# General Translation Integrations: Quickstart
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/integrations/google-drive/quickstart.mdx
Docs index: https://generaltranslation.com/llms.txt
Description: Connect Google Drive to General Translation and translate your first Google Doc or Google Slides presentation.

Translate a Google Doc or Google Slides presentation without moving it out of Drive. The integration creates a separate copy for each language and keeps it up to date.

## Before you start [#before-start]

You need:

- A [project](/docs/platform/dashboard/get-started) on a Starter or Enterprise plan.
- `project:write` permission to connect Google Drive.
- `project:files:write` and `project:translations:enqueue` permissions to connect a personal Google account.
- `translations:content:write` permission to add, remove, or translate files.
- A Google account that can open the source files, unless your team uses an Organization shared drive connection.

(See [Supported content](/docs/integrations/google-drive/reference/supported-content) for file, access, and output details).

## Quickstart [#quickstart]

### 1. Connect Google Drive

In the Dashboard, open **Project > Integrations > Catalog**. Find **Google Drive**, click **Connect**, and choose how your project connects:

- **Personal account:** click **Connect account**, then sign in to Google. The connection can reach Google Docs and Google Slides you can open, while the integration acts only on files you select or explicitly open through its supported surfaces.
- **Organization shared drive:** select your team's existing connection.

<Callout type="info">
  **Organization admins:** Before teammates can choose a shared drive, open **Organization > Connections**, click **Add connection**, then **Set up** for Google Drive. Add the displayed email to the shared drive as a **Content manager**, return to the Dashboard, and click **Verify access**.
</Callout>

### 2. Add a file

Click **Add files**, then choose a Google Doc or Google Slides presentation. Check that the language in the **Source** column matches the file.

### 3. Choose languages

Select the file. Under **Translate into**, choose the languages you want.

If no languages are available yet, click **Select locales** to add them to the project.

### 4. Translate

Click **Translate**. You can leave the page while translation continues.

When translation finishes, open the translated copy from the integration or from Google Drive. A file named `Launch plan` translated into French appears as `Launch plan [French]`.

To update that copy after the source changes, see [Managing translations](/docs/integrations/google-drive/guides/managing-translations).

## Next steps

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

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