Translate

Created: 2026-08-28 · Updated: 2026-08-28

This page sets which service translates your slides and what the result should look like.


Accessing

PPPTools ribbon → "About" group → Settings → Services → Translate

The 🔑 Manage API keys in Settings link in the Translate window also leads here.


Options

Switch Effect
Create a copy (keep originals) the translation is made on a copy, the source slide stays untouched
Insert language flag top right places a small flag of the target language on the translated slide

Translation engine

The drop-down lists every service that has an API key on file. If it says — No engine selected — and the list stays empty, a key is still missing.

→ Store a key: API Keys

Where a key exists, the page confirms it with ✓ API key stored.


Text Manager

Allow automatic translation on save lets the Text Manager create the language variants right when a text is saved.

Charged per character

The content is sent to the service selected above and billed per character. The switch can only be set once an engine with a stored key is selected above.

Save settings applies everything on this page.