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How to Translate PowerPoint Presentations (2024)

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Professional use: Translate PPT files using a translation management system

Best for: Professional use; more cost-effective; maintains formatting.

• maintains document formatting;
• integrated features such as machine translation and translation memories;
• improved team collaboration (no more countless back and forth e-mails).

If you need to translate a PPT file for business use, the most cost-effective solution is using a translation management system (TMS) , such as Redokun. This tool is specifically designed to make your document translation easier so that you spend less time getting to your final deliverable.

By using a TMS to translate your PowerPoint presentation, you can automate three main tasks that tend to be the most time-consuming when done by hand. They are:

• Extracting the text into organized segments for translation
• Getting translation suggestions for each segment
• Preserving the styles, images, and layout of your presentation

Here's a quick video of how to translate your PowerPoint on Redokun. If you prefer, you can also continue scrolling for the step-by-step tutorial.

Here are the 5 simple steps to translate your PPT document with Redokun (look out for the productivity boosters).

Step 1: Upload your PPT document to Redokun

First, sign in to your Redokun account and upload your PPT document. Tip: You can activate your free trial without entering credit card information.

See Redokun in action: See how you can translate a PowerPoint document in Redokun with our interactive demo.

The upload wizard will guide you through setting up your PPT translation project, which is pretty simple.

• First, set the source language of your PPT presentation.
• Then, select the target languages you want to add to the project.

Step 2: Assign your translators for each target language

For each target language you selected in Step 1, you can assign one or more translators (or even yourself) to work on that specific language.

Of course, it doesn’t have to be a translator. You can loop in your editor, your business partner, or anyone involved in approving the final translation of your PPT presentation.

Productivity Booster 1: And just by uploading your PPT file to Redokun, you can happily skip over one of the most tedious jobs in translation history. Copy-pasting your translatable text into a spreadsheet - Redokun does this automatically for you.

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Step 3: Pre-translate your entire PPT presentation (Optional)

Next, you’ll have the option to pre-translate your PPT document. This will pre-fill all text segments in your presentation with machine translation or previous translations you’ve confirmed on Redokun.

By pre-translating, your work is half done before you even open the document. Now you can focus on making the translations perfect rather than starting from a blank slate.

Step 4: Translate with your team using the enhanced Web Editor

Now you and your team members can start translating your PPT presentation in the Web Editor, which will look like this:

Here’s quick tour of what you can do in the Web Editor:

• Discuss the project and tag your teammates: You’ll have two ways to do this. You can use the top section to leave general comments and instructions for the project. Or you be more specific by leaving comments at a specific text segment you need help with.
• Translate your document in context: On the left side, you’ll see the page previews of your PPT presentation. This is better than translating in a spreadsheet because you’ll have access to the visual context while translating each segment. Knowing where the text will go in a presentation - and what other texts surrounds it - can help you better understand how to translate them.

At the segment level, there are also a couple of neat things you can do:

• Get machine translation suggestions: Google Translate and DeepL machine translators are built into your workspace. Just click on any segment and the suggestions will appear below it.
• Get suggestions from your Translation Memories (TM): ou can automatically reuse any translations from other projects you’ve completed on Redokun before. TM is the key to language consistency, especially if your PPT slides are just one part of your business presentation.

You are likely to use the same terminology or phrases across different documents, and you don’t have to keep translating them. Even if a new segment is only 70% similar to an old segment, you can pull up the old translation to update it.

If you have more than one translator assigned to your document, they can translate together in real time - just like in Google Docs. You can see who is online in the Web Editor and what they’re currently working so you don’t accidentally override their work.

Productivity Booster 2: Imagine if Slack, PowerPoint, and Google Translate were rolled up into one tool. The Web Editor is basically that. I find it extremely convenient to not have to switch between tools while translating a document, which often breaks my concentration (like when I accidentally switched to YouTube).

Step 5: Download translated PPT presentation from Redokun

Once you have filled up all the segments, click Confirm Translation at the top right corner of the Web Editor. This will lock your document from further changes and save your work into your Translation Memories database for future reference.

