Translating a PDF using Google Docs

My last post talked about how easy it is to translate a Google Doc into more than 100 languages.  That is great, but what if you have a PDF that needs to be translated?  How can you quickly and efficiently translate that?

Translating a PDF can be just as easy as translating a Google Doc. 

 

1. Upload the PDF to your Google Drive if it is not already in Drive.
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Right click on the PDF (1)
   
   
3. Select Open with (2)
   
   
4. Choose Google Docs (3) to open the PDF file in Google Docs.
   Google Docs will then convert your document from a PDF to a Google Doc file.
   
   
5. Once the file opens in Google Docs, you can use the same steps from my previous post, How to Translate a Google Doc.
   
   (Click the Tools tab, select Translate Document, then choose the language to translate your doc, and click Translate).

Note that some of the formatting may change depending on what your PDF looks like.  You can take the time to edit it and make it pretty if you would like.