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1. Translate Downloaded Files (PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Use the Google Translate Web App on a computer desktop browser.

Supported formats: .docx, .pdf, .pptx, .xlsx (up to 10 MB or 300 pages).

  1. Go to translate.google.com.

  2. Click the Documents tab at the top.

  3. Choose your source language (or leave it as Detect language) and select your target translation language.

  4. Click Browse your computer, select your file, and click Open.

  5. Click Translate.

  6. Click Download translation to save the translated version back to your device.

2. Translate Live Google Docs

Google Docs has a built-in translation tool that automatically creates a new translated copy in your Google Drive without altering your original document.

Note: Built-in translation requires a desktop/laptop browser; it is not available in the mobile Google Docs app.

  1. Open your document in Google Docs.

  2. In the top menu bar, click Tools → Translate document.

  3. Type a name for your translated copy.

  4. Select your target language from the Choose a language dropdown menu.

  5. Click Translate. A new tab will open with the translated document.