# General Translation Integrations: Translating content
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/integrations/google-drive/guides/translating-content.mdx
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Description: How to translate Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides files and find each translated copy.

Use the Google Drive integration to translate one or more files at a time. The integration leaves each source file unchanged and creates a separate copy for every language.

## Add and select files [#select-files]

1. Open **Project > Integrations > Connected**.
2. Select the Google Drive integration.
3. Click **Add files** if the source is not listed yet.
4. Select the Google Docs, Google Sheets, or Google Slides files you want to translate.

Check the **Source** column for each file and change it if the selected language does not match the file.

When selected files use different source languages, the Dashboard starts a separate translation batch for each source language.

## Choose target languages [#select-locales]

Under **Translate into**, choose one or more languages. Each target must be distinguishable from a file's source language: `en-US` to `en-GB` works, but an exact match, `en` to `en-GB`, and `en-US` to `en` do not. (See [Target languages](/docs/integrations/google-drive/reference/locales#targets)).

If the project does not have the language you need, click **Select locales** and add it without leaving the integration.

## Start translation [#start]

Click **Translate**. If a selected target conflicts with a file's source language, the Dashboard starts no files and names the file and locales in conflict. Deselect that target or change the file's **Source**.

Otherwise, the Dashboard shows progress for every file and language, and you can leave the page while translation continues.

<Callout type="info">
  The action changes to **Apply changes** when a selected file already has a translated copy. Select **Force retranslation** to use **Retranslate** and start over instead.
</Callout>

Google Slides presentations may show a formatting step after translation while the integration adjusts the layout for the new text. This Slides-only step appears as **Layout Processing** in Usage and adds a separate per-slide charge; see the [usage rates](https://generaltranslation.com/pricing/usage).

Once the run passes that locale check, if some files or languages cannot start, the others continue and the Dashboard reports which ones failed.

## Find translated copies [#copies]

The first translation creates one Drive copy for every source file and target language. Open a copy from the integration, or find it next to the source in Google Drive. (See [Using translated content](/docs/integrations/google-drive/guides/using-translated-content) for how copies are named and what to check before sharing one).

The integration reuses that copy when you apply source changes later. (See [Managing translations](/docs/integrations/google-drive/guides/managing-translations)).

## Next steps

- /docs/integrations/google-drive/guides/configuring-google-drive
- /docs/integrations/google-drive/guides/managing-translations
- /docs/integrations/google-drive/guides/using-translated-content

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