On the Document Detail page, click Download to generate a copy of your PowerPoint presentation in the target language. All the original images and text arrangements will remain. You’ll have a complete set of PPT slides ready to be shown to a new audience.

Productivity Booster 3: This is perhaps the biggest booster of them all. Using a TMS like Redokun, you can skip an entire stage in your translation workflow - the design stage. You’ve already spent so much time creating the original PPT presentation. Why spend even more time re-creating the same presentation… but in another language? You have the ability to auto-generate a translated PPT slide deck, which only needs a little

Personal use: Use the built-in translation tool in Microsoft PowerPoint

Recommended for: Personal use; maintains simple formatting.

You can translate your PPT document within Microsoft PowerPoint. This method creates a simple machine translation of your content that is suitable for personal reading (here is a guide with all the info about machine translation software ).

First, open your PowerPoint Presentation. On the toolbar, select Review > Translate .

The translator menu will appear on your right as seen below. You may click on any text box you wish to translate, and the selected text will automatically show up in the menu.

Next, choose your source language and target language. Once the translation is complete, click the Insert button to replace the original text on the slide with its translation.

Keep in mind that you can only translate one text box at a time using the built-in translator. If you have multiple text boxes on each slide (e.g. title, subtitle, captions), you need to manually insert each corresponding translation.

Important Info

• You can only translate PPT documents slide-by-slide; one text box at a time. This isn't the most productive method for PowerPoint presentations with a significant number of slides.
• Since you're doing the manual work of transferring the translations into the text boxes, you have control over the slide layout (additionally, here is a list with the most common translation problems and their solutions including the design and formatting issues). However, it also means you need to spend time adjusting the font styles and sizes if the target language doesn't support the original style.
• Microsoft Translator is a free machine translation service that is not suitable for business use. The translated copy may contain inaccuracies and inconsistencies that must go through intensive post-editing.
• Only recommended if you're only translating a PPT file for your own understanding.

Personal use: Upload the PPT slides to Google Translate

Recommended for: Personal use; does not maintain formatting.

This is another fast and free method to translate a PPT file for your own reading.

In almost the same way you can also translate word documents , translate excel spreadsheets , and pdf documents .

First, go to Google Translate on your browser and select the Documents tab.

Select the source language and the target language of your choice. Then, upload your PowerPoint presentation, which can be either a .ppt file or a .pptx file.

Once you click Translate, the entire translated PPT presentation will appear as plain text in your browser. As shown below, any images and font styles will not be maintained. You may only transfer the translation into your PPT document yourself using the good ol' copy-paste method.

• Translations for Google Translate are usually sufficient for those who want to translate a PPT file for their own reference. However, it is not so suitable for professional use, such as in business meetings or market distribution.
• As mentioned, there is no way to download the translation as a PowerPoint file with all its headings and design elements intact. If you have a 30-page PPT presentation to translate, there are better solutions further down this list.
• To protect your valuable data, it's best to avoid uploading your business documents onto free translation websites.

Curious to learn more? Here is a detailed guide about machine translation , its history, and thoughts on whether or not it will replace human translators.

Why use Redokun to translate PPT files?

Do you translate your PPT slides (among other types of documents) for your business? Do you feel like you and your team spend way too much time preparing documents for multilingual markets? So much so that it takes away your focus from the actual marketing work you still need to do in those markets?

If you do, then you should use a translation management system like Redokun, which helps you breeze through the manual tasks that nobody likes to do. With just one simple tool, you can manage your team and assets centrally while speeding up your translation process.

Here are eight more reasons to adopt Redokun today.

1. It's super easy to start using the tool with your entire team.

Redokun is intentionally simple so that busy marketing teams can start enjoying the features and delivering projects right away . When you first open the software, you'll know where everything is, and what each button does - no guessing game.

