Quality of the translation
Is the translation suitable for professional use?
Mantiq is designed for business and specialized texts. Quality depends on the language pair, the subject area, and the quality of the source text. Assess whether the result suits your intended use; professional applications do not require the same level of verification in every situation.
How does Mantiq check the translation?
Every job passes through analysis, translation, revision, and refinement. Mantiq checks meaning, completeness, terminology, grammar, style, and consistency, among other aspects.
Does Mantiq verify the facts in the source text?
No. Ambiguities, contradictions, and factual errors can carry through into the translation. Mantiq does not ask questions about the source text during translation.
Do I need to check the translation myself?
Yes, verify the result before use. For texts in which an error could have serious consequences, review by a subject matter expert is required, just as with a human translation.
What about legal and certified translations?
Concepts from different legal systems may require additional review by someone familiar with both systems. A sworn, authenticated, or certified translation still requires an authorized human translator.
Can Mantiq translate creative texts?
Yes, to aid comprehension and comparison or to produce working translations. For publication, campaigns, or performance, creative adaptation by a writer, translator, or transcreator familiar with both languages, the genre, and the target audience may be required.
Languages
Which languages and translation directions are available?
You can translate from any available source language to any available target language. The source language options are not region-specific; regional language variants are available only for the target language.
When should I select a regional target language?
When spelling, word choice, and phrasing need to match a specific country. For example, choose English (United Kingdom) for readers in the United Kingdom. A general selection such as English is intended for a broad readership.
Does Mantiq work equally well for all languages?
Quality varies by language pair, translation direction, subject area, and source text. The available digital language data is the main factor. Try one of your own documents and assess the result for your use case.
Can I request a missing language?
Yes. New languages and target language variants are tested first. Preparation varies by language and writing system; therefore, we cannot promise in advance how quickly a language will be added.
Documents and layout
Does the page layout remain the same?
Not always. Longer or shorter translations can shift lines, page breaks, text boxes, and columns. Mantiq does not perform a final visual check; verify the layout yourself.
What should I bear in mind when working with PDFs and scans?
Selectable PDF text can generally be extracted accurately. Scans require optical character recognition, which can make the result less reliable. The formatting in the resulting Word file may be unstable during further editing. Therefore, use the original editable file whenever possible.
What happens to text within images?
Images remain in the document. Editable text in text boxes is translated, but text embedded within an image cannot always be processed reliably.
Which Word elements are processed?
Mantiq processes the final readable version, including comments, headers, footers, and text boxes. Deleted text and revision history are not included. Hidden text remains in the original language. After translation, verify tables of contents, cross-references, fields, links, macros, and external data sources.
How do I prepare my document?
Use actual heading styles, tables, and list features. Remove personal notes and internal information that should not appear in the translation, including in comments and text boxes. Convert older .doc and .xls files to a supported format; simply changing the file extension is not sufficient.