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Google Translate functions now in Google Docs Spreadsheets

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Google Docs introduced two more new functions for the Spreadsheets. One is for translating into a language while the other one is for detecting the language.

=GoogleTranslate(text,fromLanguage,toLanguage)
=DetectLanguage(text)

are the Add translation and language detection capabilities functions.

Google Translate functions in Google Docs Spreadsheets

The first function makes use of three fields.

=GoogleTranslate(“Hola, ¿cómo estás?”,”es”,”en”) gives “Hi, how are you”.

The first field is where the original text is taken for translation,second field is the language type of and the final field indicates which language you want want the text to be translated into.

Similarly,

=DetectLanguage(“Who are you”) gives “en” as the original text is in English.

Some of the local languages that are prsent in the list cannot be translated like Malayalam, Kannada, Sanskrit.etc.,

Google Translate features

Links: Google Docs , Language Codes

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