You can introduce the tool to your team at the start of the day and get everyone on board in just a few hours (if not minutes). Redokun might be packed with features, but it doesn't come with the headaches and lengthy onboarding that usually come with learning a new tool.

2. You can easily keep track of your projects and collaborators, making sure deadlines are met.

The administrative work can build up very quickly when you're translating one document into three or more languages. You need to start the email thread, CC and BCC the right people, extract the text for the translator... the list goes on. Once that's done, you still need to follow up with the translators or else the project might come to a standstill.

With Redokun, you only need to upload your original document and assign a translation team to each language pair by entering their email. The text extraction and notification of assignment are done automatically. When your team starts translating on Redokun, you can check the overall progress from your dashboard. If someone do fall behind schedule, you can also quickly ping them within Redokun to find out what's going on.

3. Help your translation team feel more productive and speed up their work.

Speaking of falling behind schedule, it's usually because the content is complex or technical, or you have large volume of text to translate. So how can you help your translators speed things up when they feel overwhelmed by that 20-page document they need to translate?

The quick solution is computer-assisted translation , such as using Google Translate or DeepL. Redokun integrates these tools into its Web Editor. So whenever your team feels like they need a little inspiration, they can receive translation suggestions in just one click. You can even pre-translate an entire PPT document so that the only work left to do is to review and polish.

4. Preserve the design and layout of your translated PPT files effortlessly.

By translating on Redokun, you save a lot of time because you don't need to manually reproduce the PPT file for each language . Once the translation is done, Redokun automatically generates a PPT file for you, which contains the translation in the exact same design and layout as your original PPT file.

So instead of spending hours on design interventions, you can generate multilingual version of your PPT presentations in a couple of minutes.

5. Translate your frequently used terms and terminologies consistently.

By being consistent, your brand voice becomes more easily recognizable. Since your Translation Memory database is built into Redokun, you won't need to second guess how to translate the terminologies you often use.

Now “terminology” is a broad term that encompasses a number of things. It could be your product names, your headings and subheadings, or even industry-specific jargon.

Now you only need to translate these segments once. And in subsequent projects where they appear again, the Web Editor tells you exactly how you translated them the last time. Saves you the hassle of going back to check an older PPT file that's stashed somewhere in the archives.

6. Update your PPT presentation across multiple languages quickly.

Let’s say the translations are already in progress but your PowerPoint presentation needs to be updated. It’s easy to update it in one language but doing it in multiple languages is harder. But with Redokun, you only have to upload the revised PPT document in the source language . Your translators will be automatically notified of newly added text they need to translate - without compromising any of the translations they’ve completed.

7. Translate different types of documents with the same tool.

PowerPoint isn’t the only document you can translate on Redokun. You can also upload your Word , Excel , XML , HTML , or SRT subtitle files to the Web Editor.

You will likely have content that is written in different file formats. Having them under one roof saves you time and money because you don't need to switch to another tool or workflow just to translate another piece of content. You can also ensure that your translations are consistent across different content types.

In fact, many businesses fail at doing marketing translation because they look at each content separately. But in the grand scheme of branding, every piece of content you publish is related to one another, regardless if it’s a PowerPoint slide deck or a product catalog. The medium may be different, but the messages should stay the same so that your audience remembers you.

That’s why businesses with effective global branding should consider using Redokun for its translation memory software .

8. Create a translation workflow that's clear and enjoyable for everyone.

Your team feels more motivated when they always know what their next step is (and who to ping if they don’t). By consolidating your efforts on one platform, you’ll always know where to find what you need and how to deliver important updates.

How to know if your team dynamics are suffering? If you find that your current translation workflow is messy because it involves a number of people, it’s a sign to evaluate the core of your operations.

Where do you start the conversation when creating a new translation project? How do you pass along key information to your translators and anyone who comes after them? Where do they translate your documents?

If any of the above is done manually or executed on separate platforms… then the missing piece in your workflow is a translation management system.

Now I understand that not everyone on your team will feel like this tool is necessary, and you might have some hesitations yourself. So here’s a way to try a translation management system without any kind of commitment. I’d like to invite you and your team to a 14-day free trial of Redokun .

