Quick Tip – Use Google Translate App to Translate Publications

12 August 2020 by 3 Comments

Did you know you can use the Google Translate app on your phone to translate publications? Just click the camera icon in the app and point it at a printed text. Google Translate will show the translation in place.

I first saw this when one of my clients used it to translate a Dutch plaque next to a monument and a Dutch menu. You can also use it to translate Dutch books, newspapers, or magazines. As long as the text is printed, Google Translate should be able to handle it.

Monument plaque of house in Voorburg. Credits: Dedalus, via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA)

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Yvette Hoitink, MLitt, CG®, QG™ is a professional genealogist, writer, and lecturer in the Netherlands. She has a Master of Letters in Family and Local History from the University of Dundee, and holds the Certification of Genealogist and Qualified Genealogist credentials. Yvette served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Genealogists and won excellence awards for her articles in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly. Yvette has been doing genealogy for over 30 years. She helps people from across the world find their ancestors from the Netherlands and its former colonies, including New Netherland. Read about Yvette's professional genealogy services.

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  1. Kathryn Fohr says
    14 August 2020 at 7:14 am

    We have used it many times. Really.good

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  2. Nancy DeVries Adams says
    19 September 2020 at 12:25 am

    Wow, I just tried it with the green sign pictured and my Google Translate on my phone. Great to know we can do this, thank you!

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