Using Google Translate
Open Google Translate. Go to https://translate.google.com/ in your computer's web browser.
Click the Documents button. You'll see this above the blank text fields on the left side of the page.
Click Browse your computer. This option is in the center of the page. Clicking it opens a File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac) window.
Select your PDF. Go to the location in which your PDF is saved, then select your PDF by clicking it.
Click Open. It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. Doing so uploads your PDF to the Google Translate page.
Select a translation language. On the right side of the page, click a language, or click Android 7 Dropdown and select a language in the resulting drop-down menu. You can repeat this process for the language on the left panel. However, if you leave this highlighting Detect Language, Google Translate will try to automatically detect the language.
Click Translate. You'll find this blue button on the right side of the page. Google will begin translating your PDF into an all-text page. The file that is produced it text-only; any images that were in the original PDF will not appear here.
Review your translated PDF. Scroll through the translated PDF's page. While you won't be able to view any images, you should see any text that was in the PDF translated into your specified language.
Using DocTranslator
Open the DocTranslator website. Go to https://www.onlinedoctranslator.com/ in your computer's web browser. DocTranslator supports over 104 different languages and can maintain your PDF's original formatting and images upon translation.
Click Translate now. It's an orange button in the middle of the page.
Click Upload file. This button is in the middle of the page. Doing so opens a File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac) window.
Select your PDF. Go to the location in which your PDF is saved, then select your PDF by clicking it.
Click Open. It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. This will upload your PDF to the DocTranslator website. If you see a warning about PDFs taking longer to format than other documents, just click OK.
Select a translation language. Click the second language drop-down box in the bottom-middle of the page, then click the language into which you want to translate your PDF. You can scroll up or down through the available languages if needed.
Click Translate. It's an orange button on the right side of the page. Doing so prompts DocTranslator to begin translating your PDF.
Wait for your PDF to translate. As noted by DocTranslator, PDFs can take a few minutes to translate due to formatting requirements.
Click Download your translated document!. It's a link that appears in the middle of the page once your PDF has been translated. Doing so downloads the translated PDF onto your computer. Depending on your browser's settings, your file may download automatically once it's available.
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