Just create an account with any email and follow the guide above to translate your first PPT presentation together.

Till next time,

Shu Ni Lim is a seasoned SaaS content marketer specialising in creating actionable content for both B2B and B2C audiences to support product-led growth.

With more than 5 years of experience in content creation and strategy, her expertise extends to collaborative translation and effective management of marketing materials for different channels.

Her content management experience covers channels like LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and e-commerce platforms.

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How To Translate Google Slides Presentations – Step-by-Step Guide

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The world is becoming increasingly connected, and sharing your ideas with a global audience is easier than ever. But when your presentation is in one language and your audience speaks another, you might face a hurdle. Fear not! While Google Slides doesn’t have a built-in translation feature, several methods can help you bridge the language gap with ease.

This guide will equip you with the knowledge and tools to translate your Google Slides presentations effectively. Whether you need to translate a single slide for a specific audience or your entire presentation for broader reach, we’ll explore different approaches to suit your needs.

How to Translate Google Slides Using “Translate My Slide” Add-on

1) Install the Add-on:

Start by installing the “ Translate My Slide ” add-on for Google Slides. To do this, open your  Google Slides presentation, go to the “Extensions” menu, select “Add-ons,” and then choose “Get Add-ons.” Search for “Translate My Slide” and click “Install.”

2) Access the Add-on:

Once the add-on is installed, access it by going to the “Extensions” menu, selecting “Add-ons,” and then choosing “Translate My Slide.” This will open the translation add-on in the right sidebar of your presentation.

3) Select Text to Translate:

Choose the text you want to translate in your Google Slides presentation. You can select a single word, a sentence, or a paragraph.

4) Choose Target Language:

Next, choose the language you want to translate the selected text into. For example, if you want to translate from English to Spanish, select “Spanish” as the target language.

5) Initiate Translation: 

Click on the “Translate” button in the add-on sidebar to initiate the translation process. The selected text will be translated into the chosen language and displayed in your presentation.

6) Review and Edit: 

After the translation is complete, review the translated text to ensure accuracy. Edit as needed to improve clarity and correctness.

7) Translate Back (Optional):

If you need to translate the text back to the original language, you can do so by selecting the translated text, accessing the “Translate My Slide” add-on, and choosing the original language as the target language.

8) Repeat as Needed:

Repeat the above steps for any additional text you want to translate in your Google Slides presentation.

9) Finalize and Save: 

Once you’re satisfied with the translations, finalize your presentation and save your work. You now have a multilingual Google Slides presentation ready to be shared with a global audience.

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Need to translate your Google Slides? Look no further than Slide Translator! This handy tool from the Google Workspace Marketplace lets you translate your presentation text into various languages. Take a look at the steps below to see how it’s done:

1) Install Slide Translator:

• Go to the Google Workspace Marketplace and search for “ Slide Translator “.
• Click on “Install” and grant permission for Slide Translator to access your Google Slides documents.

2) Access Slide Translator:

• Once installed, Slide Translator will be available in the Google Slides ‘Add-ons’ menu.
• Click on “Add-ons” > “Slide Translator” > “Translate Text Box” to access the tool.

• Choose the text box or area in your Google Slides presentation that you want to translate.
• Select the target language into which you want to translate the text.

5) Initiate Translation:

• Click on the “Translate” button to initiate the translation process.

6) View Translation:

• The translated text will appear in a sidebar without altering your slides.

Slides Translator Tips:

• Slide Translator can only translate one text box at a time.
• While the translations are automated and may have errors, Slide Translator provides a quick and easy way to translate text in your Google Slides presentation.

Closing Thoughts

Despite the lack of a native translation feature in Google Slides, conquering language barriers in your presentations is achievable. Free add-ons like “Translate My Slide” and “Slide Translator” offer user-friendly solutions within the platform. Remember, accuracy is key. Always proofread and edit the translations to ensure your message resonates powerfully with your global audience.

