Translate a Word document and keep its layout
Upload your .docx and download a translated .docx.
Your file is not uploaded. Only the text goes to Google Translate.
How to use it
- Choose the .docx file.
- Pick the target language and click Translate.
- Open the downloaded file and check proper names and terms from your field.
How it works
Body text, tables, headers, footers, footnotes and comments are translated. Images, margins, heading styles and colors stay as they were.
If a word inside a sentence is bold, italic or colored, that mark moves to the matching translated word, even when the other language changes the word order.
Two cases are worth checking: floating text boxes, which are sometimes left untranslated, and lines with tabs in the middle, where all the text can end up before the tab.
FAQ
Does it work with old .doc files?
Not directly. Open the .doc in Word and save it as .docx.
Is an automatic table of contents translated?
Its current text is. Once you open the document, update the table so it picks up the translated headings.
Does it work with Google Docs?
Yes. In Google Docs choose File, Download, Microsoft Word (.docx), translate it and upload it again.
What about tracked changes?
The visible text is translated. If the document has pending changes, accept or reject them first.