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How To Translate PDF Files to Di erent Languages Free

July 1, 2011

There are times when you need to have a PDF translated – when you buy a gadget
produced in Japan or China and you have no idea what the manual says – for example.
Or maybe you are selling Italian tiles, and you want to translate the brochure of the
company whose products you are placing on an English-speaking market.

If you do need to translate PDF les, it is good to know that there are ways to do this
online without having to pay a single red cent.

The easiest and best ways to translate PDF les for free online involve the use of our
PDF to Word tool, Google Docs or Google Translate.

Here are three of the simplest ways to get your PDFs translated into any of the many
different languages that Google supports.

TRANSLATE PDF USING PDF TO WORD CONVERTER ONLINE

If you don’t like to use Google Drive or you just prefer to use Microsoft Word instead of
Google Docs, this is the quickest way to translate document online in a few simple
steps.

1. Go to PDF to Word Converter Online and upload a PDF from your computer or
the cloud. The tool doesn’t ask for email address any more.
2. When you upload a PDF, the conversion will start automatically. After a few
moments, when the conversion is completed, you will see the Download le
button to save the converted le to your computer or any other device.
3. Open a converted Word le and click the Review tab. Click on the Translate
button and you will see the window like shown on the image below. Once you
choose the language just click the OK button.

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For instance, if you want to translate PDF to English, in the eld “Translate to” select
English language. In the eld “Translate from” select the source language.

How to translate a PDF document using Google Docs

1. If you do not have a Google account, click here and sign up for one – you should
be able to do so in a matter of minutes.
2. Once you have done this, login to your account and go to Google Drive. Once
you are in Google Drive, click on “Upload“ and then “File Upload“. From your
computer, choose the PDF le that you want to translate and upload it.

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3. Right mouse click on the uploaded PDF and choose to open with Google Docs as
shown on the image below.

4. Click the “Tools“ tab and choose the option Translate document.

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5. The window will pop up asking you to choose the language and to rename a le if you
want. Once you choose the language just click on the Translate button.

The translated document will show up in another tab where you will be able to further
edit it, if needed.

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TRANSLATE PDF USING GOOGLE TRANSLATE

1. Use the most famous PDF translator online- Translate.Google.com. Click on the
“From” and “To” tabs to select rst, what language the original PDF is in (From), and
what language you want it translated into (To).

2. Now click on “translate a document.“

3. Click on “browse“ and then select the PDF le from your computer that you want
translated.

4. Click “Translate.“ Your translated text will appear in the same window.

Translate large PDF les

If your le is too big, Google Translate or any other PDF translator online may stop
working. That is because large PDF les are harder to process, especially if the tool
needs to translate it. So, if you experience any such dif culties with translating large
PDF les with Google Translate or Google Docs, try to convert PDF to Word even if you
don’t have Microsoft Of ce installed.

When you choose to convert your PDF le with this PDF to Word Converter
mentioned above, you will get .docx le that will work with any Word viewer. It can be
OpenOf ce or any other Word alternative for desktop or mobile.

The next step would be to open the converted le and press CTRL + A on your
keyboard. That command selects the whole text in the document, so now you just need
to copy/paste it in Google translate. This tool also works on mobile phones and tablets,
you can access it from your mobile browser and convert les.

Can Google translate images?

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Unlike PDF les, translating images can be a nightmare, especially if your image is not
of high quality. If you use Google Translate you probably know that there is a mobile
app for both Android and iOS. Here you can learn how to translate images on you
phone, by using camera.

However, Google translate for desktop doesn’t support that option. If you prefer to
translate documents on desktop and not on mobile, you should better convert image to
PDF and then do the rest.

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Kusal Ghosh
Have you tried ever?
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Prabakaran Pugazhendiran
hi super
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‫ھﺷﺎم اﻟوراﻓﻲ‬
give it a try!
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Mithon Majumder
Great!!!
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Judy Diamond
all it gave me was gibberish in drive converter and too large in translate
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Mohamed Abu Shally

The google docs solution worked fine for me (Eng->Ar)
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Devendra Shah
It does not work! I have product instructions in 'pdf' form in Japanese language and I need it
translated in English. No success so far!
Like · Reply · 1 · 33w

GM Thapa
how to download
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how to download
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Jacques Lew
great!!!
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Mischa Scharl
WOW!
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