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1. can i translate my google slides for free.

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2. Can I translate my presentation into specific languages like Spanish, French, or German?

Yes! You can translate to virtually any language using add-ons or online tools.

3. Can I translate speaker notes or captions?

Add-ons like “Slides Translator” can translate captions alongside text, but speaker notes require individual translation.

4. Can I switch back to the original language after translating?

Always create a copy of your presentation before translating. You can then either revert to the copy or edit the translated version manually.

5. Can I collaborate with people who speak different languages?

Yes! Google Slides allows real-time collaboration, with each person seeing the content in their preferred language setting.

6. What are the pros and cons of using add-ons vs. online tools?

Add-ons offer convenience within Google Slides, while online tools may provide more features or handle larger translations better.

7. How can I ensure accurate translations?

Always proofread and edit the translation for natural flow and context, especially for important presentations.

8. Can I translate images in Google Slides?

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9. How much does it cost to translate Google Slides?

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Method 1: Use an add-on

Add-ons are third-party tools that integrate directly into Google Slides and provide seamless access to translation services. Here's how to use an add-on to efficiently translate Google slides:

• Open your Google Slides presentation

• Select the slide add-on you want to use
• Click Install
• Once the add-on is installed, you will see a new menu item in the Extensions menu.
• To translate a slide, select the text you want to translate
• Click the Translate menu item
• Select the target language
• The translated text will appear in a new text box

Method 2: Use DeepL

DeepL is an artificial intelligence-powered language translation service that uses deep learning algorithms to produce high-quality translations.

The tool’s algorithms have been trained on massive volumes of multilingual data, allowing it to better translate context than typical machine translation systems.

Follow these steps to translate Google slides using DeepL:

• In your Google Slides presentation, copy the text you wish to translate
• Select the target language.
• Click the Translate button

Here are the advantages of using DeepL to translate Google slides:

• DeepL's neural network technology automatically translates text with a high degree of accuracy and contextual relevancy.
• DeepL delivers translations that read naturally, enhancing the overall quality and impact of your presentation.
• DeepL supports 31 languages, allowing you to easily engage with foreign audiences.
• DeepL's powerful algorithms ensure consistent translation of terms, phrases, and jargon throughout the slide.
• Users can obtain translations quickly and efficiently due to DeepL's lightning-fast translation process.

Popular alternatives to DeepL are Google Translate and ChatGPT . You can also use them to translate your slide text into dozens of languages.

Method 3: Convert Google Slides to PPT

When it comes to translating Google slides, one effective method is to convert them to the more widely used Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT) format. This will give you access to a wider choice of translation tools and options, which will simplify the translation process.

Here’s how to translate Google Slides by converting Google Slides to PPT:

• In the dropdown menu, click Download
• Choose the Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx) option

Google Slides will then convert your presentation into a PowerPoint file, which is compatible with several translation tools.

You can re-import the translated PowerPoint back into Google Slides to continue working on your presentation. Here's how it's done:

• Choose the Upload tab and select the translated PowerPoint file (.pptx extension)
• Click Select to upload the file

You can use different translation tools to translate the PowerPoint version of your Google Slides presentation. These options include:

Microsoft Translator

Microsoft Translator is a free online tool that allows you to instantly translate a PowerPoint presentation. Simply upload the PPT file, choose the source and target languages, and click Translate .

CAT (Computer-Assisted Translation) tools

CAT tools can handle PPT files and ensure the efficient management of slide translation. These tools allow translators to use translation memory, which ensures consistency and saves time.

Human translation

If you want a human touch in your PPT translation, refer to language service providers. The professionals can accurately translate your presentation while retaining its original formatting and layout.

Method 4: Use a translation management system

When it comes to translating Google Slides for global audiences, using a translation management system (TMS) is one of the most efficient and accurate methods.

