly experienced with topic-based authoring techniques like XML DITA or writing using control language or simple English. For each product manual, our technical writers work with your product engineers to fully understand each function in order to create clear and concise user instructions. To learn more about Stepes technical writing services, please click here.