Quick Byte: Google Docs, 42 Translations

Google posted today that it added a little flair to the popular Google Docs application – by allowing you to translate your text into 42 different languages.

The translation process is overwhelmingly easy, after you are finished typing up a document, highlight the area you need translated. Next go to the “Tools” menu select the “Translate document” submenu and select your the new language. Google docs will then open a new document with the translated text and give you the option to save a copy or overwrite the original file.

While this new feature will certainly help a lot of people with friends and family in different parts of the world, it should be noted that it is not a perfect translation. Google also stated that they will be “improving translation quality over time”.

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