• Convert the Google Slides presentation to PPT
• Create a free trial Centus account
• Upload your PPT document
• Select manual or automatic translation
• Download the translated PPT document

The use of the professional TMS, Centus, not only ensures the high quality of Google Slides presentations but also simplifies the entire process. With it, you can effortlessly track progress, provide feedback to translators, and calculate the pay rate.

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Translate PowerPoint Presentations

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Is there a way to translate an entire PowerPoint presentation?

Have you ever tried to translate PowerPoint presentations into foreign language? If not, then it’s time to start.

It is a fact that nowadays many people use PowerPoint presentations. Also, they often need to share them with people speaking another language. If you are one of those people and want to share your PowerPoint presentation with native speakers of another language, then you should know that you can easily translate your PPT files into any language using DocTranslator.

The best thing about this service is that it provides very fast and high-quality translation of your files. All you need to do is upload your PPT file and select the language in which you want the translation done; the rest will be done by our professional translators!

DocTranslator is a sophisticated online translation service that allows users to upload various document formats, including Word, PDF, and PowerPoint, and have them translated into different languages. Leveraging the power of the Google Translate engine, DocTranslator is specifically designed for documents and includes extra features that make it more suitable for this purpose compared to standard translation services.

How to translate PowerPoint?

Converting PowerPoint discussions opens chances for getting to more comprehensive target markets as well as guaranteeing efficient interaction throughout language obstacles. Whether you’re preparing a company discussion, academic product, or any kind of various other material in PowerPoint, making it obtainable in several languages can dramatically boost its effect. Below are some strategies to converting PowerPoint discussions.

Make Use Of Third-Party Translation Tools: Several online devices and also software program systems concentrate on equating papers consisting of PowerPoint data. Solutions like Google Translate, DeepL as well as Microsoft Translator deal easy to use user interfaces for equating message straight within your internet browser or with devoted applications. These devices can deal with different data styles consisting of PPTX enabling fast plus practical translations. Take Into Consideration Manual Translation: For accurate control over the translation procedure together with refined changes, hands-on translation might be more effective. This technique includes removing message from each slide, converting it right into the wanted language and after that reinserting the equated message back right into the slides. While it might be much more taxing hands-on translation makes certain precision as well as allows modification to certain etymological and also social contexts.

Discover PowerPoint Add-ins: While PowerPoint itself does not have an integrated translation attribute you can check out add-ins offered via the Microsoft Office Store. Some add-ins supply translation capability permitting you to convert message straight within PowerPoint. These add-ins might take advantage of artificial intelligence formulas to give precise translations and also simplify the procedure for individuals. By leveraging these methods, you can properly convert your PowerPoint discussions as well as guarantee they reverberate with varied target markets worldwide.

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Develop Compelling Slides: PowerPoint provides a vast array of layout devices coupled with themes to assist you develop professional-looking slides rapidly. Trying out various designs, typefaces, shades along with graphics to make your slides aesthetically appealing together with appealing. Arrange Your Content: Structure your discussion rationally by separating it right into areas and also making use of clear headings and also captions. Usage bullet factors, phoned number checklists, as well as aesthetic components to simplify message as well as make details less complicated to absorb. Incorporate Multimedia: Take benefit of PowerPoint’s multimedia abilities by including pictures, video clips, sound clips and also computer animations to your slides. These aspects can assist highlight bottom lines record your target market’s interest, plus improve general comprehension. Method Effective Delivery: Practice supplying your discussion to make sure smooth shifts in between slides as well as certain shipment of your message. Practice your timing, tone as well as body movement to optimize interaction as well as share expertise. Discover Advanced Features: Delve right into PowerPoint’s progressed functions, such as slide shifts, computer animations, coupled with interactive components, to include gloss and also interactivity to your discussions. Trying out functions like slide master and also speaker sight to personalize your discussion format and also enhance your distribution experience. By acquainting on your own with PowerPoint’s functions as well as finest techniques you can produce impactful discussions that mesmerize your target market as well as efficiently connect your message.

