How to Translate PDF with Adobe PDF Translator

Can I translate a PDF file from English to other languages and vice versa with Adobe PDF translator? In this post, we will guide you through the best method for translating your PDF documents into various languages using Adobe Acrobat and its alternatives.

Can Adobe Acrobat Translate PDF?

Yes. Adobe Acrobat can translate text in PDF with its AI assistant.

Although there is no such option as an Adobe PDF translator for you to directly translate PDF files to other languages, it provides an AI assistant that allows you to translate PDF text by entering a prompt. Also, you can use Acrobat to convert PDF to Word and then translate the documents with online translators such as Google Translate.

If you are looking for a convenient PDF translator to directly translate PDF files into other languages, an Adobe alternative - PDFelement, which includes a PDF translator that can translate files in 27 languages, is a better choice. Let's explore it below.

How to Translate PDF with Adobe

You can translate a PDF using Adobe Acrobat with the help of the AI assistant of Adobe.

Translate Short PDFs in Adobe Acrobat

Step 1: Open a PDF in Adobe Acrobat.

Step 2: Click Ask AI Assistant to open the AI chatbox.

Step 3: Select text from your PDF and enter a prompt such as "translate the selected text into English."

Step 4: The AI assistant will deliver the translation in the conversation.

Step 5: Copy the translated text and go back to the PDF file in Acrobat for editing, as needed.

Translate Long PDFs with Adobe Acrobat

The AI assistant in Acrobat can handle the translation of a sentence or paragraph in a PDF. To translate a long PDF, you should convert the PDF to an editable Word document and then translate the Word document.

Step 1: Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Pro.

Step 2: Go to File > Export To > Microsoft Word. Save the document as a .docx file.

Step 3: Open the Word file in Microsoft Word.

Step 4: In Word, go to Review > Translate > Translate Document.

Step 5: Select your target language and click Translate.

Step 6: After the file is translated, click File > Save as. In the Save as type dropdown, select PDF (*.pdf).

Step 7: Now you can read and edit the translated PDF in Adobe Acrobat

How to Quickly Translate PDF without Adobe

Given below are the steps to translate your PDF with Wondershare PDFelement - PDF Editor Wondershare PDFelement Wondershare PDFelement.

PDFelement is one of the best Adobe alternatives for PDF editing. It can compensate for the lack of a PDF translator in Adobe Acrobat. The AI PDF translator in PDFelement can translate PDFs into 50 different languages. It provides two translation modes - fast translation and professional translation to meet different requirements. 

With its OCR tool, you can translate scanned PDFs without changing the formatting. And its Batch Translate feature enables you to quickly translate multiple documents at once.

PDFelement is an all-in-one PDF editor equipped with dozens of powerful features that enable you to perform various tasks and eliminate other unnecessary software. It can edit PDF like Word, allowing you to edit text, backgrounds, annotations, headers and footers, comments, and many more in PDF. It also comes with a built-in converter that enables you to convert from PDF to more than 300 file formats and vice versa.

In short, PDFelement is a complete package that adds value to your business and increases your productivity.

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Step 1: Open the PDF

First, open the PDF file by clicking on the "Open files" button or dragging the file and dropping it into PDFelement.

Step 2: Select a Translation Mode

Click AI and select AI Translate. If you need to translate some sentences from the PDF, select Word Translator to select and translate words. If you need to translate the whole PDF, select PDF Translator.

Step 3: Translate PDF into Different Languages

Select a target language and click the Translate button. If you translate the whole document, PDFelement will create a translated PDF without altering the original file.

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