How DocAlign Works

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Step 1


 Upload your document.*
 
 

Step 2


You get an offer according to our prices by e-mail.
 

Step 3

We’ll send you a professionally formatted file by e-mail within 3 working days.

* If your publications already have a branded style, upload your stylesheets or a sample of a past publication and we’ll match the look and feel.

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Send us your document

(Word or .odt file) and tell us which rules and styles are important to you (e.g., fixed number of pages, no widows or orphans, or starting chapters on odd-numbered pages). We’ll send your text back to you in your desired format.

High volume?  Different output Formats?  Multiple Languages?

No problem, that’s what we do best! Contact us to find out more.

We offer special discounts based on volume and publication type. Get in touch to discuss the best solution for your projects.

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Send us your Word or .odt file, tell us which rules and styles are important to you (e.g., set number of pages, no widows or orphans, or starting chapters on odd-numbered pages) and we’ll send your text back to you as a print-ready PDF.

High Volume ? Different output Formats ? Multiple Languages ?

No problem, that’s what we do best! Contact us to find out more.

We offer special discounts based on volume and publication type. Please contact us to discuss the best solution for your projects.

FAQ

DocAlign supports online PDF, print PDF, device-specific PDF, XML (TEI, DocBook, DOM tree), HTML5/CSS3, EPUB, AZW and mobi (other eBook formats are available if required).

The actual typesetting is the quickest part of the process. Careful preliminary work and accurate specifications are the key to ensuring optimum speed and efficiency – so well-prepared data minimizes the time it takes to process a publication. 

Your finished publication will usually be ready within a few days. Your first project will typically take about 3 days. Subsequent publications of the same type have a turnaround time of a maximum of 4 hours, depending on the complexity and volume of data. 

Other publications types using the same corporate design will take a maximum of 1.5 days. 

Documents to be typeset must be in a digital format. The source should have a structured format (Word, Excel, structured text file(s), XML, json, databases, CMS data or data from editorial systems). If your document format is not suitable, our Solutions Team can take care of the formatting.

Image data and graphics can either be integrated in the text or delivered separately. If images are delivered separately, a reference to each image is required in the text. The image quality should correspond with the quality requirements for the output channel (DPI, color profile, intended output and size). Images can be in many formats (jpg, tiff, gif, svg, eps or png).

DocAlign software and processes are ideal for publications with any of the following characteristics:

  • High volumes of text
  • High pagination
  • High volumes of specific data
  • Multiple large and complex tables
  • Channel-specific outputs
  • Multiple language versions
  • Frequent new editions
  • Cross-column and formatted footnotes
  • Footnote numbering by page or by chapter
  • Switches from footnotes to endnotes (and vice versa)
  • Numbered headings (especially using Roman numerals)
  • Optimal image placement
  • Directories: ToC (Table of Contents), LoF (List of Figures), LoT (List of Topics)
  • Indexes (names, subjects and multiple hierarchical levels)
  • Multiple formatted columns