DocTranslation boasts impressive user engagement metrics, with over 80% of first-time users returning for future translations. Additionally, our platform maintains a high satisfaction rate, with 95% of customers rating their experience as excellent or good. The average session duration continues to grow, reflecting the ease of use and trust our users place in the platform's quality and reliability.

DocTranslation facilitates meaningful cross-cultural communication through thousands of daily conversations. The platform processes more than 20,000 unique translation requests each day, spanning documents in multiple formats. This robust daily activity demonstrates DocTranslation’s capacity to handle high volumes efficiently, helping individuals and businesses bridge language barriers smoothly.

DocTranslation's cutting-edge AI translation engine is powered by vast training data, with billions of words sourced from diverse, multilingual datasets. This extensive training data enables our system to understand nuanced language structures and idiomatic expressions, resulting in translations that are both contextually accurate and culturally sensitive. Such comprehensive training ensures that users receive consistently high-quality translations across all languages supported.

Step 1: Create a Free Account

Begin your translation journey by setting up a free account on our platform. It only takes a few moments to provide your basic information and confirm your email address. This account will serve as your personalized hub for uploading, tracking, and managing all your translation projects.

Step 2: Upload a File

After logging in, it's time to upload your document. Our system supports a wide variety of formats, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TXT, InDesign, and CSV. Simply drag and drop your file or use the “Browse” option to select the file from your device.

Step 3: Select the Original and Target Languages

Specify the language in which your original document is written. Then, choose the target language to which you want the document translated. With our extensive list of supported languages, you'll find the perfect match for your audience, whether it's for a business proposal or a creative campaign.

Step 4: Click the Translate Button and Download

Once you've set your language preferences, click the “Upload” button to begin processing. Sit back and relax while our advanced translation system works on your file, maintaining the original layout and style while delivering an accurate translation.

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How To Translate a PowerPoint Presentation with Google Translate

Last updated on September 27th, 2023

Google Translate allows you to translate documents and virtually you can translate any document supported in Google Docs, so .ppt files are also supported. That means that you can translate PowerPoint presentations using Google Translate.

This approach let you translate presentations easily, just need to upload the PowerPoint .PPT file in the following way:

Open translate.google.com in your browser.

Then you need to upload the document by choosing a .ppt file in your computer.

What are possible use cases of Google Translate to translate your PowerPoint presentations?

Let’s say you are an English speaker and want to translate a company profile to present your company to a Spanish audience, you can use this tool to translate a PowerPoint from English to Spanish.

Another example could be you are a Spanish presenter preparing a presentation for an English audience. You can use Google Translate online to translate your presentation to English.

Aside from English to Spanish and Spanish to English, Google Translate supports hundreds of languages, so the possibilities are endless.

Remember to choose the source and target language and then click the blue Translate button.

Be it because you want to celebrate the International Translation Day or because you need a presentation translated into other languages, using Google Translate you can easily translate your presentations in PowerPoint.

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Presentation Translator

Display live, translated subtitles as you speak while giving audience members the opportunity to follow along in their own language, on their own device..

“Translator gives me the opportunity to reach my students in a way I never could before. I love seeing their faces light up when they realize they actually understand the message I’m trying to get across. They can participate in class discussions like never before.” – Kacie Solar, Humanities Teacher, Mill Creek MS

About Presentation Translator

Presentation Translator broke down language barriers by allowing users to offer live, subtitled presentation straight from PowerPoint. As you spoke, the add-in powered by the Microsoft Translator live feature, allowed you to display subtitles directly on your PowerPoint presentation in any one of more than 60 supported text languages. This feature could also be used for audiences who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Additionally, up to 100 audience members in the room could follow along with the presentation in their own language, including the speaker’s language, on their phone, tablet or computer.

After originally launching in The Garage, Presentation Translator was introduced as a standalone app in the Microsoft Store before many of the features were added natively to PowerPoint.

KEY FEATURES:

Live subtitling : Speak in any of the 11 supported speech languages – Arabic (Modern Standard and Levantine dialect), Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish – and subtitle into any one of the 70+ text translation languages .

