Google Guide: Translation and Language Tools

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Translation and Language Tools

Web pages are available in languages other than English.

Google provides a translation link to enable you to get the gist of pages written in some languages.

Want to translate some text or a web page? Try the Translate feature available from the Language Tools link on Google's home page.

Google Language Translation Tool

If you want to translate some text or a page into a language other than those Google Language Translation Tool offers, check out Fagan Finder's Translation Wizard.

From the Preferences page, specify your global preferences, including

Interface Language: the language in which Google will display tips, messages, and buttons for you
Search Language: the language of the pages Google should search for you

You can restrict your searches to those pages written in the languages of your choice by setting the search language.

By default, Google Web search includes all pages on the Web.

If you want to restrict results to a single language for a few queries, consider using the Language Tools menu option in the Google Toolbar, the Advanced Search page, or Language Tools.

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