Personal translations : Share a QR- or five letter conversation code and your audience can follow along with your presentation, on their own device, in their chosen language.

Inclusivity through Accessibility : Help audience members who are deaf or hard of hearing follow the presentation and participate in the discussion.

In December 2016, our team launched the Translator live feature which lets users have live, translated conversations in real-time. We’re the first to offer real-time translation, giving people a personal universal translator directly from their mobile device when connected to the internet.

We saw how powerful this technology was and how it’s a valuable resource when language is a barrier, so we leveraged this technology and incorporated it into Presentation Translator for PowerPoint.

Partnering with the Garage to launch Presentation Translator gave us the opportunity to reach a broader audience of tech enthusiasts, collect feedback, iterate, and implement feature requests that shaped the add-in as it exists today.

After launching in July 2017, the add-in was quickly adopted by PowerPoint users in different use cases.

Presentation Translator was initially developed to translate a speaker’s presentation into other 60 languages. For example, if you speak English and want to translate your presentation into Japanese, you can choose Japanese subtitles and it will capture your audio and translate it on the screen.

We knew from the work our team did integrating Microsoft’s speech translation into Skype (aka Skype Translator) that this was also potentially very interesting for accessibility scenarios.

So, we proactively reached-out to contacts in the education space to use the add-in for a different use case in classroom environments: captioning for hearing impaired students.

A couple of months after launch, customers such as Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) adopted the use of Presentation Translator in a few pilot classrooms. It’s proven to be an invaluable resource for not only deaf or hard of hearing students, but also for international students and to provide class notes for all students.

The features of Presentation Translator were integrated natively into PowerPoint beginning in 2019 before Presentation Translator was retired in 2020.

The Translator team hopes to continue our mission to provide translation technologies like Presentation Translator, to break language barriers and provide a means to accessible communication regardless of the language, use-case, app, and device used.

Presentation Translator team: (from left to right) Tanvi Surti, Xuedong Huang, Michael Seltzer, Chris Wendt, Huaming Wang, Arul Menezes, Igor Syrisko, Sundar Poudel, Kevin Vu, Christophe Poulain, Ivo Santos, Lauren Dapiaoen

Not pictured: Laurent Bussard, Pradip Fatehpuria, Ralph El Hage, Will Lewis, Olivier Nano, Jeff Stock

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Online PowerPoint presentation translation from Chinese to English

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A successful presentation is a key element of any sales and marketing effort. Microsoft PowerPoint is a very popular tool for composing slideshow presentations and pitch decks from texts, images and animations. As the business expands to other countries, it becomes important to speak the client's language; thus, quick translation of presentations is a must.

GroupDocs Translation offers real-time machine translation for the global world. Powerful machine learning algorithms and sophisticated neural networks provide a quality close to that of a professional human translator, but much easier, faster, and more cost-effective. Running on a high-performance cloud server hosted by GroupDocs, it can translate texts and all popular document formats across 104 language pairs. The API not only translates text, but also accurately preserves metadata, structure, styles, and layout of documents.

This free online app powered by GroupDocs Translation API can translate PowerPoint presentation from Chinese to English. Files translation can be converted into multiple formats, shared via email or URL and saved to your device. It can also translate files hosted on websites without downloading them to your computer. The app works on any device, including smartphones.

How to translate PowerPoint presentation from Chinese to English

Provide a file

Upload a document, paste your text or simply enter the file’s web address.

Specify the language pair

Specify whether you want to translate from Chinese to English or from English to Chinese.

Start translation

Click Translate button. For files you can optimally specify the output format which may differ from the original document.

Wait for the translation to complete. Edit translated text or download the translated document, share it via email and URL, view and fix the translated content.

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You are not limited to the Microsoft PowerPoint format. You can get back the translation as HTML, PDF, and even an image file.

The application can process any number of presentations for free, for as long as you need.

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There is no need to download a PowerPoint presentation file to your local device for processing. Just paste the web address of the file and get the result.

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